Strike3, you're not biased to baseball are you?:thumb:

 

You are definitely correct about the media coverage. Baseball is definitely shafted in comparison to the other two sports. But it's the post season that drives the other two sports. There is no "drama" or build-up for the baseball playoffs, thus, nobody can even tell when baseball is in the playoffs with the exception of the parents and the loyal followers of the game.

Just a little, can you tell.... I love this great game and what it offers those who are involved with it. We who are passionate about Baseball, must continue promoting and encouraging participation. It starts at the youth level, with getting kids involved and instructed with proper fundamentals. Lay the ground work for development, fun and effort. Utilize those who have played and want to give something back.

 

Many former players want to get involved in Baseball instruction and just need a chance. Former players can be ambassadors to High School players, all across this great state.

 

Baseball is played daily and to some, might be a reason the discussion is not what it could be or the media coverage, lacks at times. Use the school websites, BGP, daily announcements, quotes to the newspaper, encourage radio to do a game of the week. Invite neighbors out, to watch these young men play. Be positive and passionate about Baseball and your role in it. It's our obligation, to help High School Baseball in Kentucky continue to prosper.

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Just a little, can you tell.... I love this great game and what it offers those who are involved with it. We who are passionate about Baseball, must continue promoting and encouraging participation. It starts at the youth level, with getting kids involved and instructed with proper fundamentals. Lay the ground work for development, fun and effort. Utilize those who have played and want to give something back.

 

Many former players want to get involved in Baseball instruction and just need a chance. Former players can be ambassadors to High School players, all across this great state.

 

Baseball is played daily and to some, might be a reason the discussion is not what it could be or the media coverage, lacks at times. Use the school websites, BGP, daily announcements, quotes to the newspaper, encourage radio to do a game of the week. Invite neighbors out, to watch these young men play. Be positive and passionate about Baseball and your role in it. It's our obligation, to help High School Baseball in Kentucky continue to prosper.

 

Well said.

Just a little, can you tell.... I love this great game and what it offers those who are involved with it. We who are passionate about Baseball, must continue promoting and encouraging participation. It starts at the youth level, with getting kids involved and instructed with proper fundamentals. Lay the ground work for development, fun and effort. Utilize those who have played and want to give something back.

 

Many former players want to get involved in Baseball instruction and just need a chance. Former players can be ambassadors to High School players, all across this great state.

 

Baseball is played daily and to some, might be a reason the discussion is not what it could be or the media coverage, lacks at times. Use the school websites, BGP, daily announcements, quotes to the newspaper, encourage radio to do a game of the week. Invite neighbors out, to watch these young men play. Be positive and passionate about Baseball and your role in it. It's our obligation, to help High School Baseball in Kentucky continue to prosper.

 

 

 

And the choir said . . .AMEN!

JB Holmes and Kenny Perry while hosting the Ryder Cup, not to mention Steve Flesch, Golf has represented itself very well.

I knew bulldog would chime in on this one. If you can play you do not have to be a mutant in height or weight to excel at this great game. There are spots to be had at the college level for a lot of kids if they stay with it through HS and the select seasons. I see it every year.

Not even close to being the best Kentucky sport.

Not even close to being the best Kentucky sport.

 

And aside from a clear case of bias we'd like to see your reasoning.

IMO baseball is not only the best sport in KY. but the best sport in the world. At the the age of 7 I can remember turning on Marty and Joe and listening to them while I batted every piece of gravel out of our driveway. Many mornings my mom would wake me up with her car battery dead because I had been listening to the Reds on the west coast. Collecting the Topps cards at .25 cents a pack for all those glorious years and watching the Saturday game of the week, then going out with the guys and playing all day,PRICELESS.

Today things have changed. When is the last time you drove down the road and saw a group of kids out in the yard just playing baseball with no coaches , no parents, those days are gone. Or when is the last time a kid took his money and walked into a store and bought a single baseball. Hopefully you may have seen this in your area, I have not.

Just like in the Majors, youth baseball has became a business today. It costs hundreds of dollars for a kid to play in the summer these days. Yeah you have your local rec leagues that allow you to play for a little less but many of them have lost players to travel ball for many reasons. All of my children travel and play competitively so I am not knocking this because it is awesome competition and it is fun for the kids . We do not simply hand them the money so they can play we give them the opportunity to earn it and this fosters ownership and they do not take the experience for granted.

I definately agree with S3 on getting back to the basics. The local rec leagues need to do all they can to promote this game at the youngest of ages. Because honestly if we lose these leagues totally I belive it will have a negative impact down the road.

Som

H.S. Football is fan friendly because it is conveniently played one night a week Friday, at 7:30. Basketball typically plays two times a week, sometimes three - in an occasional tournament. Baseball gets an eight week window to play 36 games! Games begin the last week of March when it could be 70 degrees one day, snowing the next...so the early season scheduled varsity games usually begin at 5:00 or 5:30 so the teams don't get frosted on in the late innings. If it's above freezing then you play a j.v. game too.

 

 

Man, that is almost one game for every weekday!

 

Its always tough to sit through an entire game, let alone a tournament when it's snowing, or the sun is beating down on you!

But to answer the title question: Argueably yes.

Most fans would disagree, but considering post-highschool success rate vs. other sports, I'm gonna go with Yes!:thumb:

I have seen several passionate arguments on this thread about baseball being the best sport. Certainly to me, Redsfan and Strike3 are very eloquent for their love of the game and I salute both of you for being so positive in sharing your passion of baseball with your own kids as well as others.

My favorite sport is football as I never had the hand-eye coordination to play the sport of baseball other than beating one around with my cousin in the backyard. I was, as a youth however, pretty stout and "farm strong" and I delighted in mashing someone in a game of football. I'll never forget the first time I got to put "real" equipment on. Whether it was tackling or blocking, it was the only game that I was ever good at.

My two sons attend a "football" school. Both boys, (one freshman and one 7th grader) play all sports (football, basketball, baseball and track). I've always said that I will never discourage them from playing a sport to excel in only one sport year around. The older son started on the line for all twelve games of his varsity football team as a freshman. His coaches really like him and we certainly appreciated them this year. His primary love is baseball and he is a pretty good catcher. The little one likes football best and has the makings to be one heckuva player. My wife and I encourage both boys to play their hardest in whatever sport they play and will stand behind them in whatever decision they make in wanting to play a sport or not. I tell them: "get an academic scholarship to college, play sports for fun and then if you get a athletic scholarship, so be it."

 

I guess what I'm getting around to saying in a roundabout way is there really isn't a "best sport" in my opinion. The best sport is whatever drives a person to succeed and excel. The "best sport" causes an exceptional individual who is passionate about it to rise to the top and succeed at it and subsequently other aspects in life. Ask Josh Anderson (baseball), Shaun Alexander (football), Tyson Gay (track sprinter) or J.B. Holmes (golf) what the best sport in Kentucky is: I'd say you would get four different answers.:thumb:

IMO baseball is not only the best sport in KY. but the best sport in the world.

Today things have changed. When is the last time you drove down the road and saw a group of kids out in the yard just playing baseball with no coaches , no parents, those days are gone. Som

My son will be 22 years old next month, but I don't believe things have changed much over the last couple of years. I have great memories of he and his teammates gathering up sisters/brothers in between games to find a place in a parking lot or a field to play some rec baseball in between games when he was young. Watching him during a game get that look from his coach that said "you know what to do". Crying while watching a bunch of teenage boys sob because some of their respected and loved teammates were done with HS ball and the season was over. Smelling that fresh cut grass on a sunny day while hearing the smack of a hard line drive. Watching a CF start tracking before the ball even left the bat. Hearing the dads bs about their own glory days. Watching the hip of one more pair of pants dissolve as son slides in feet first just beating a tag. Seeing a kid come off a bench and observing his spirt grow in front of our eyes as he gets on base. Watching a player who's missed his senior year due to arm surgery be able to still have a vital role in supporting his buddies.

 

I love sports, but there's nothing like baseball to bring out the joy and the best in young men. It's just the best for me!!

Just a little, can you tell.... I love this great game and what it offers those who are involved with it. We who are passionate about Baseball, must continue promoting and encouraging participation. It starts at the youth level, with getting kids involved and instructed with proper fundamentals. Lay the ground work for development, fun and effort. Utilize those who have played and want to give something back.

 

Many former players want to get involved in Baseball instruction and just need a chance. Former players can be ambassadors to High School players, all across this great state.

 

Baseball is played daily and to some, might be a reason the discussion is not what it could be or the media coverage, lacks at times. Use the school websites, BGP, daily announcements, quotes to the newspaper, encourage radio to do a game of the week. Invite neighbors out, to watch these young men play. Be positive and passionate about Baseball and your role in it. It's our obligation, to help High School Baseball in Kentucky continue to prosper.

 

I have tried Strike3, I have tried! :thumb:

It is starting today !:thumb: