tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post5894561504881522431..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Negro League Baseball Assistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-84800179290974774662020-12-19T16:13:34.547-05:002020-12-19T16:13:34.547-05:00A lot of it is to keep the players happy, and to t...A lot of it is to keep the players happy, and to the players, it is keeping the people who buy <i>their</i> merchandise happy. Endorsements are less often offered to people who have a noisy minority complaining about them all the time. It's bad for business. Also, players and coaches are both looking toward possible media jobs in the future.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-79950288109270570372020-12-19T16:01:48.443-05:002020-12-19T16:01:48.443-05:00I never got into Pro BB, and, though I had some in...I never got into Pro BB, and, though I had some interest when younger (read all the kid's books on early players), never had the patience or interest in team sports in general. I liked to play sports but usually the semi-solo variety (e.g., Tennis, Swimming)<br /><br />But the crap going on these days is insane. How in the fuck people in charge of a 10 billion dollar industry (and another 9b for Basketball) can deliberately behead themselves by pissing off their fans is beyond me... <br /><br /> - OBloodyHellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449151645379284950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-38623541337548640032020-12-17T13:40:58.404-05:002020-12-17T13:40:58.404-05:00Baseball's fun if I'm on the field, or som...Baseball's fun if I'm on the field, or somebody I know is. Not that I was ever very good at it, but so what?jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-66311335200442737432020-12-17T11:09:25.507-05:002020-12-17T11:09:25.507-05:00I could be wrong, after LO, these many years, but ...I could be wrong, after LO, these many years, but I lost interest in baseball when I was 12. Or there abouts.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com