http://www.hoosierbeergeek.com/

A link that describes me.

Mad Man

thumbwrestlinginbaltimore:

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I must be honest that most of me doesn’t get this.  I (obviously) root for the Cubs and for the most part, I love a player while he’s on my team, but when he leaves - eh.  I’m done with him.  I don’t root for individual players because, well, what good does it do me if Mark Grudzielanek (whom I really liked when he was with the Cubs and whose spelling I just had to look up) is having a good year with the Royals?  I mean, I’m not claiming they are “dead to me” once they leave the organization, but I just don’t root for them anymore.  Why would I?

I realized today though, that there is at least one exception to this for me.  Greg Maddux.  Regardless of the fact that he played the majority of his career in Atlanta, Maddux will always be a Cub to me.  I’ve followed him throughout his career and I respect his attitude towards this game more than perhaps any other player I’ve ever had the privilege to watch (other contenders: Mark Grace, Eric Karros, and… Incidentally, I followed Grace a bit too when he headed to Arizona but not nearly to the same degree.)

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Totally agree. When a player leaves a team, I hope they do well, but I root for the team not the player.

My expection to that rule is Kirk Gibson.  Although he is always remembered for his Dodger Days, he did win the Detroit Tigers a World Series.

Ironically it seems that players feel the same way.

Good Lord.

caro:

Just reading these things makes me feel awkward, as though I’ve inadvertently listened in on a phone call or read someone’s personal e-mails.  But clearly there was an active choice in making something so deeply personal available to the public, whether it’s a cry for help or a call for attention or even an attempt to get the Interwebs to take sides.

Couldn’t have been said better.

My "Colts" Hobby is getting expensive...

Work Non Related Email: Colts Preason vs. Benegals. 2 tickets - 3rd Row available. Face Value: $148 Asking $100. Received in Inbox: 9:02

Work Non Related Email: SOLD. Received in Inbox: 9:06

FOR A PRESEASON GAME!!! I mean the seats are pretty great, and it is a brand new spanking stadium. But no Peyton, and the A team is only playing for a wee bit.

I guess we are playing with the big boys now.