tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post1625649823251373464..comments2024-02-28T17:26:08.459-05:00Comments on Cardboard Collections: Let's discuss Joe Simpson and his comments from 07/28/18's Dodgers/Braves game...flywheelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-42362780039976026352018-08-03T22:08:53.185-04:002018-08-03T22:08:53.185-04:00Being a non-baseball guy maybe I don't know wh...Being a non-baseball guy maybe I don't know what I am talking about, but who cares, really? It's not like they took off their uniforms for the actual game, right? Sounds to me like complaining for the sake of complaining/making a soundbite. Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-88506890154818026072018-07-30T01:37:14.542-04:002018-07-30T01:37:14.542-04:00What's more of an embarrassment and a display ...What's more of an embarrassment and a display lacking in respect: dressing casually in batting practice (I'm gonna assume since it's Atlanta it was humid and muggy so hey, why not dress comfortably) or ..... doing the tomahawk chop and the associated chant? Cause I don't see Joe Simpson and Chip Caray railing against that.Greg Zakwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064188830164937436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-15923462402219727142018-07-29T20:34:56.810-04:002018-07-29T20:34:56.810-04:00Joe is definitely a grumpy old man for saying what...Joe is definitely a grumpy old man for saying what he said, I can't imagine caring about batting practice uniforms and I'm a baseball traditionalist. The problem with being a grumpy old man in public these days is there are a whole lot of people on social media with daddy issues, so that's what's gonna happen.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-82257702416448704812018-07-29T17:30:56.690-04:002018-07-29T17:30:56.690-04:00things have definitely become more casual at batti...things have definitely become more casual at batting practice in terms of attire. i don't mind simpson bringing it up, however, the 'back in my day' approach can be a slippery slope. simpson was brought up during a specific era of dodger baseball. this era is different. even though he supports his players in their choices of attire during bp, i am pretty sure that roberts has no problem benching a player if they disrespect the game in a way that matters, such as not hustling. <br /><br />i used to go to batting practice a lot as a kid and watch the visiting teams hit in dodger stadium. i'm not sure that i would have been annoyed by this trend if it existed back then, but we'll never know. <br /><br /> i, too, do not understand the vitriol that surfaces from things like this. it's one of the reasons i don't bother with twitter or internet comments (outside of baseball card blogs).gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798723981356546986.post-4466888207372393792018-07-29T16:12:20.713-04:002018-07-29T16:12:20.713-04:00I realize Simpson has his opportunity to speak on ...I realize Simpson has his opportunity to speak on the air and he didn't like what he saw - fair enough, but why not talk with the Dodgers on the field, why take it to a public forum where now everyone has to have an opinion - regardless of what anyone thinks of their apparent lack of professionalism, it hurts the players who are just really doing their job and/or have some time to go through their routines. Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560491721875658178noreply@blogger.com