Monday, July 29, 2002
FORUM: Local Voices - Two cents worth
Enquirer Local Voices panel
Scott Knox, Clifton Heights — Baseball lost many of its die-hard fans with the last strike, some of who are slowly returning. A strike will alienate these fans and many other core committed fans, which will hurt owners and players alike. I hope they remember that in baseball, it may be two strikes and you're out.
Russell Thomas, Melbourne, Ky. — Baseball isn't going on strike, the professional players are. Their strike won't change my feelings about the game; just the pros part of it, and in it. I'll still watch a group of kids get together in a park to hit and run and catch, just not grown-up millionaires. When I was a kid, playing a pickup game of baseball meant first choosing sides (the easy part) and then arguing over who got to play as Pete, or Davey, Johnny, Tony or Joe. I haven't heard a kid do that since the first strike.
Elmon Prier, Middletown — If baseball strikes, it won't affect me too much personally. Football season is about to begin. Whoopee! I am sick of greedy, spoiled baseball players and owners with no vision, who are not willing to admit that they have a problem with the game of baseball. It's time for both sides to sit down and fix baseball. What baseball needs is a reinstated Pete Rose — a real ambassador for baseball.
Henry Chai, North College Hill — I take my two boys to Reds games several times a year. My boys like to go to any event that has a lot of people, with a lot of excitement, and plenty of food and drinks. I see the game of baseball as a source of entertainment for my family, but it could just as well be football, soccer or hockey.A strike wouldn't bother me a bit. If the owners are paying millions of dollars just to have baseball games and the players want millions more, I have no feeling one way or the other as long as it is not coming out of my pocket.
Kent Vandersall, Columbia Township — My feelings for the game of baseball will remain unchanged. It is a wonderful sport, and as our national pastime, it has both social and historical relevance. My feelings with regard to the boorish owners and avaricious players will also remain unchanged. A plague upon both their houses!
Kathleen Deyer Bolduc, Greenhills — My thoughts about a baseball strike can be summed up in a five-letter word: GREED.
Wendell Boggs, Ripley — After the first strike back in the "80s I swore I wouldn't have anything more to do with them, but I did. Since the second strike, which wiped out a World Series, I haven't been back to the ballpark and rarely even watch a game on TV. Now, this year I've just gotten to the point where I've been following the game in the paper and reading box scores again, but I think another strike will pretty much put an end to my interest.
Karen Olson, Mariemont — Who wouldn't love to be paid millions of dollars to play their favorite sport like professional athletes? I think baseball players need to be a little more conscious of just how lucky they are, especially in today's economy. Baseball may be America's pastime, but nobody will put up with abandonment. Personally, my feelings towards baseball won't change — go for the food.
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