Yeah - totally uncalled for to be publicly mocked + such...+ yet - without that I wouldn't have found any of this! I don't even know how I stumbled across it!
I'm loving the chat fic. It's all dialogue, which I know is a challenge [it's a challenge for me + why I don't write a lot]. And the fact that it seems realistic + natural - that really speaks to your abilities. You've really given them a "voice." And honestly, I'm not a fan of schmoopy stuff @ all + I don't find your stuff to be that way @ all. It's just very...natural - not too saccharine or anything. Oh + I always have called Ian "Ian baby"...who knew I had something in common with Salty? We probably couldn't be more different...!
Yup - I love that stuff as well - the funny stuff, the true "inside baseball" stuff. But where I chat about baseball it's all serious business. I get accused of being superficial + a lot of fans get uptight about players having fun or about commenting @ all on appearances. I do have a love for the GAME, but honestly, it's a game. It's supposed to be fun. So let's have fun? Also, as a girl I already feel like my opinions on sport are really undervalued...so the second I start talking about looks or something I'm automatically discounted for all of my other opinions. So I hold my tongue.
Also, people think I'm nuts for supporting four different teams. Goes against some sanctimonious baseball code or something. Fans are super intense about this.
I don't post my platonic friend fiction anywhere because it doesn't exist yet! I seriously just thought it up @ the game last night. My BF pointed out that it wasn't really fiction-length, more like Tweets. I'm considering setting up a Twitter account for the, like, three people that would be interested. Heh.
I'm glad you said something about Boston. I'm a pretty stereotypical Yankees fan in few ways...except for my extreme + utter distaste for the Boston Red Sox. I didn't want to offend you! Ummm - here is something fun I can contribute that is Red Sox/Salty related. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spB1FdVnXtA I was actually watching this game live. They didn't stay for the entire game because a-hole Blue Jays fans [seriously - they suck!] started taunting them mercilessly so they left.
I highly doubt if Mauer will be catching in 2014 + beyond. The Twins have invested so much in him - they don't want to risk that. And they've been pressuring him before now to give up catching. I think it's a done deal. Unfortunately! And I know that Joe wants to continue catching as well.
I would think that Texas is a better environment than Boston. I mean, I say this as a Yankees fan, too - it takes a certain type of person to play for Boston + New York - very tough environment. Oh but it must be nice to be blessed with so much infield talent in Texas! The rest of my teams are understaffed in that area...I've seen Blue Jays fans talking about getting Kinsler + as much as I would love that - I wouldn't want to deprive you! And now with MLB TV I can watch all the games anyway. The Rangers seem to have such a good rapport together - I wouldn't want to see that broken up!
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
I'm loving the chat fic. It's all dialogue, which I know is a challenge [it's a challenge for me + why I don't write a lot]. And the fact that it seems realistic + natural - that really speaks to your abilities. You've really given them a "voice." And honestly, I'm not a fan of schmoopy stuff @ all + I don't find your stuff to be that way @ all. It's just very...natural - not too saccharine or anything. Oh + I always have called Ian "Ian baby"...who knew I had something in common with Salty? We probably couldn't be more different...!
Yup - I love that stuff as well - the funny stuff, the true "inside baseball" stuff. But where I chat about baseball it's all serious business. I get accused of being superficial + a lot of fans get uptight about players having fun or about commenting @ all on appearances. I do have a love for the GAME, but honestly, it's a game. It's supposed to be fun. So let's have fun? Also, as a girl I already feel like my opinions on sport are really undervalued...so the second I start talking about looks or something I'm automatically discounted for all of my other opinions. So I hold my tongue.
Also, people think I'm nuts for supporting four different teams. Goes against some sanctimonious baseball code or something. Fans are super intense about this.
I don't post my platonic friend fiction anywhere because it doesn't exist yet! I seriously just thought it up @ the game last night. My BF pointed out that it wasn't really fiction-length, more like Tweets. I'm considering setting up a Twitter account for the, like, three people that would be interested. Heh.
I'm glad you said something about Boston. I'm a pretty stereotypical Yankees fan in few ways...except for my extreme + utter distaste for the Boston Red Sox. I didn't want to offend you! Ummm - here is something fun I can contribute that is Red Sox/Salty related. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spB1FdVnXtA
I was actually watching this game live. They didn't stay for the entire game because a-hole Blue Jays fans [seriously - they suck!] started taunting them mercilessly so they left.
I highly doubt if Mauer will be catching in 2014 + beyond. The Twins have invested so much in him - they don't want to risk that. And they've been pressuring him before now to give up catching. I think it's a done deal. Unfortunately! And I know that Joe wants to continue catching as well.
I would think that Texas is a better environment than Boston. I mean, I say this as a Yankees fan, too - it takes a certain type of person to play for Boston + New York - very tough environment. Oh but it must be nice to be blessed with so much infield talent in Texas! The rest of my teams are understaffed in that area...I've seen Blue Jays fans talking about getting Kinsler + as much as I would love that - I wouldn't want to deprive you! And now with MLB TV I can watch all the games anyway. The Rangers seem to have such a good rapport together - I wouldn't want to see that broken up!