Baseball is Curt Schilling's bloody sock

715. Baseball is the Houston Astros uniforms looking like they came from a beer softball league. Baseball is me cussing Yogi Berra for not putting Tommy John on the All-star squad with a record of 13-3, 2.59 I never forgave him for that. Tommy was and still is My Boy. Baseball is Lyman Bostock being at the wrong place at the right time. Baseball is thinking how cool the Pittsburgh Pirates looked with their 18 combination color coordinated uniforms in 1979. Baseball is me putting a curse on the Player's Union for striking in 1981 Baseball is the Atlanta Braves (America's team) being the only team to have cable coverage of all their games. Baseball is "Maniacal" George Brett storming towards the umpire during the "pine tar" incident of 1983. Baseball is watching Pete Rose hug his boy after passing Ty Cobb (may he rest in peace) on the all-time hit list in 1985. Baseball is Nolan Ryan throwing seven no hitters in his career. Baseball is Pete Rose being convicted by MLB of gambling on baseball games. Baseball is me putting a curse on Bart Giamati (wish I could take that one back) for levying a lifetime ban on Rose, preventing him from consideration to the Hall of Fame. Baseball is Bob Horner hitting four home runs in one game. Baseball is me putting a curse on the Player's Union for striking in 1994. I quit the game completely until 2006. Baseball is Curt Schilling's bloody sock. Baseball is the insects swarming in Cleveland. Baseball is thinking that Sean Penn could play Khalil Greene if they made a movie about him. Baseball is thinking that Will Smith should play Robinson Cano if they make a movie about him. Baseball is me hoping with all my might that Cal Ripken doesn't break Gehrig's longevity record. Baseball is trying to figure out why people like Brady Anderson and Luis Gonzalez are hitting 50 home runs. Baseball is Roger Clemens saying he doesn't give a "rat's ass" about the Hall of Fame. Baseball is my still amazing disbelief that Bill Mazeroski is in the Hall of Fame. What I am trying to say is that in and of itself, baseball is just that, a ball. But, when you throw in personalities, crowds, players, umpires, weather and records, it becomes something alive. What memories the word brings to the forefront of your memory vault. The game would not be quite what it is without the good things that have happened, and even the bad, sad, crazy and egotistical things that have rubbed us the wrong way. So, I would say that the good outweighs the bad, and the Lou Gehrig's of baseball will always trump the Juan Marichal's and the Roger Clemens' any day of the week.Cliff Eastham is a BR Featured Columnist for the Cincinnati Reds. (c) 2009 Clifton EasthamAll Rights Reserved .

A helpful primer on what not to wear to ravens games and which fans to call out for not being true fans. Team pride is essential to the fan base of any sports team and not only do these jerseys undermine Ravens team pride, but they make us look like bandwagon fans more concerned with things like fashion and thriftiness than with winning every game and representing the land of pleasant living. If you own one of the jerseys that I cover in this article,burn it immediately and never speak of it again. 1. Pink jersey:girls, you look awesome in purple and black, so why would you ever wear a pink and white ravens jersey Not only is pink not in the team colors, but a pink and white jersey isnt exactly flattering. Have you been keeping up with those crunches Doesnt look like it. Purple and black, on the other hand, are slimming colors, so you can have a pre-game brat and 8 bohsand still get hit on by 50 year old guys with yellow chains around their necks.In addition, I can only assume that your boyfriend got the pink jersey for you to show that football can be girly (which it cant) and so that you guys could bond while watching football together (which you wont). Please leave the non-team color apparel for bandwagon red sox fans. no explanation needed See: Elvis Grbac jersey. This jersey is for the "fans" who refused to pay the extra money for colors Why bother wearing a jersey if it is just going to be a huge notice to everyone in your section that you are a cheapskate.

Even if you are short on cash, you should still be willing to spend a disproportionate amount of your income to support your team with a colored jersey.Even a random purple t-shirt shows more team spirit than a black and white jersey.. Though it pains me to do this, wearing a jamal lewis jersey at this point is simply not cool. Not only did he became a huge baby and whiner at the end of his Ravens tenure, but he also went to a rival team where, luckily, he has continued his downward spiral into suckiness. By doing this, you can show your support for the ravens, while at the same time reminding browns fans that we dumped jamal just in time for them to get the crappy years.

When you walk in the stadium, start rapidly tapping your feet back and forth without making any forward progress and the Browns fans will understand. you're not on the team deal with it. Only acceptable if, instead of your name, you get something like "BountyonSteelers," "Roethlis-Whitetrash," "Woops Sorry.". NEW YORK(Business Wire)Fitch Ratings downgrades five classes of Banc of America Large Loan, Inc.,series 2005-MIB1 and assigns Rating Outlooks as follows: $30.3 million class G from 'A' to 'A-'; Outlook Negative; $25.3 million class H from 'A' to 'BBB'; Outlook Negative; $28.8 million class J from 'BBB' to 'BBB-'; Outlook Negative; $30.9 million class K from 'BBB-' to 'BB'; Outlook Negative; $30 million class L from 'BBB-' to 'B-/DR1'. In addition, Fitch affirms the following classes and assigns Rating Outlooks: $195.9 million class A-1 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; $224.7 million class A-2 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; Interest-only class X-1B at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; Interest-only class X-2 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; Interest-only class X-3 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; Interest-only class X-5 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; $43 million class B at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; $51.2 million class C at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; $30.3 million class D at 'AA'; Outlook Negative; $30.3 million class E at 'AA'; Outlook Negative; $30.3 million class F at 'AA-'; Outlook Negative Interest-only classes X-1A and X-4 have paid in full. Rake Classes K-LH, X-LHK,L-LH, X-LHL, M-LH, X-LHM, N-LH, X-LHN, L-1-RC, L-2-RC, M-1-RC, and M-2-RC werenot rated by Fitch, and have paid in full. The downgrades are due to a decline in performance of five loans (16.7) whichare considered to have below investment-grade shadow ratings.