Gyroball stuff

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Feb 23, 2007 10:51 PM EST Comment 11 comments

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=gyroballsearch
Got this link from Baseball Prospectus (since I never head to ESPN.com anymore). It makes for a very entertaining read about the gyroball but, more importantly, the mystique behind the gyroball. Basically, it's a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying... nothing.

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that last part......

you talking about yourself??????

by bluechipper on Feb 24, 2007 1:13 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

actually

that's shakespeare, though i wouldn't expect anyone here to pick up on it.

God rested one day out of 7, Felix rests 4 out of 5.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Feb 24, 2007 2:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty un-called for...

Some people on this site need to go back to kindergarten and learn the rule "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all." This site may be dedicated to a game, but it does not mean we have to act like children.

I remembered that quote. From MacBeth. Not my favorite Shakespearean play, and I think that was the only line that ever stuck in my head. I always preferred Hamlet though whenever I did read Shakespeare back in high school. Not that he was ever on the top of my list for favorite reads.

by Boxkutter on Feb 24, 2007 9:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Memorize

Wen we read Macbeth in HS, our teacher required us all to memorize that (brief) soliloquy and when we finished taking the written test, we would have to recite it for her (quietly).

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player who struts and frets his hour up upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

Oddly enough, every classmate I've kept in touch with has remembered the entire thing.

God rested one day out of 7, Felix rests 4 out of 5.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Feb 24, 2007 9:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

so...

why say it

A pre-2001 comparison on what player Albert would be most similar to: Fernando Tatis.

by PujolsJunkie on Feb 24, 2007 3:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Why

Because it's symbolic of the story in the article. The gyroball stuff had all this hype and excitement and mystery... but it was nothing. Meaningless.
As for why quote Shakespeare... because it's Shakespeare!

God rested one day out of 7, Felix rests 4 out of 5.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Feb 24, 2007 9:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs