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nd one will add 4 bye teams so what are your predictions so far and on to the other side of the bracket posted by ron rollins at 9 23 pm no comments saturday april 18 2020 the tournament i m not sitting at home all day with nothing to do i m still working every day and putting in as many hours as i did before all this started but i am sitting home in the evenings and on the weekends as there really isn t much to do at all the house is clean the car is clean the yard work is done even if it wasn t it s raining and i don t feel the need to get wet as i sit around most evenings and weekends i get bored so i play a lot of baseball on out of the park one of the best simulation games around i always play the royals of course and have won the last 4 world series and i m only in the 1980 season no it s not fantasy baseball but it s much better i ve just upgraded to the 2020 season and it s well worth it it has a lot of different features from when i started 10 years ago and it s much better one of the features it has it that it allows you to run tournaments you can do teams from any era any team any year and so and so forth and let you run historical leagues or make up you own so since i m sitting here with out a lot to do i thought i might try out a tournament this of course will be a tournament to figure out which is the greatest team in kansas city royal history we all think we know but due to the differences in era s and type of game played ball used stadium to juice or not to juice a team from one year that was great might not have been as good in a different year which team is better the 1985 team that won the world series or the 2015 that won it all is the 1980 runner up better than the 2014 runner up we don t know but we are going to find out because i m going to run the tournament and we ll see how it goes as always when i am doing this i don t expect a lot of views or comments but if you do take a look don t forget to tell me how i m getting it all wrong and you know better i of course will respond with kindness and humility because i will know most of you personally posted by ron rollins at 7 10 pm no comments thursday october 17 2013 going the distance a few years back a reality television showed pitted indian pitchers against each other to see which would get a shot at a major league contract i don t remember the details but two did get a chance to pitch with the pittsburgh pirates one made it for four seasons with some success while the other lasted 1 without much luck it was mostly a publicity stunt but well intentioned in my mind as it s great that players from non traditional baseball countries get a shot so you have to wonder if anytime one these guys gets a chance if it s for real or just a favor to a scout and a good will gesture fortunately for callam pearce that isn t an issue because the kid from glenwood a suburb of durban south africa is going to get a real opportunity glenwood boy callan pearce has been selected to play baseball for the minnesota twins a major league american baseball team according to reports i can find this is a 7 year deal he ll live for the states in the spring after he has finished high school fortunately although he lives on the edge of the indian ocean he won t be a strange to snow as cold weather as the drakensberg range of mountains is just a short ride away this is definitely not for show as no team would give such a long term contract to a prospect especially one who hasn t played in high level competition by his age this is great news for callam great news for south african baseball and great news for baseball in general talented players are always welcome regardless of the cover on their passport posted by ron rollins at 7 16 pm 4 comments labels baseball durban minnesota south africa twins when soccer trumps baseball some bad news in the world of baseball and college football and the nfl not that we really care about the other two but we care about baseball don t we yeah it s the greatest sport but we always hear about how it s dying and no longer relevant that s bull in my opinion baseball is alive and well and has survived many issues that have broken other leagues but to be fair it is probably not the most watched sport in the world that would have to be soccer while baseball is played in most countries nowadays soccer still remains supreme as the top sport in most of them usually because it s the cheapest to play growing up and a lack of organized leagues or competitions for many of the other sports however back to the main point baseball is alive and well and deep into the playoffs while college football and the nfl are back you would think the run to the series would trump all other sports in television viewership in the states but it seems it doesn t it s not either of the footballs at least in some of our major metropolitan areas it seems soccer reigns supreme in many american cities according to tv by the numbers the fifa world cup qualifier between mexico and panama on october 11 th a friday outdrew all other sports in the land regardless of language regardless of language unimás was the highest rated broadcast station during the mexico vs panama match 9 30 p m 11 30 p m et among persons 2 in los angeles miami houston dallas and phoenix among adults 18 49 and adults 18 34 in los angeles miami houston dallas chicago san francisco phoenix and sacramento but it wasn t just sports that the soccer match outdrew oh no that wasn t enough during the mexico vs panama match 9 30 p m 11 30 p m et unimás stations had higher viewership that the abc cbs nbc and fox stations combined among persons 2 in los angeles among adults 18 49 in los angeles miami houston and sacramento among adults 18 34 in los angeles miami houston dallas san francisco phoenix and sacramento but they weren t just picking on those poor unfortunate s of us who only speak english during the mexico vs panama match 9 30 p m 11 30 p m et unimás stations had higher viewership that the telemundo azteca mundofox and estrella stations combined among persons 2 and adults 18 49 in los angeles new york miami houston dallas chicago san francisco phoenix and sacramento among adults 18 34 in los angeles miami houston dallas chicago san francisco phoenix and sacramento and to add insult to injury it wasn t just friday night viewing that got waylaid by the quest for brazil the mexico vs panama match on unimás stations was the 1 broadcast program of the day in the following markets among adults 18 49 in los angeles miami houston dallas chicago san francisco phoenix and sacramento among adults 18 34 in los angeles houston dallas chicago and sacramento among persons 2 in los angeles miami and houston there are some more numbers in the article so please go check it out now obviously those cities have a high hispanic population and none them save los angeles had a team in the playoffs the dodgers did open the nlcs that night and are supposed to have a huge following among the hispanic population specifically the mexicans but i guess they were more interested in what was going on back home then in the city they live in of the cities listed these are there rankings in size los angeles 2 nd miami 9 th houston 10 th dallas 8 th chicago 3 rd san francisco 5 th phoenix 14 th sacramento 24 th so 8 of the top 24 just to provide as many numbers as possible here is the percentage of hispanics in each city los angeles 45 miami 64 houston 37 dallas 28 chicago 22 san francisco 55 phoenix 41 sacramento 27 i don t think in any way this means baseball is dying out it does prove my theory that the mexican population makes up the majority of dodgers fans in los angeles but that s an internal issue to them baseball is alive and well and is far from needing life support what i do find interesting however is that fact that as the hispanic population goes up in the country tracking a similar rise in hispanic players in mlb from all over the hemisphere you have to question if the audience size is keeping track with the on field growth we keep hearing things about how the rise in hispanic players needs to bring about a new way of marketing the game or the way we treat players as well as adjustments by the existing fan base but is that what is really happening the nba is a game largely played by black players and attended by white fans the same has been said of the nfl i don t have those numbers and i don t care what they do isn t important to me it s just what i ve heard most of my life but is the same true of baseball will it become a game played by minorities but watched by white people aren t the growing crowds of hispanics supposed to be the new gold mine but if they aren t watching will it matter i find it interesting that the dodgers couldn t outdraw the mexican soccer team but having lived in los angeles i m not actually surprised the mexican population who makes up a vast majority of the viewership of all the channels as well as dodger fans have always been portrayed as looking back to mexico over anything that happens in l a as to the other cities maybe it s the same baseball is definitely holding its own can we say the same for the expected hispanic market is the hispanic viewership of baseball a boom or a bust obviously not when soccer is on television posted by ron rollins at 6 24 pm 3 comments labels baseball hispanic metropolitan soccer television viewership british baseball guide baseball is a great game filled with tradition and history laden as such it has its own unique language on top of that the rules of the game are different than most others most ball games are played on a field court or rink with the ball going back and forth to set goals the only sports that provide a diamond based field are baseball softball rounders and any baseball derived sport as such the rules are not as simple as many other sports due to the nature of the game most other ball games consist of one team trying to score into a set goal while the other tries to stop there are variations and different rules that cover the penalty and movement of the ball but most all are tied to those two areas no other sport has anything near the equivalent of a stolen base also for those who are new to the game and want to follow it at its highest level it can be hard to know how to follow with 30 teams to choose from plus in today s world we don t just want to watch since it s difficult to find the game outside the states we want to read about it also so what is needed for the fan is something simple a site that provide an explanation of the game to beginners a glossary of terms and links to who shows the game and those who write about it too good to be true you ask not all all not with the fantastic site of british baseball guide there you can read about the game learn which team to follow the royals or the cardinals learn the language of the game as well as learn where to watch there are even links to the best of british baseball writers if you are new to the game and want to learn more this is your first stop bookmark it now posted by ron rollins at 4 42 pm 6 comments labels baseball explanations glossary learning rules where to watch tuesday april 27 2010 down but not out my internet is down right now and i can only get to a cafe occassionally i ll be back up as soon as i have access again posted by ron rollins at 10 24 pm 1 comment friday april 23 2010 the perfect game one of the great baseball events of the year is always the little league world series held in august in williamsport pa it started as an american tournament featuring teams from all over the united states now it has grown into an international tournament maybe the only truly world championship in baseball countries from all continents participate and the there is an international division to face the winner of the american division this year for the first time an african team will play it s not about the contracts its about the love of the game and representing your country in a manner that a lot of adult professionals don t understand more importantly than playing for their home country however is the fact that they represent their home town which in many cases means much more to the players they haven t yet become jaded about the world and the quest for money this story though isn t about this year s tournament it s about the past but what a story in 1957 a rag tag shoeless poor group of kids from monterrey mexico shocked the world by winning 13 games in a row and the little league world series in the only perfect game ever pitched in the championship these kids led by their priest and a down and out former major leaguer embark on a journey through the southern us and up into williamsport pa for the championship game the perfect game is the story of the kids and what they were able to accomplish standing out among the players is one who had a unique style to say the least in the final game against la mesa calif a team that averaged 5 ft 4 in 127 lbs coach faz tried something far more spectacular than extra sleep he called on his best pitcher ambidextrous angel macias a twelve year old 88 pounder with a fine assortment of curves and sliders plus a plain old fashioned fast ball under disciplined control against bridgeport angel had played a flawless game at shortstop he can in fact play any position on the team becomes a southpaw on first base a righthander in the rest of the infield whatever he happens to feel like when he switches to the outfield at bat says he he is a turnover hitter like his hero mickey mantle i haven t seen the movie yet and i m impressed the bad news bears taught us about baseball and winning and losing as kids it was a look at the lighter side but a honest one nothing can get more honest than this back in monterrey loudspeakers in the public squares reported a running account of the game for the rest of the year angel and his teammates will go back to shining shoes on the streets after school working in the local foundry for 50 a day until two years ago they played baseball barefoot if this isn t a baseball movie for the ages then one will probably never be made again h t to 1 800 beisbol posted by ron rollins at 8 14 am 3 comments labels baseball mexico little league world series the perfect game older posts home subscribe to posts atom a quote from m a s h hawkeye what does everyone here want trapper to go home hawkeye what do they really want trapper sex except for those baseball perverts how to contact me baseball_over_here hotmail com what this is all about i m an american from west central missouri living in the united kingdom the four great loves of my life are my daughter baseball the kansas city royals and history what i m going to try to do is look at baseball from an international perspective how the game is spreading around the globe and how the game is portrayed and viewed in other countries as far as content i m not a news 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