tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post972455105939828730..comments2024-03-08T09:42:28.879+01:00Comments on Burnt by the Tuscan Sun: As American as Baseball and Apple PieIrreverent Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-64496586632429866472012-11-04T19:32:18.951+01:002012-11-04T19:32:18.951+01:00Just like our basketball players have outgrown the...Just like our basketball players have outgrown the nets (put in place back when players were 1/3 their size), these great 'players' can hit the ball out of the park due to their size & brawn.<br /><br />I'd still like to see them run like soccer players for 90 minutes and live to tell about it. It's no wonder Italians find the sport boring.<br /><br />Sorry, but I still don't see any baseball players as 'athletes' in the true sense of the word. Irreverent Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-4081919173488066022012-11-02T05:18:58.617+01:002012-11-02T05:18:58.617+01:00Sure, there are players from all over but the best...Sure, there are players from all over but the best of the best play in the USA. Other than Ichiro, no Japanese transplant has been a perennial All-Star. As far as the mocking about their size is concerned, Pablo Sandoval, Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera are all very agile and skilled at their positions. They are the best in the world at what they do, undeniably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-43302529671881939332012-11-01T23:52:10.152+01:002012-11-01T23:52:10.152+01:00What do you mean, not international? Any baseball...What do you mean, not international? Any baseball fan knows that the World Series also includes teams from Canada!CTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-55798951360312739572012-11-01T16:08:13.373+01:002012-11-01T16:08:13.373+01:00People don't like to hear the truth, bet you m...People don't like to hear the truth, bet you make some enemies with this one.llovenoreply@blogger.com