Quite the journey (Includes praise of our baseball program)....

[mstatefan10]

I stumbled across this article yesterday. It is about John "Baseball Buddha" Reimer and the documentary he is compiling while on a nonstop tour of American baseball and its venues. I had the pleasure of meeting him and speaking at length during his visit to DNF. He told me that he plans to make many more trips down for baseball, because of how much he enjoyed his experience. Some schools go crazy and label themselves as the "premiere baseball experience" after some untraveled (regarding college venues) ESPN commentator labels them as such. I think that it is much more meaningful when a true outsider who has experienced hundreds of venues gives us the high praise that he does in the following article.


http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=31...-travels-us-attending-baseball-game-every-day

We need to get this guy one of the Left Field Lofts for the weekend when the new stadium is finished.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Is he a stadium expert?**

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[mstatefan10]

I guess the sarcasm is over my head. I just thought his story was pretty neat. He is traveling the entire country, and mentioned Mississippi State during an interview while in Utah. I assume he encounters similar questions all the time from local reporters. I guess the thought of someone from Wisconsin traveling the country and talking about his positive experience at Mississippi State was something worth sharing.

 

[titus.sixpack]

I agree, mstatefan10. Some people have to comment even when they have nothing to say. Good article.

 

[Rockydawg]

(In my best Madden voice) "Ya see, they call em sarcasterics because anyone who is privy..." Oh, 17 it.

 

[Rockydawg]

On another note: Good article. I agree.

 

[KurtRambis4]

You missed the sarcasm, chief

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[Arloguthrie]

The fundamental requirement of stadium expertise is a state of detached objectivity free from corrupting influences such as school allegiances or visits to actual stadiums.

But really, this guy has a pretty good write-up of LFL, although he does not speak highly of your barbecue (possibly Germans): http://baseballbuddhablog.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/day-85-left-field-lounge-no-comparison/

Ours too.

 

[dawgstudent]

I laughed at this.

Dave Kellum, the Ole Miss radio announcer, I think is one of the best. He seems really relaxed and it flowed naturally, his style works well for me.

 

[KurtRambis4]

The first thing

anyone thinks of when pondering about Kellum is certainly relaxed.

 

[Philly Dawg]

Kellum is pretty relaxed as a baseball announcer. Football is a different story.