tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194451.post112835481241635026..comments2023-08-19T08:24:55.745-07:00Comments on In the Belly of the Whale: Second. Worst. Team. Ever.Bob Ramseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01195107133942667536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194451.post-1128411306996377402005-10-04T00:35:00.000-07:002005-10-04T00:35:00.000-07:00Hey, I will leave Joe Morgan out of our winter con...Hey, I will leave Joe Morgan out of our winter conversations about baseball, if you leave out Sandy Koufax in game 7 of the 1965 World Series against the Twinkies. He brought joy to LA, but broke my nine year old heart.Captain GoBarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378090688676624715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194451.post-1128396042446147602005-10-03T20:20:00.000-07:002005-10-03T20:20:00.000-07:00I just assumed that in your "Joe Morgan's home run...I just assumed that in your "Joe Morgan's home run remembering" Giantish heart that "comisserating" would include a dose of <I>schadenfreude</I>.<BR/><BR/>My bad.Bob Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195107133942667536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194451.post-1128393053944252602005-10-03T19:30:00.000-07:002005-10-03T19:30:00.000-07:00So, where did I say I took comfort in the Dodger w...So, where did I say I took comfort in the Dodger woes? We are baseball fans first, I think, and then fans of our own teams.<BR/><BR/>And I would hate to guess at the motivation for "the troubles of smaller provincial teams like the Giant do not even enter our conciousnesses." Sounds an awful lot like provincialism to me. Like those posters that say, "Boston's view of America" where Boston takes up 98% of the continent.Captain GoBarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378090688676624715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194451.post-1128391418433257422005-10-03T19:03:00.000-07:002005-10-03T19:03:00.000-07:00You see, this is how Giant and Dodger fans differ....You see, this is how Giant and Dodger fans differ. While a Giant fan can always comfort himself with the Dodgers' misfortunes, the troubles of smaller provincial teams like the Giant do not even enter our conciousnesses.Bob Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195107133942667536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194451.post-1128383490789745402005-10-03T16:51:00.000-07:002005-10-03T16:51:00.000-07:00At least we an commisserate together this winter, ...At least we an commisserate together this winter, as both the Giants and Dodgers were terrible this year. Wait 'til next year! Arg. Now we sound like Cubs fans!Captain GoBarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378090688676624715noreply@blogger.com