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Long but appreciate why it is long. Thanks for taking the time. >We strongly recommend, for you adults who'd like to teach kids how to play any tabletop baseb
by gz5 4y ago
Long but appreciate why it is long. Thanks for taking the time.
>We strongly recommend, for you adults who'd like to teach kids how to play any tabletop baseball game, you first take them to see an actual ballgame...or at least watch a game on TV with them.
Would add listening (radio) and playing (including stickball variants) to that list. These games are great if you have that context, and much more difficult to get into without that context.
- AlbertCory 4y agoVery true. I find that watching a sport that I've played AT ALL is much more entertaining than, say, curling (pls no sarcasm about curling here, folks). Even golf, which I haven't played since high school, is more relatable to watch because at least I've done it.
- themadturk 4y agoI love watching curling during the Winter Olympics...my favorite version of the Olympics, and curling is just really high on my watch list.
- whartung 4y agoCouple of years ago we had a power outage during the world series. So it was my wife, the cats, and I curled up on the couch with a pocket radio listening to the game by the light of an electric lantern. It's hard to express what a wonderful experience that was. The national broadcast call (ESPN I think) was very good. I'm just not a great fan of my teams current radio team, but this was a really good call. Sitting in the dark was just icing on the cake that helped us focus on the game.
- gz5 4y agoI feel like the radio experience is a 'you'll only know it when you see (hear) it' type thing. A great radio team makes a huge difference. Was lucky enough to grow up with the Mets announcers of the 80s (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Gary Thorne). Spent many nights (long after my official bedtime) with my clock radio (smuggled under my covers) delivering magic.