Love For the Game

I post this one every year at the beginning of baseball season, but I am afraid I might lose it if I dont post it now. So here we go...

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME..

So here are the things that make me feel like the ballpark is the best place in the whole wide world to be....

the grass
the dirt
the tarps when it rains
the view from the cheap seats
peanuts
hot dogs
beer.
the "TAKE ME OUT THE THE BALL GAME"
seventh inning stretch
DOUBLE PLAYS
triple plays
"stteeee rrike!"
ouuut
the sound of the bat hitting the ball
the sound of the ball hitting the glove
the sound of the cleat hitting the base
sliding
pinstripes
home runs
warming up in the bullpen
Three-nutters in your beer for good luck
It being so hot in az that when you pull dollar bills out of your
pocket for a beer, it is wet with sweat. (gross)
Getting tickets from a scalper for a great price because: a) it
is legal in az and b) there are 100 other guy he is competing
with, and b. it is 809 degrees and he so wants to go home!
Buying peanuts and water from the guy at the stand before
you go into the stadium for 2 bucks
People bringing brooms to games
Going to stadiums you've never been to before
New stadiums that have parts from the original stadium
Dreaming of taking a whole season off of work to tour around
the us, visiting every single mlb park
Superstitions, and believing that your behavior will really determine the outcome of the game
A winning streak!
When a great player rejoins your team
When a player you hate gets traded off your team
When the owners stands up for the head coach
When a head coach stands up for what he feels is right
The last night, the last pitch, the last throw, the last walk off of a stadium before it is torn down
Spending all day sat and Sunday watching games back to
back and picture in picture on your extra innings package You paid too much for
How the flag covers almost the entire field during the national
anthem before the game
How you really believe the last words to The Star Spangled
Banner are ",,,and the home of the brave play ball"
Watching as the season progresses the divide between
players who take days off becuase they "don't feel well" and
players who never miss a single game
Amazing RBIs
Managers the absolutely loose their mind and throw a hissy fit
on the field
A player sliding head first, stomach down, arms stretched
out, and feet and hands above head
The race for the wild card
Fantasy baseball
Live draft
Drawing up behavior contracts for fantasy baseball becuase you are so competitive that it never leads to anything good
1st HR of an amazing player that every says is gonna have a bad year (even if it is only in Jupiter Fl)
Forming your opinion which you truly believe are fact of which players are the most amazing athletes in the world and ones who are douche bottles
When players go unsigned in March because they suck and want too much money that they are not worth becuase they have a bad attitued.


Okay, now, with all of that being said.. I would also like to point out the things that annoy me to NO END at a baseball game....

People that leave at the 7th inning! THE GAME ISNT OVER! SIT DOWN! I have seen more games than I can count turn around in the last 2-4 innings... how are ya gonna leave and risk missing something like that? THAT is what I live for!

Girls who:
a. wear hats that are NOT the colors of the team. (like a Yankees cap that is pink and white)! PUKE! how about you represent?!
b. Girls who TIE the corners of their jerseys in a little knot at their waste. It is a Jersey, and you're at a sporting event! The objective of wearing your teams jersey is NOT to look "skinny " and hot... you are SUPPOSED to be representing your team! get it together ladies!
c. girls who sit behind you with pink sh#t on, HEELS, and hair all done, asking in her most annoying "girl voice" stupid questions, while laughing an annoying laugh, about how many "points" a team has and who is "on deck" to the guy she is with.

3. people that either yell "throw it back", and even more, people that actually throw it back. I understand you don't like the other team... but please, have LOVE FOR THE GAME! It is baseball... you caught a ball... a part of of the best game in the world has landed in your lap! Please... have more respect and "love the game" than you have hate the other team!

4. People that order Margaritas from the guys who walks around with the margarita machine on his back. Now, I love margaritas as much as the next person... but IT IS A BASEBALL GAME.... drink a BEER!!!!

5. people that yell a certain team sucks over and over...when that team isnt even playing in the game!

6. people who want to rag on you because "their team" beat your team, but when you asked them who pitched in the game, they don't know. boooo. i hate that.