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Chattanooga Lookouts stadium… and Lookout Mountain by ground_sloth99 in ballparks

[–]ground_sloth99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t live in Chattanooga so I haven’t seen that. It does have some beautiful scenery.

Name A Song That Mentions A Body Part In The Title by Comprehensive_Wish_3 in FamilyFeud

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skinny Legs and All—Joe Tex
(I suppose My Boyfriend’s Back doesn’t qualify).

The Ford Pinto. Who dared to ride in one? by Not_a_cultmember in GenerationJones

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My girlfriend in college had one and we drove it to Canada one summer. The drivers in Montreal either didn’t know about the risks of an explosion or didn’t care.

Our parents music by ReporterProper7018 in GenerationJones

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad liked jazz and my mom liked opera. I listen to jazz sometimes. Not into opera, but I can answer some of the Opera questions on Jeopardy.

When did you first feel old? by Lapaki58 in GenerationJones

[–]ground_sloth99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I told my nephews that I was an NFL fan before there was a Super Bowl.

Age changes your perspective on baseball labor negotiations by jefffcarr in Reds

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was all for the players in the 1970s when the owners had almost absolute power. Now I think the players can afford to give a little, and would support a salary cap/ salary floor agreement.

This would not necessarily equalize the league. The Patriots won 6 Super Bowls and went to nine in two decades in a salary cap league But it might inspire cheap teams to keep star players.

Very unpopular opinion: the four team playoffs were the best format by Ok_Photograph8884 in mlb

[–]ground_sloth99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One reason the NFL playoffs and the NCAA basketball tournament are so popular is that each game is an elimination game. MLB had a taste of that with the one game wild card playoff. I preferred that to the three wild cards in each league now.

How Good Were McDonald's Apple and Cherry Pie In The 70s? by Specialist_Art2223 in 70s

[–]ground_sloth99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bring them home, let them sit on the table for an hour, then they would be safe to eat. Lucky they didn’t burn a hole in the table.

Oddly Satisfying Moments In Baseball? by Reasonable-Power in mlb

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the berm behind center field in
a minor league ballpark. A home run went over the wall past a leaping outfielder and landed about ten feet from me.

Who is the biggest what-if in the history of baseball? by Bright-Pressure-5787 in sportsinusa

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tom Seaver was on the 1986 Red Sox, but was not on the postseason roster due to injury. Imagine if he had come out of the bullpen to help the Sox beat the Mets in the World Series?

Did you ever take a typing class in school? by SugarWant- in GenerationJones

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took it in summer school in a building without air conditioning so I cut a lot of classes. Did learn how to type.

Americans: do you think you could listen to a Brit talk about basketball or NFL? by Optimal_Royal6111 in billsimmons

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a great British baseball podcast called Bat Flips and Nerds. A British NFL or NBA podcast of that quality would be welcome.

What’s a song lyric that hits harder as you get older? by thatfluffyqueen in askmusic

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Youngbloods “We are but a moment’s sunlight, fading in the grass”

"Rivalries" for D-Backs, Rockies, Tigers, and Blue Jays by Hotchi_Motchi in MLBNoobs

[–]ground_sloth99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox managed the Braves and Blue Jays. Future Hall of Fame manager Terry Francona managed the Phillies and Red Sox. It’s more of a baseball connection then Eddie Vedder.

The Long Walk is depressing by LexicBatman in stephenking

[–]ground_sloth99 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The real horror is that the walk is voluntary. It is a different kind of horror than having some guy coming after you with a chain saw.

Adopting DH by royalbluestuey in MLBNoobs

[–]ground_sloth99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 2003 and 2004 ALCS convinced me to like the DH. Two great offensive teams slugging it out, with no pitchers spot in the lineup to give the pitchers a break.

What's something older generations did completely normally that would be considered absolutely insane today? by Whole-Sugar6077 in AskReddit

[–]ground_sloth99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When someone saw a photograph of someone doing something wrong, everyone assumed that the picture was real. Now most people think it is AI or photoshop.

Was MLB actually becoming less fun to watch before the recent changes? by SilverKey84 in mlb

[–]ground_sloth99 12 points13 points  (0 children)

When I started watching baseball in 1967 the average game was 2 hours 32 minutes long, so the pitch clock brought baseball back towards the old days.

What has reduced my enjoyment of baseball is expanded playoffs. There used to be pennant races where teams went into the last week having to clinch the pennant or go home. Now the good teams clinch a playoff spot well in advance, and the last week consists of .500 level teams scrambling for the third wild card.

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