{"id":1329,"date":"2008-03-31T12:52:07","date_gmt":"2008-03-31T16:52:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-12-17T21:44:30","modified_gmt":"2008-12-17T21:44:30","slug":"batter-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/batter-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Batter Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sVdCOabm8Og?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\n<center><code><ins>Nobody does it better!<\/ins><\/code><\/center><\/p>\n<p>As some of you know, <strong>baseball<\/strong> runs neck-and-neck with your moderator&#8217;s interests to rock &#8216;n roll. Unlike the good old days, when baseball started on a regular schedule, with the first official game of the season played in the U.S. of A. in <strong>Cincinnati<\/strong>, now some teams get to start a few days early across the globe &#8211; or they play a 1-game homestand in their new stadium. It&#8217;s a mess! Regardless, feel free to use this space to share your thoughts on the following baseball subjects &#8211; and whatever else captures your fancy! Questions follow the jump. If you don&#8217;t give a hoot, don&#8217;t bother whining! Concentrate on the <strong>Nesmith<\/strong> thread and all the other musical goodies here for discussion.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OcCvEAID7po?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\n<center><code><ins>The future of MLB opening pitches?<\/ins><\/code><\/center><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who&#8217;s <em>your<\/em> team and what do you project for them this season?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s your most <em>vivid<\/em> opening-day memory? <\/li>\n<li>Who will be baseball&#8217;s biggest <strong>bust<\/strong> in 2008, team or individual player?<\/li>\n<li>Who will be baseball&#8217;s biggest <strong>surprise<\/strong> in 2008, team or individual player?<\/li>\n<li>Who&#8217;s got the best present-day <strong>Look<\/strong> in baseball (individual)? All-time Look?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the best uniform\/hat of all time?<\/li>\n<li>Regarding the slow return of &#8217;70s-style <strong>road blues<\/strong>: for or against?<\/li>\n<li>Which once-great franchise should baseball <strong>mandate<\/strong> a return to competitive play: Pirates, Orioles, Royals, Other?<\/li>\n<li>If the <strong>Nationals<\/strong> and the <strong>Orioles<\/strong> merged into one team, could fans of this joint team envision them finishing with a winning record?<\/li>\n<li>What baseball-related <strong>scandal<\/strong> or milestone will eventually knock steroids\/HGH into the background?<\/li>\n<li>High-scoring <strong>barnburner<\/strong> featuring multiple long balls or <strong>pitcher&#8217;s dual<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>What defunct baseball franchise do you miss most?<\/li>\n<\/ul><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQ-_iaEwNcE?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><p><em>I look forward to the dog days of August!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qHUAsTrl4JI?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\n<center><code><ins>Alternate crowd mix?<\/ins><\/code><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobody does it better! 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