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RE: Only absolute morons care about sports

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In Reply to: RE: Only absolute morons care about sports posted by Wojciech on October 03, 2023 at 20:06:35

Well Wojciech, this "moron" has no qualms being part of that population! Will always revere dad-n-goddad takin' moi to Giants Candlestick games; including seeing Ed Halicki's no hitter! Will cherish a Jackie Robinson Dodger fan trying to convert a neophyte Giants fan into Dodger fan; whilst listening to Vin Scully on KFI in summer '65. "Those Giants will give you nuthin' but grief", moi wuz admonished! Fondly remember hangin' with late cousins outside Kezar for first N.F.C. Championship game, listening to Lon Simmons on KSFO. When Brodie threw that pic, crowd went from roar to stoned silence. Passerby asked what happened, & when informed, groused "THAT SON OF A BITCH"! Those 1981 Niners helped heal the wounds of Jonestown massacres & Moscone/Milk murders! Across the Bay, Oaktown Coliseum was home for legendary Super Bowl-n-World Series champs! Raiders, & by extension A's, will never enjoy home field advantage in Vegas! And this 21 year retired printer has enjoyed soaking in that crowd energy working River Cat (in their glory days) & Republic F.C. games! With basketball season around the corner, Sactown can't wait to "LIGHT THE BEAM" once again! When it comes to sports, wojciech, them "absolute morons" sure know how to PAR-TAY!!! ... 73s para Sactown

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Sports and Radio helps me optimize... - caffeinator 10:44:34 10/05/23 (0)
I am a fan - not rabid, by any stretch - of football and baseball. I'm not so ardent a fan that I can abide sitting and watching them on TV for long stretches, though. I'm almost always wanting or needing to be doing something, particularly on weekends, when most of the football games are played.

Radio, mostly AM radio, has been the great optimizer for me; allowing me to listen to the narrative while also doing chores, yardwork, even electronics projects. Baseball has always struck me as perfect for this, and I've spent many a Saturday or Sunday mowing the lawn or working in the yard while listening in.

Televised sports have gotten more complicated and expensive to view; as leagues and teams strive to 'monetize' their games, it seems one must subscribe to multiple cable or streaming services to follow even one team, let alone multiple sports and teams. Radio has usually been the one reliable source to follow games without all these complexities, especially as over the air television broadcasts have become relatively useless to view games.
I understand the attraction - Wojciech 10:28:43 10/04/23 (0)
All my childhood was spent listening to AM radio and sports transmissions were a big part of programming. During soccer tournaments and Olympics it was a sheer madness. Than we got our first B&W TV. I remember the day when radio had a transmission from the same soccer game we watched on TV. I couldn't believe it was the same event. On the radio there was action after action and constant drama, I went to look at TV and I had an impression that they play it in slow motion mode ;) Warm Regards, and all the best. W

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