i'm not a baseball fanatic, but the game has definitely grown on me. sometimes, though, announcer comments are a little... dumb? take for instance last night, when one of the commentators talked about how fans seemed to be wearing a lot of red. um. yeah. the game was in anaheim, and the angels' main color is.... not blue! duh.
and on a similar note, in an espn article today, one of the sentences included this statement regarding david wells' (who plays for the red sox, also a red-loving team) comments on steroids and the commissioner:"...the league wants to educate Wells on the sensitive nature of the steroids issue in baseball at this time." ummm. sensitive nature? how about steroids shouldn't be in baseball at all? that tests should weed out the cheaters from the honest players? that 10-day suspensions don't get at the root of the problem? that kids see these players are role models? that steroids are illegal to begin with? that by classifying steroids as sensitive, it establishes a hush-hush atmosphere in hopes the problem just dissipates? sure, wells' may say more than necessary at times, and most teams tire of him within a year or two, but to call him in for a special meeting in new york because he has vocalized his concerns? it's a waste of time and effort. might as well do research on why angels' fans wear red.
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