tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post2472225888827076635..comments2024-02-23T05:17:14.963-05:00Comments on The Lost Collector: A night with the New Jersey JackelsThe Lost Collectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-81871537022085313842017-07-25T08:15:50.660-04:002017-07-25T08:15:50.660-04:00I find independent baseball fascinating. The game...I find independent baseball fascinating. The games are pretty terrible but I respect the guys that go out there to keep the dream alive. Baseball America had a pretty good article last week about how a lot of the players make the team. <br />http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/get-job-independent-ball/BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-22213580815410344372017-07-24T19:27:48.498-04:002017-07-24T19:27:48.498-04:00There was an independent league team in our town f...There was an independent league team in our town for a couple of years (left last year when city refused to renew contract with team). It's nice if you're desperate for live baseball, but as you said, every game seemed to take forever and the quality was not good. The crowds were next to nothing.<br /><br />I'd rather take the extra time to go to Syracuse for a Triple A game. The amenities are better and the players know how to play at a proper pace (hopefully pro baseball in Syracuse still exists there in a couple of years). night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-84710587163626306892017-07-24T13:57:59.553-04:002017-07-24T13:57:59.553-04:004 hours? Yeesh. I don't care what you're d...4 hours? Yeesh. I don't care what you're doing, but four hours is too long for anyone to focus on just one thing for that amount of time.<br />I'm an advocate for the 7 inning ballgame, which is what we play at the high school level. It truly is a beautiful thing to be done with a baseball game in two hours. P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-61787495672633147072017-07-24T13:12:32.471-04:002017-07-24T13:12:32.471-04:00I used to live near the Somerset Patriots, another...I used to live near the Somerset Patriots, another independent league team. Some of the games, it's obvious why they aren't playing at higher levels. Other times though you look at these guys and say I bet he could make it in The Show.Collecting Cutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066493614914957891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-44267106316547607862017-07-24T13:09:02.854-04:002017-07-24T13:09:02.854-04:00Sounds like your family had a nice time. I totally...Sounds like your family had a nice time. I totally get your pains about long games though. The biggest problems with game times in SI/BK is that, in spite of the pitch clock, it takes forever because the league is dealing with new pros who were just amateurs a few months ago.<br /><br />"My 3-year-old daughter saw a storm trooper and got really scared."<br />This speaks to the point that before the internet and pop culture turned stormtroopers into clumsy oafs/laughing stocks, they were made to intimidate.Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527071162164319087.post-36497041649170307192017-07-24T11:24:30.995-04:002017-07-24T11:24:30.995-04:00That's awesome A.J. Good to see that your son...That's awesome A.J. Good to see that your son got a bit of enjoyment out of it. That's how it starts, little by little. <br /><br />4 hours is a damn long game though, you're right there. Having the game just 10 minutes from your house is something you can't beat. Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317401112145746593noreply@blogger.com