Comments on: Should Technology Call the Game? http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/should-technology-call-the-game/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:20:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/should-technology-call-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-32078 Andrew Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:23:59 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=5451#comment-32078 <a href='#comment-32077' rel="nofollow">@dan the man</a> - unions unions unions<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('32078','Andrew'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('32078','Andrew','<a href=\'#comment-32077\' rel=\"nofollow\">@dan the man<\/a> - unions unions unions'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @dan the man – unions unions unions
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]]> By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/should-technology-call-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-32077 dan the man Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:42:16 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=5451#comment-32077 <a href='#comment-32076' rel="nofollow">@The Wayward O</a> - Yeah exactly. Some accountability would be nice. Yet somehow Bucknor is still getting a paycheck calling major league games. Why? There's seriously no one better for the job? Really?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('32077','dan the man'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('32077','dan the man','<a href=\'#comment-32076\' rel=\"nofollow\">@The Wayward O<\/a> - Yeah exactly. Some accountability would be nice. Yet somehow Bucknor is still getting a paycheck calling major league games. Why? There\'s seriously no one better for the job? Really?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @The Wayward O – Yeah exactly. Some accountability would be nice. Yet somehow Bucknor is still getting a paycheck calling major league games. Why? There’s seriously no one better for the job? Really?
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]]> By: The Wayward O http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/should-technology-call-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-32076 The Wayward O Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:19:55 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=5451#comment-32076 Should Technology Call the Game? No* *But shit Umps should get relegated or canned.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('32076','The Wayward O'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('32076','The Wayward O','Should Technology Call the Game? \r\n\r\nNo*\r\n\r\n*But shit Umps should get relegated or canned.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Should Technology Call the Game?

No*

*But shit Umps should get relegated or canned.

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]]> By: MarkH http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/should-technology-call-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-32075 MarkH Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:09:19 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=5451#comment-32075 <blockquote><a href='#comment-32074' rel="nofollow">originally posted byAndrew</a>Anybody here watch the Baltimore Colts doc last night? It's weird because I was born in 1985 after the move and I've been living in upstate New York for my entire adult life so far, so my connections to the Colts are flimsy at best. But it all feels so mythological, like watching Noah built his ark, or George Washington at Valley Forge, it's hard not to be absolutely fascinated and stunned and emotionally scarred and awed by the whole thing. Plus can you see some city like Los Angeles doing something so <i>weird</i> as keeping the Baltimore Colts Marching Band? It feels like just another piece to the puzzle for me in figuring out what exactly makes Baltimore the great town it is in my head.</blockquote> I saw it, though tit was very well done. I'm always drawn to anything about the Colts and Baltimore. I was born when they left, but was only a few years old, so I have no memories of them in Baltimore. Talking to my brother about the documentary this past weekend, he remembers watching the trucks pull out on the news and how mad he was, even being as young (8-10). I was thinking while watching, the whole band and keeping it together is a very "Baltimore thing" to do. I don't know if anyone else would have done that. I have the book William Gildea wrote about Baltimore and the Colts, but have yet to read it. I really need to get on that.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('32075','MarkH'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('32075','MarkH','<blockquote><a href=\'#comment-32074\' rel=\"nofollow\">originally posted byAndrew<\/a>Anybody here watch the Baltimore Colts doc last night?\r\n\r\nIt\'s weird because I was born in 1985 after the move and I\'ve been living in upstate New York for my entire adult life so far, so my connections to the Colts are flimsy at best. But it all feels so mythological, like watching Noah built his ark, or George Washington at Valley Forge, it\'s hard not to be absolutely fascinated and stunned and emotionally scarred and awed by the whole thing.\r\n\r\nPlus can you see some city like Los Angeles doing something so <i>weird<\/i> as keeping the Baltimore Colts Marching Band? It feels like just another piece to the puzzle for me in figuring out what exactly makes Baltimore the great town it is in my head.<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\nI saw it, though tit was very well done. I\'m always drawn to anything about the Colts and Baltimore. I was born when they left, but was only a few years old, so I have no memories of them in Baltimore. Talking to my brother about the documentary this past weekend, he remembers watching the trucks pull out on the news and how mad he was, even being as young (8-10).\r\n\r\nI was thinking while watching, the whole band and keeping it together is a very \"Baltimore thing\" to do. I don\'t know if anyone else would have done that. I have the book William Gildea wrote about Baltimore and the Colts, but have yet to read it. I really need to get on that.'); return false;">Quote</a></div>

originally posted byAndrewAnybody here watch the Baltimore Colts doc last night?

It’s weird because I was born in 1985 after the move and I’ve been living in upstate New York for my entire adult life so far, so my connections to the Colts are flimsy at best. But it all feels so mythological, like watching Noah built his ark, or George Washington at Valley Forge, it’s hard not to be absolutely fascinated and stunned and emotionally scarred and awed by the whole thing.

Plus can you see some city like Los Angeles doing something so weird as keeping the Baltimore Colts Marching Band? It feels like just another piece to the puzzle for me in figuring out what exactly makes Baltimore the great town it is in my head.

I saw it, though tit was very well done. I’m always drawn to anything about the Colts and Baltimore. I was born when they left, but was only a few years old, so I have no memories of them in Baltimore. Talking to my brother about the documentary this past weekend, he remembers watching the trucks pull out on the news and how mad he was, even being as young (8-10).

I was thinking while watching, the whole band and keeping it together is a very “Baltimore thing” to do. I don’t know if anyone else would have done that. I have the book William Gildea wrote about Baltimore and the Colts, but have yet to read it. I really need to get on that.

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]]> By: Andrew http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/should-technology-call-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-32074 Andrew Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:34:58 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=5451#comment-32074 Anybody here watch the Baltimore Colts doc last night? It's weird because I was born in 1985 after the move and I've been living in upstate New York for my entire adult life so far, so my connections to the Colts are flimsy at best. But it all feels so mythological, like watching Noah built his ark, or George Washington at Valley Forge, it's hard not to be absolutely fascinated and stunned and emotionally scarred and awed by the whole thing. Plus can you see some city like Los Angeles doing something so <i>weird</i> as keeping the Baltimore Colts Marching Band? It feels like just another piece to the puzzle for me in figuring out what exactly makes Baltimore the great town it is in my head.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('32074','Andrew'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('32074','Andrew','Anybody here watch the Baltimore Colts doc last night?\r\n\r\nIt\'s weird because I was born in 1985 after the move and I\'ve been living in upstate New York for my entire adult life so far, so my connections to the Colts are flimsy at best. But it all feels so mythological, like watching Noah built his ark, or George Washington at Valley Forge, it\'s hard not to be absolutely fascinated and stunned and emotionally scarred and awed by the whole thing.\r\n\r\nPlus can you see some city like Los Angeles doing something so <i>weird<\/i> as keeping the Baltimore Colts Marching Band? It feels like just another piece to the puzzle for me in figuring out what exactly makes Baltimore the great town it is in my head.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Anybody here watch the Baltimore Colts doc last night?

It’s weird because I was born in 1985 after the move and I’ve been living in upstate New York for my entire adult life so far, so my connections to the Colts are flimsy at best. But it all feels so mythological, like watching Noah built his ark, or George Washington at Valley Forge, it’s hard not to be absolutely fascinated and stunned and emotionally scarred and awed by the whole thing.

Plus can you see some city like Los Angeles doing something so weird as keeping the Baltimore Colts Marching Band? It feels like just another piece to the puzzle for me in figuring out what exactly makes Baltimore the great town it is in my head.

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