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>As long as there is major league baseball, the fans will flock. I'm
>very skeptical about any sort of boycott having any affect. The media, ESPN
>in particular, are treating the return of baseball like the most wonderful
>thing in the world. In order for the boycott to have any affect, these
>boycott organizations need to be heard from via mass media.
>How does that happen?
>> LETS PLAY BALL!
While the lockout was going on, I grumbled a little, but mostly I just
waited patiently until it finally was over with. Why do I have this
attitude? Why am I not running out trying to get all of my friends to
boycott the game of baseball? Because I grew up in Chicago, and I, and most
of my friends, are Die-Hard Cubs fans. Being able to go into the season and
smile and predict that the Cubs will finish in first and not hear people
burst out laughing is a very rare occurence. I like that feeling. Am I
going to boycott baseball because some idealists feel that everyone should
do just that? Hell no! I was upset when the lockout started, but now I'm
glad it's over. An added bonus is the All-Star game in Wrigley. Is the
date of the All-Star game going to change? I'm hoping that I might be able
to get tickets for it.
I love baseball. I don't care so much what happens in the business aspect
of the game. There is something that people should remember. Baseball is a
priviledge, not a right. It is entertainment. Why should I care how much a
baseball player gets? I don't care how much an actor gets for their movies?
If I'm entertained, and the price isn't too extreme, then I'm happy.
And when the CUBBIES win, I'm even happier.
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"We got teams that lose, yeah but sometimes they win.
But it don't seem to matter, if you're a ChiTown fan."
-Jonathan Brandmeier, We're All Crazy In Chicago