Members JRicoC Posted April 12, 2014 Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 It's a good thing this is not a Tele, or I'd be out $800 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted April 12, 2014 Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 I never understood the American obsession with rounders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted April 12, 2014 Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 Just think of it like cricket but a billion times more interesting... Anyway....greatest game ever invented...but that's just cheesy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted April 12, 2014 Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 Just think of it like cricket but a billion times more interesting... Anyway....greatest game ever invented...but that's just cheesy to me. I am not knocking it. I just dont get it. There was a league over here years back. Low level park stuff. I watched a few times but didnt get it. Its just interesting how something can be so massve on one side of the pond and virtually invisible on the other. Its gets played here as kids but thats about it. I agree about cricket, painting a ceiling is more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted April 12, 2014 Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 I am not knocking it. I just dont get it. There was a league over here years back. Low level park stuff. I watched a few times but didnt get it. Its just interesting how something can be so massve on one side of the pond and virtually invisible on the other. Its gets played here as kids but thats about it. I agree about cricket, painting a ceiling is more interesting. It is a difficult game to appreciate if you don't know it. I'll admit that. When you grow up with it though...or take the time to learn it...it reveals so many complexities, and strategies, but in a completely elegant way. Not like American football which feels like a sport with "thrown together" rules as it went along. (And I do appreciate NFL as well....it's just not as cleverly designed). But baseball doesn't catch the public's attention the way it once used to. They are constantly worried about it being "too slow"....and it is compared to the other pro sports it competes with....but speed is not the point. Personally I think it's the modern lack of a decent attention span that's to blame....not baseball itself. If people don't have the patience for it that's their problem. I suppose cricket fans would say the same thing to me!...haha... Baseball is like a great movie...or better yet...like a great TV series like say...Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, or The Wire....it requires commitment from the audience, and it reveals itself slowly. But if you do commit to it...the payoff is just amazing. I also love it cause it's the only major team sport where there is no "running out the clock"....(I guess cricket is like that too)....the game ends on the skill of the players. Having said that.....just like ANY sport...there can be some dreadfully boring games at times.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted April 12, 2014 Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 Also, part of the excitement of baseball is sharing it in the company of other knowledgeable fans. This is why it's a lot more fun to sit in a stadium with 35,000 others who cheer appropriately vs. seeing a well played game on a sandlot somewhere (which is really only for diehards like myself). That is true for most sports, but moreso for baseball, with it's tremendous depth and nuance (noted above). It's a sophisticated and intricate game. Of course, America these days abhors anything thoughtful, so repulsive imbecility like UFC gets ratings where a beautiful and strategic gem like baseball sinks a bit in popularity. The Red Sox Strat is so fine .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gregsuarez75 Posted April 12, 2014 Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 No Cleveland Indians Strat? Screw this! I wonder if they'll do this for the NFL, as well. Too bad these aren't American Strats. That would make more sense, wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted April 12, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 No Cleveland Indians Strat? Screw this! ... Could have had a Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame motif to go along with it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted April 12, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 ... Anyway....greatest game ever invented...but that's just cheesy to me. I think they are supposed to be cheesy. Like virtually all pro sports logo wear ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted April 12, 2014 Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 Considering how many players in the show come from Latin America, MIM makes as much sense as anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 12, 2014 Members Share Posted April 12, 2014 Not a sports fan but maybe four years ago our daughter just loved a Corona beer Fender acoustic that was on display at a local supermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gregsuarez75 Posted April 13, 2014 Members Share Posted April 13, 2014 Considering how many players in the show come from Latin America' date=' MIM makes as much sense as anything.[/quote'] The Latin American baseball stars mostly come from the Dominican and Haiti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gregsuarez75 Posted April 13, 2014 Members Share Posted April 13, 2014 Could have had a Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame motif to go along with it ... See? Now that's a great idea. The RnR Hall of Fame is practically next door to Progressive Field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted April 13, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2014 Considering how many players in the show come from Latin America' date=' MIM makes as much sense as anything.[/quote'] How many Mexican-born players are currently on MLB rosters? Five? Three? Whatever that number is it's much less than the number of current players born in the US or Japan ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted April 13, 2014 Members Share Posted April 13, 2014 I think they are supposed to be cheesy. Like virtually all pro sports logo wear ... lol....fair enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gibsunLPgoldtop Posted April 22, 2014 Members Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'm thinking of buying the San Francisco Giants Strat. I'd like to buy it from the SF Giants store or stadium instead of ordering directly from Fender. It's pretty steep price for an MIM standard strat with just a custom paint job, but I love my Giants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted April 22, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2014 ... I'd like to buy it from the SF Giants store or stadium instead of ordering directly from Fender. It's pretty steep price for an MIM standard strat with just a custom paint job' date=' but I love my Giants![/quote'] I'm not a Strat guy, so I don't know what an unadorned model would cost, but the posted $800 link was at the shop.mlb.com site. So it's probably the same price wherever you pick it up ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gibsunLPgoldtop Posted April 22, 2014 Members Share Posted April 22, 2014 No Cleveland Indians Strat? Screw this! I wonder if they'll do this for the NFL, as well. Too bad these aren't American Strats. That would make more sense, wouldn't it? would have cost over $2,000. that's too much for this type of guitar. the sales would be low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gibsunLPgoldtop Posted April 22, 2014 Members Share Posted April 22, 2014 Anyone get an MLB Strat yet? Would love to hear your opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted April 24, 2014 Members Share Posted April 24, 2014 There was some postings on the Forums over at the Fender.com site. A guy bought a Detroit Tigers strat and first impressions were positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted May 15, 2014 Members Share Posted May 15, 2014 ~~Just got the SF Giants MLB Strat. Very nice. Smooth Frets, nice set up/action. Pickups are the same I believe as on a standard MIM Strat, ceramic. I love gaudy guitars and I love my hometown boys the Giants. I am very happy right now even though the price was probably more than it's worth. Didn't care, had to have it. To show you where my head is at I also own the Wayne Kramer Strat, Buck Owens Teles, a Playboy Centerfold guitar, Jenna Jameson Flying V with her licking the guitar, Powerpuff Girls guitar, Buddy Guy Polka Dot. Sold my Paisley Strat and Tele thinking of buying the Tele again if I see it on CL. Anyway, I actually play most of these guitars, because that's fun for me. GO GIANTS! Sorry about pics, I tried to upload and it said file too big. I don't know how to resize but maybe I'll put my selfie in my Avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted May 15, 2014 Author Members Share Posted May 15, 2014 ... Sorry about pics, I tried to upload and it said file too big. I don't know how to resize but maybe I'll put my selfie in my Avatar. That's the spirit! You could try uploading to Photobucket or a cloud service. I'd love to see some pics ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted May 15, 2014 Members Share Posted May 15, 2014 Dumb guitar, waste of a strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted May 17, 2014 Members Share Posted May 17, 2014 Dumb guitar' date=' waste of a strat.[/quote'] I beg to differ, a thing of beauty and smart too. When I say fetch it brings me my picks and capo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 23miles Posted May 17, 2014 Members Share Posted May 17, 2014 The Latin American baseball stars mostly come from the Dominican and Haiti. Dominican Republic, yes. Haiti, no. I don't believe there has been a Haitian MLB player. Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Curacao,Nicaragua and even Aruba have all produced major league players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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