Baseball Ettiquite

Since the Baseball season is in full swing (pun intended) my good friend Jered (check out his blog jeredryan.blogspot.com) and I decided to discuss fan ettiquite online today...

J: What's proper foul ball etiquette? Are you obligated to give one to a kid? Is it ok to mug for the camera if you catch one on about six bounces? Is it cool for a 30 year old to bring a glove? We'll discuss today.

Me: I don't think you are obligated to give it to a kid unless one is in your group one of your nieces for instance and only if she brought her mitt

J: but what if you took the kid out to get it?

Me: but I think you have to stick to a one ball limit...once you acquire a second it needs to be given up... or used in various graphic gestures towards the other team

Are you in the family section?

J: no

Me: is it a boy under 13 or a girl under 15?

J: yes

Me: I think once it becomes apparent that you have to move more than a row forward or backward or over 7 or more seats laterally you must take a brief check of the competition, no man over 18 should pursue a ball further than that distance if kids of said gender/age are also in pursuit unless you're in the bleachers and its totally empty then its like a war zone

Is that issue closed? on to number 2?

J: On to 2 . . .

Me: *Is it ok to mug for the camera if you catch one on about six bounces?*
The only reason to mug for the camera is if you catch the ball bare-handed, if you acquire the ball without spilling the beer in your dominant hand or no more than half of said beer in the non-dominant hand. Or if the ball hits another member of your group, then you are obligated to show more excitement for catching the ball than you show concern for your buddy's well-being

J: well said

Me: #3?

J: yes

me: *Is it cool for a 30 year old to bring a glove*

I'm torn on this one... i say yes

but I think the cut-off point is once you bring kids it is no longer acceptable to don the mitt

Also, you shouldn't bring a mitt if you're bringing your girl friend/significant other

J: really? A glove makes you seem kinda gay

Me: Baseball is a kids game, its nostalgic, a glove, hat & jersey add to that...now if you're with a chick its different no mitt

I think if you "look" like you can play then you can bring a mitt or if you look like you have played in the last year.

The whole point of bringing the mitt is just in case all the reserve players go down with some injury, the manager can pull you out of the crowd... after all, he's already seen your mad skills catching that ball off your buddy's head and imagine if you're at a Reds game and Dusty Baker picks you out of the crowd and says he needs you at short stop... how embarrassed would you be telling him "no" because you left your mitt at home

J: good point. . . that makes sense

Two Lies

1. The Republican Party is Jesus' Party, GOP has the endorsement of GOD.

2. The Democrats are all about the common man and honestly care about the plight of the poor for reasons other than political gain.

WHEN FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIANS ATTACK: Heath Ledger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfC07XvNgWM
Now this is just my opinion as I see the situation:

The same homosexual sex is a sin

Hating or judging others is a sin

Anyone who sins is falling short of God's standard and therefore all sin is equal. There is no way to argue degrees of sin since no sin gets anyone "closer" to God's standard.

All sin is the same in God's eyes

The job of a Christian or a Church is to point to God, whether that be by words, actions vocation etc.

My job is to love others and show them Christ.

I am not the one who gets to pass judgement nor should I assume I know what said judgement would be. The "original sin" was disobeying God and presuming to know better/more than God... we all know that never ends well.

Jesus/God loves everyone no matter what their sin



God loves Heath Ledger


God loves heterosexual people as much as He loves homosexuals... God loves people, period.


That also means God loves those who spew hate in His name.

Michael Jackson Captain Eo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBeD1L_nd4

This may make me really lame, but going to Disney Land and seeing Captain EO as a kid was a dream come true and one of my favorite memories. Too bad the guy is a certified wacko now...

But at least I can look back on these memories fondly (no pun intended).

Know Your Meme: LOL Cats

I know its rudimentary, I know it may be degrading our nation's already declining literacy rate and incouraging "text-speak" and other forms of incorrect grammer...

BUT


There is something so darn cute about LOL Cats.

Notcie: I am not promoting Mike Huckabee...

...but in this age of political slam-ads, this is a refreshing and welcomed alternative. It seems like politicians are in the business of telling us who they are not instead of who they are and what they stand for. Here's an idea, tell us where you stand on issues and what your plans are to improve the country. Far fetched? Maybe.

Um, Yeah

So I was totally wrong about my Football predictions... I admit I was wrong...WAAAAAY wrong.