Is something wrong with me because I do not like baseball?

[olds]

man, live sporting events fuckin own. you fail at life, hard.

Like I said, I can't stand to be around you mouth breathers. No manners or couth.

 

[olds]

If you said you don't like baseball altogether, that's fine. But this is the stupidest asocial behavior I've ever heard.

I'll take live sporting event- cheering, high-fiving, watching the overwhelming stadium view right before your eyes, & amazing fun- over watching it on TV any day. Stay as a shut-in please.

Mouth breathers? The foremost and prime example of antisocial behavior is thinking you are above everyone else. It's also a good defense mechanism to protect yourself from realizing your social ineptitude ("I choose not to socialize", when in reality you just suck at it).

Since you are new here, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. I am above anyone else.

 

[TwiceOver]

Wrong? No. I'd sell the tickets and use the proceeds to do something fun... Pretty much anything else.

 

[sandorski]

Like I said, I can't stand to be around you mouth breathers. No manners or couth.

We don't take kindly to yer kind round these thar here parts!

 

[oogabooga]

Baseball games are fun with people. I don't think I've ever gone to one with just two people though - though I imagine I'd still have a good time since I'm into baseball.

Even our friends who don't like baseball will go with us in a group since it's basically sit on a bench, watch a game, eat food, drink beer, hang out, and occasionally - cheer or boo.

I could see if you don't like baseball not really enjoying a pair of season tickets. Selling it probably is fine - but if it's a section your coworkers are in - could be worth going to.

I wish I worked for Target corporate and got season tickets =\

 

[olds]

We don't take kindly to yer kind round these thar here parts!

Thank god your mothers don't feel the same way...

 

[Adrenaline]

Long story short, when I took the job offer with Target Corporation, I was also a pair of season tickets to the new Target Field...now here in Minneapolis - it's a damn s**t storm because, it's a new stadium - and from what I can tell everyone here is completely bonkers for the Twins....

However, everyone tends to be upset with me because I have been only to one game ( The season opener, and that mainly was because of other co-workers attending ) - However since then I just have been selling my tickets to any person off Craigslist (Which btw, Target Corp said was "ok" and has been very profitable, people pay INSANE prices for some of the first games that occured)

Anyways, is this normal? Is something wrong with me lol?

It just may not be your thing. I would give it another shot during September for sure to see if you like the hunt towards the playoffs better.

 

[sandorski]

Thank god your mothers don't feel the same way...

doh

 

[zinfamous]

possibly something wrong with you, assuming you are American. I can understand it if you are from elsewhere, though.

baseball is awesome, but I would see no reason for you not to sell your tickets on CL if Target is allowed. Your co-workers can go pound sand, honestly.

 

[whitedragon2203]

One advantage: It provides a commonality with co-workers if they like x sport. I have many superiors who I just BS with about sports and it's help get me some very good recommendations.

Summary: If you can talk sports with the bigwigs, that's bonus points for getting your foot in the door.

Conclusion: Go to Twins game with big wig and comment on Mauer's heel injury and how they need him back if they're going to win the division.

The majority of the big wigs here could give a crap less about how the Twins do. This field from what I understand was a big bail out to the city itself, and Target first and foremost is a branding company, and a retail company 2nd.

 

[zinfamous]

If you said you don't like baseball altogether, that's fine. But this is the stupidest asocial behavior I've ever heard.

I'll take live sporting event- cheering, high-fiving, watching the overwhelming stadium view right before your eyes, & amazing fun- over watching it on TV any day. Stay as a shut-in please.

Mouth breathers? The foremost and prime example of antisocial behavior is thinking you are above everyone else. It's also a good defense mechanism to protect yourself from realizing your social ineptitude ("I choose not to socialize", when in reality you just suck at it).

also, baseball fans on ave, are regarded as the smartest sports fans of any sport in the world. Mostly because the heavy attention to statistics and how heavily it plays into the game attracts a shit load of math savvy nerds and analysts.

baseball certainly has as healthy a contingent of mouthbreathing fans as much as the next sport, but in what other sports stadium will you find an unusual concentration of hunched-over dweebs scribbling archaic, home-made symbols denoting the unusual number of scores generated from every damn play? a supposed routine fly-out which would on the surface appear simple to the layman, is an intricate process of numbers and strategies effecting the outcome of the game to the baseball nerd.
...maybe so, maybe not....

 

[amdhunter]

Normally I would say something is wrong with you, but since it's the Twins, I don't blame you.

:awe:

 

[meltdown75]

Like I said, I can't stand to be around you mouth breathers. No manners or couth.

stay inside then, you old grump. wouldn't want to be too far from your oxygen tank or prune juice.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

baseball is to get drunk and become better acquanted with friends.
Das it and das all.

 

[CraigRT]

I used to like baseball... then I found hockey..... It's not just you, man. Baseball sucks.

But I'm not surprised, living in Minneapolis that you get a hard time for not liking baseball. Twins fans are pretty loyal/devoted/whatever you want to call it, as far as I can tell.

 

[zinfamous]

huh? isn't baseball huge in Japan and Mexico?

+ Korea, all of Central and South American, esp (Cuba and DR), inroads into China as well.

 

[rcpratt]

By the way, off topic, but since I watched my first game at Target Field last night...what the hell is up with the beige-colored padding on the backstop? And why does it have so many different shades? It looks like they taped cardboard boxes to the backstop.

 

[PsiStar]

This is a small world. I will be moving to Minneapolis in a couple of months and I would rather watch paint dry than sit thru a baseball game! Never the less, I am thinking that I will give it a try. I will not have the temptation as you as selling tickets, but I would rather count the specks on the ceiling versus talk about player statistics.

However, I suspect that your seats are nicely situated and even I, might consider buying them just to show others up. That will work as long as I stay awake.

It might be a worthy personal challenge to know as much as the local guys about the ... uh ... oh yes, Twins

 

[PsiStar]

Wrong? No. I'd sell the tickets and use the proceeds to do something fun... Pretty much anything else.

Like even shopping at Walmart?

 

[DannyLove]

Not everyone likes baseball and there is nothing wrong with it. I don't think baseball is boring at all, in fact, I really enjoy the game. There is a lot involved with the sport, many statistical categories that are interesting along with huge history behind it.
It truly is a relaxing sport to watch, if you follow certain players, teams, etc. Seeing a MLB rookie make his first hit, watching an RBI hit against all odds, seeing those walk off home runs or hits is something that gets my interest and is exciting to see players overcome it defensively or offensively. There is always two sides of a game and its fun to watch it.

To simply say it sucks and is boring all depends on where your from really lol Cause there are a lot of sucky teams out there and I can see why some people here would say that *cough

 

[DannyLove]

I don't like watching any sports - baseball, football, basketball, etc.

it's all boring to me.

Sounds like YOU'RE the boring person.... wow, I've never met anyone that didn't at least like any of the top sports in america... @.@

 

[xSauronx]

unless they gave away free beer i wouldn't go either.

this.

my brother went to a braves game or two when he was around atlanta...he doesnt care for baseball but figured for $5 nosebleed seats or whatever it was it was an ok way to kill time and drink

 

[IronWing]

Infield and outfield
The pitcher spits, wipes groin
Baseball is boring

The umpire in black
Shows his crack to the world
The crack of the bat

The batter swings air
Third baseman takes phone number
Even the pitcher is bored

Rain, merciful rain
Ends the dull day

 

[olds]

stay inside then, you old grump. wouldn't want to be too far from your oxygen tank or prune juice.

WTF Melty? You forgot about the Depends. Are YOU getting old and forgetful? :\

 

[rh71]

- teams play 3 games series and could end up with just 1 game ahead in the standings
- there's no excitement when you play the same damn team 3 days in a row.. it's not like it builds a meaningful rivalry... unless they start throwing at each other
- on any given day anyone can beat anyone... the ace of the staff could let up 9 runs in an inning so it just depends on which side of the bed they woke on
- there's too many games in a season for any 1 game to matter enough to watch with intent
- foul balls are as exciting as free throws in basketball
- too much downtime (half innings)

I love playing but the sport is too damn boring to follow.