Very cool Jim Rice video

[Snapolit1]

Thanks for posting. Great video. Great man. Got a little dusty in here watching that.

There are always guys like Rice, i.e., Lou Gehrig, who were probably just not cut out to have a microphone shoved in their faces. For every Curt Schilling there is a Jim Rice. Doesn't make him a bad guy. I am sure you have couples you know where the husband never says 5 words in the course of a dinner. Doesn't make him a bad guy. Sometimes I think the press unfairly vilifies guys like Rice simply because they are shy and private. Realize the press has a job to do but some people are cut from a different cloth. Press in NY hated Gehrig for most of his career. Then he got sick and gave a great speech and now he's a cultural icon.

[GasHouseGang]

This is the reason they are starting to put up more netting around many of the major league parks. There have been too many people getting hit by flying objects. Whether it's a foul ball or a bat that slips out of batters hands, the clubs have decided to try to better protect the fans.

[Snapolit1]

I was at a minor league (independent league) game with my son when he was about 5. First row third baseline. I leaned over to put ketchup on his hot dog and the batter hit a screaming line drive that would have killed me had I not been leaning over. The sound of that ball whizzing by still wakes me up in the middle of the night.