tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post4128511147670355362..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: 2, 4, 6, 8, WHO DO WE MOST APPRECIATE? BEARS! BEARS! BEARS!Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-72799042946145802272008-04-11T14:45:00.000-07:002008-04-11T14:45:00.000-07:00Dennis,I think a lot depends on at what point in y...Dennis,<BR/><BR/>I think a lot depends on at what point in your life you saw these films. I saw The Natural when I was 10, and Field of Dreams when I was 13. I played organized baseball through community college. Intellectually, yes I know these films can be seen as sentimental horseshit (I've read Malamud's novel, so I know how badly Levinson screwed with the source material) -- it's just that when I see these movies, it's like going back to when I was 10 or 13 and was in love with baseball.<BR/><BR/>Now that I'm more in love with movies than baseball (living in a city where the Metrodome is your home stadium will do that to you), I tend to avoid the usual sports movies like the Remember the Titans stuff. So there -- a cynical movie buff (Altman is one of my favorite directors) who likes The Natural and Field of Dreams.Tim K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01449393365219562928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-59710100252974071542008-04-09T03:39:00.000-07:002008-04-09T03:39:00.000-07:00Congratulations on the pass, Dennis.You can add my...Congratulations on the pass, Dennis.<BR/>You can add my Marlins to your list of your teams who would be best off ending their season now. A >.500 record, and atop the division? Yes, please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-50648253885947312392008-04-08T14:15:00.000-07:002008-04-08T14:15:00.000-07:00Congratulations Teach! Or should I start calling ...Congratulations Teach! Or should I start calling you Mr. Kotter?<BR/><BR/>Baltimore 5-1 and Kansas City at 4-2. I know it won't keep up but here's hoping. The Orioles are my local team (I don't claim that National League franchise in town). The Royals have been so bad for so long that I have adopted them over the years as my second team, especially since the Sox started winning. One of the reasons I originally went with the Sox and the Pats (aside from my love of Boston and the New England area) when I was a kid was because they stunk and my dad always taught me to root for the underdog. <BR/><BR/>Well, obviously that's not the case with them anymore and while I'm not abandoning any teams I've loved for decades now my future hopes are pinned on the Royals or the Orioles.<BR/><BR/>And again they're American League. And we all know the American League and the AFC in the NFL are the best leagues/conferences around. You know, Los Angeles has an American League franchise Dennis. You could join us over here on the good side.<BR/><BR/>One of us. One of us. One of us.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-39411453580049545542008-04-08T13:11:00.000-07:002008-04-08T13:11:00.000-07:00Congrats, Dennis!Congrats, Dennis!Brian Doanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903729233401672600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-86820361801673667642008-04-08T11:34:00.000-07:002008-04-08T11:34:00.000-07:00In the words of William Devane:"LET THEM PLAY! LE...In the words of William Devane:<BR/><BR/>"LET THEM PLAY! LET THEM PLAY! LET THEM PLAY!"<BR/><BR/>Hey, where was my SLUGGER'S WIFE option in that poll?<BR/><BR/>Danny Noonan plus Hal Ashby = AWESOME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-18392015441482547932008-04-08T11:00:00.000-07:002008-04-08T11:00:00.000-07:00Bull Durham fans demand a recount.Congrats on the ...Bull Durham fans demand a recount.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the test, Dennis!WelcometoLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490618592042119755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-64752086321532339472008-04-08T10:51:00.000-07:002008-04-08T10:51:00.000-07:00CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!The Mysterious Ad[ri.an B)e;ta]m.a.x.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14584835204677201232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-69734307783563330902008-04-08T10:13:00.000-07:002008-04-08T10:13:00.000-07:00Pride of the Yankees most certainly would have mad...Pride of the Yankees most certainly would have made my No. 2, and in fact of all those (and I have seen them all) it's the one I enjoy the most and have seen most frequently. Poor Coop!<BR/><BR/>warmest congrats on the test!The Sirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587505433284584391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-4282908081478646622008-04-08T09:54:00.000-07:002008-04-08T09:54:00.000-07:00Congrats my friend! Time for some Mrs. Fields Cook...Congrats my friend! Time for some Mrs. Fields Cookies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-17953952572612968302008-04-08T09:51:00.000-07:002008-04-08T09:51:00.000-07:00Ooh, congratulations, Dennis! What a load off. D...Ooh, congratulations, Dennis! What a load off. Damn, do I hate tests. I still have that horrible cliche' of a dream, where I go to class, after having been absent all semester, and have to face the music. School sure does a number on people, and now you get to dish it out!<BR/><BR/>But seriously, congratulations. That's great news.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028329539974521267noreply@blogger.com