Tony Cooper
2019-10-31 14:58:39 UTC
OK...right up front I'll state that I don't care if the "World Series"
is a misnomer. Don't bother pointing out that it is an American, or
at least a North American, event. Old news.
What I did notice is that you really have to be a baseball fan and
read the sporting news to even know which teams were playing. There
was very little media coverage.
When I was in my teens, it was an excusable absence to stay home from
school to listen to a World Series game. Not a stated excusable
absence, but one that was overlooked and never counted. All the games
were day games, so they were held during school hours.
If you were outside, you could follow a game walking down the street
listening to the radio from houses you walked by and cars that drove
past. Even the really-not-a-fan people knew who was in the series.
The really-a-fan people knew which players did what in each game.
In case you are interested and don't subscribe to the _Washington
Post_ (the only newspaper that seems to have covered the results), the
Washington Nationals won the series over the Houston Astros. It is
the first World Series win for the Nats.
The "Nats" are the former Montreal Expos, so there is at least a
more-than-US connection. The Expos moved to Washington in 2005 and
were re-named the "Nationals".
is a misnomer. Don't bother pointing out that it is an American, or
at least a North American, event. Old news.
What I did notice is that you really have to be a baseball fan and
read the sporting news to even know which teams were playing. There
was very little media coverage.
When I was in my teens, it was an excusable absence to stay home from
school to listen to a World Series game. Not a stated excusable
absence, but one that was overlooked and never counted. All the games
were day games, so they were held during school hours.
If you were outside, you could follow a game walking down the street
listening to the radio from houses you walked by and cars that drove
past. Even the really-not-a-fan people knew who was in the series.
The really-a-fan people knew which players did what in each game.
In case you are interested and don't subscribe to the _Washington
Post_ (the only newspaper that seems to have covered the results), the
Washington Nationals won the series over the Houston Astros. It is
the first World Series win for the Nats.
The "Nats" are the former Montreal Expos, so there is at least a
more-than-US connection. The Expos moved to Washington in 2005 and
were re-named the "Nationals".
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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida