tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26514945.post115150802087674427..comments2023-06-07T01:35:34.896-07:00Comments on Tuesdays With(out) Torii: KidsKaiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03367888053225351327noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26514945.post-1151621830877972772006-06-29T15:57:00.000-07:002006-06-29T15:57:00.000-07:00I would say it's more commonplace and acceptable f...I would say it's more commonplace and acceptable for younger players to have an impact in football. Alternatively, you can have a 35 year old, balding, self-ironing guy like Lew Ford play for you squad in baseball. Don't see that happening in football.Kaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367888053225351327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26514945.post-1151546811326384812006-06-28T19:06:00.000-07:002006-06-28T19:06:00.000-07:00PPWM plays all the hot clubs in Green Bay.PPWM plays all the hot clubs in Green Bay.Hopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550655405985722691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26514945.post-1151537886975096202006-06-28T16:38:00.000-07:002006-06-28T16:38:00.000-07:00Portly Players Who Mash is I believe the name of P...Portly Players Who Mash is I believe the name of Papi Ortiz and Manny Ramirez's Salsa band.Poohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088628100700088755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26514945.post-1151524359092609662006-06-28T12:52:00.000-07:002006-06-28T12:52:00.000-07:00Don't forget...you can also look like John Kruk a...Don't forget...you can also look like John Kruk and have a very successful baseball career. Or at least you used to. I'm hoping Prince Fielder can bring about a resurgence of portly baseball players who mash. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Do you think younger players can have a more immediate impact in baseball than in basketball? Or are you just comparing football and baseball?Hopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550655405985722691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26514945.post-1151522341283106792006-06-28T12:19:00.000-07:002006-06-28T12:19:00.000-07:00Wait a minute...what did you say about a seventeen...Wait a minute...what did you say about a seventeen year old gymnast? I started wandering after I read that and I'm just recovered. <BR/><BR/>There is definitely something to be said for the age factor and baseball, and why these three guys (maybe I'd throw Morneau For Four in there as a fourth) stand out so much being so successful at such a young age. The comparison to football, in particular, is an interesting one. It seems as if youngins can have a much more immediate impact, although granted there is still an adjustment to the bigger-faster-stronger opponents they face in the pros. I'd love to see stats on the average age of players in baseball vs. football vs. basketball vs. hockey. I think the average length of a career has a significant effect on the general fan's perception of a sport. Again to use football as an example, the average length of a career is what? 6 years? Less? You barely get to know a guy before he tears an ACL/MCL/new a-hole. Either that, or because of the crazy salary cap and non-guaranteed contracts, dude plays for your favorite team for three years, you buy his jersey (if you're Smitty), and he's dumped for someone new from THE Ohio State University the next season.Kaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367888053225351327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26514945.post-1151516977064950372006-06-28T10:49:00.000-07:002006-06-28T10:49:00.000-07:00I can't believe you didn't mention my blatant use ...I can't believe you didn't mention my blatant use of the non-word "shoulding".Kaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367888053225351327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26514945.post-1151514389281186512006-06-28T10:06:00.000-07:002006-06-28T10:06:00.000-07:00That's why we watch baseball...at least it's a spo...That's why we watch baseball...at least it's a sport that delays the feeling of, "oh my god, I'm how much older than these guys!"...average age of a major leaguer is, what, 29? <BR/><BR/>This is compared to basketball, where one can be made to feel old upon enrolling for one's senior year of college*. Imagine what it must feel like to be a seventeen year old gymnast? Or a fourteen year old speller? What's left for you after that? <BR/><BR/>On a positive note...I think the guys in Entourage are 28-35. Keep hope alive!<BR/><BR/>(*assuming one actually attended college)Hopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550655405985722691noreply@blogger.com