Newbie Questions from England

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, James Withrow wrote:

->You could also choose a team based on the franchise's style. I'd have to
->know more about your values to recommend one, though. If I knew your
->Briggs-Meyer personality type, your favorite Beatle, and what your favorite
->color is, then I could go from there.

Oooh, can I play?

ENTJ, John, purple.

Who should I root for?

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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 01:23:44 +0000 (UTC), raj.DeleteThis@alumnae.caltech.edu
(Roger Moore) wrote:

>He did write a book, but it wasn't in the "Idiot's" series. The title is
>(I kid you not) "Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other
>Fans".

Why is this title inherently mockable? It was a joke on the "Idiot's"
series, which was getting way too prevalent at the time.

Bob Roman
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Thanks to everyone's response to my original posting. I have enjoyed
reading them all. The Youth Baseball Rules were a very good intro. Now
I have to try and understand the commentators!

Someone from England mentioned Baseball on Channel 5, when do they
show this? Telewest are going to start charging £10/month for NASN, so
I won't be doing that!

I think I'll read about all the teams next and then decide who I'll
support. But it definately won't be the Yankees.
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>>>>> "JW" == James Withrow <withrow RemoveThis @uchicago.edu> writes:

JW> Well, I think the uninitiated should pick the team most liked
JW> by someone you don't want to be competitive with. If your Dad
JW> likes the Astros, then pick the Astros. Ditto your
JW> significant other. Especially your significant other. If
JW> your team loses, it's better to be around someone who also
JW> needs some consoling. If you root for different teams, there
JW> will be a high percentage of the time the two of you are in
JW> different moods.

Which is sometimes the best reason to pick against them; hence my being
a White Sox fan (father-in-law and wife are Cubs fans). Schadenfreude
can be a wonderful thing, but do remember that it cuts both ways.

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On 9/16/03 12:37 AM, in article
Pine.GSO.4.33.0309160135090.6138-100000@shell1, "M. Zaiem Beg"
<zbeg RemoveThis @iglou.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, James Withrow wrote:
>
> ->You could also choose a team based on the franchise's style. I'd have to
> ->know more about your values to recommend one, though. If I knew your
> ->Briggs-Meyer personality type, your favorite Beatle, and what your favorite
> ->color is, then I could go from there.
>
> Oooh, can I play?
>
> ENTJ, John, purple.
>
> Who should I root for?
>

You should be following billiards.

Withrow
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rrhersh.RemoveThis@acme.com (Richard R. Hershberger) writes:

>They are considered two leagues for historical
>reasons, but they are no more seperate leagues today than are the two
>conferences of the NFL (the main American football league).

They do actually follow slighly different rules, like the DH, which gives
some reason to treat them as actually different leagues.

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M. Zaiem Beg <zbeg DeleteThis @iglou.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Roger Moore wrote:

> ->"Baseball for Dummies" written by all-time great player Joe Morgan.

> There's a joke here somewhere.

The joke is that there are a lot of dummies in this ng who should
read it. Of course Morgan talks about baseball, not statball, so
perhaps you all wouldn't be interested.

cordially, as always,

rm
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raj DeleteThis @alumnae.caltech.edu (Roger Moore) wrote in message news:<bk790p$48e$1@naig.caltech.edu>...
> rrhersh DeleteThis @acme.com (Richard R. Hershberger) writes:
>
> >They are considered two leagues for historical
> >reasons, but they are no more seperate leagues today than are the two
> >conferences of the NFL (the main American football league).
>
> They do actually follow slighly different rules, like the DH, which gives
> some reason to treat them as actually different leagues.

The distinction of how to treat the AL and the NL is philosophical.
But consider this: if the AL ever drops the DH rule (or the NL adopts
it) what organization will it be making the decision? Will it be a
vote by the AL (or the NL) team owners working with the league
president? Or will it be the MLB owners in conjunction with the
Commissioner of Baseball?

Richard R. Hershberger
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 20:44:44 -0500, "TrueBlueStef"
<True__blue.RemoveThis@email.msn.com> wrote:

>
>"Peter Harding" <peterharding.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:bf403c5e.0309150334.2775c0b0@posting.google.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> The NASN channel is now available on UK Cable and I've started to
>> watch Baseball with fasination. I can't for the life of me work out
>> the rules yet, but I was wondering if someone could answer a few
>> questions for me:
>>
>> 5. and finally (honest) who shall I support!!!!!
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Pete.
>
> Seeing as how you're from England, may I suggest my favorite team, the
>Kansas City Royals. If you do decide on the Royals, or have some detailed
>questions about them, please ask and I will be more than happy to supply you
>with whatever answers you need.

Well, Stef, that connection also works.

Tom
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"Perry Sailor" <perry.sailor.RemoveThis@colorado.edu> wrote in message
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> > 4. finally, historically who has been consistantly the best team?
>
> Alas, the New York Yankees. I think they've won more than twice as many
> titles as the next-best team.

1. Yankees - 26
2. Cards, A's - 9
4. Dodgers - 6
5. Giants, Reds, Pirates, Red Sox (!) - 5

What curse?

- Gary Rosen
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>>>>> "JW" == James Withrow <withrow.DeleteThis@uchicago.edu> writes:

JW> though. If I knew your Briggs-Meyer personality type, your
JW> favorite Beatle, and what your favorite color is, then I could
JW> go from there.

ISTJ, John, Blue. Team, please?

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On 17 Sep 2003 12:26:02 GMT, masseyd.TakeThisOut@valhalla.btv.ibm.com (Douglas T.
(Doug) Massey ) wrote:

>In article <BB8BA703.611F%withrow@uchicago.edu>,
> James Withrow <withrow.TakeThisOut@uchicago.edu> writes:
>>
>> You could also choose a team based on the franchise's style. I'd have to
>> know more about your values to recommend one, though. If I knew your
>> Briggs-Meyer personality type, your favorite Beatle, and what your favorite
>> color is, then I could go from there.
>
>ESTP, McCartney, Green. Who should I root for?

If you were ENTP I'd say Oakland. Green eliminates pretty much
everybody else except maybe Detroit, and Detroit's Beatle is Pete Best
- gone long ago and nobody really cares... If you can stretch it to
teal, maybe Florida, although they're not really extroverted.
Arizona?

--Craig


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On 17 Sep 2003 08:12:40 -0500, Kristian M Zoerhoff
<zoerhoff DeleteThis @btv.ibm.com> wrote:

>>>>>> "JW" == James Withrow <withrow DeleteThis @uchicago.edu> writes:
>
> JW> though. If I knew your Briggs-Meyer personality type, your
> JW> favorite Beatle, and what your favorite color is, then I could
> JW> go from there.
>
>ISTJ, John, Blue. Team, please?

Seattle Mariners. The whole front office is quiet and not effacing (I
live here and I have trouble remembering the makeup of the ownership
group). The GM is not noted as a deep thinker, and doesn't seem to
have a long-term plan, preferring to evaluate each situation as it
comes up. The manager is conservative and not often given to trying
to overmanage. Their talent is undeniable, but they never seem to get
the most out of it, and every season they die sooner than they should.
They wear blue.

--Craig


--
I start to wish Bob Melvin would walk out to the mound, ask Freddy if he
was injured, and then kick him in the balls so he can call in an
emergency replacement from the bullpen --Derek Zumsteg in BP, 5/13/2003
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