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10-16-2015, 08:57 AM

mattsey9

Mike Mattsey

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I agree with this. My only objection is that people who use the word grok should get beaned with a fastball...

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Originally Posted by Jim F

Last couple paragraphs from an NBC Sports article this morning.

Pressure + Triumph = Exuberance. If you find that equation troublesome or the concept behind it difficult to grok, you have challenges far beyond trying to get major league hitters out. If you think that some Kafkaesque, self-contradictory, thought and emotion-policing set of “game-respecting” rituals take precedence over it, you’re missing the very point of sports, entertainment and, maybe, even the concept of joy itself.

If such a set of beliefs is required for you to Respect The Game, find a different game. The rest of us will be over here marveling at one of the most exciting baseball moments we’ve ever experienced.

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