To the best of my knowledge, baseball is the only sport which calls for champagne spraying, cigar smoking, and anything else just short of couch burning for making the playoffs and winning nothing (but the division or wildcard). Granted, the baseball season is a marathon and the number of teams is less so you can argue it is more difficult, but could you imagine Kobe Bryant or Peyton Manning going bananas over making the playoffs?

Mrs. S and I were watching the Rays celebrate last night, while eating at Hooters. I thought it was premature and ridicules, considering the race for the division and home field are still in play.

For some teams it is ridiculous (i.e. The Yanks). But with a team like Cincy who hasn't made it in 15 years, I feel that one is warranted.

So, who is expecting?

 

I'm sorry, but the title of this thread is hilarious!! :lol: :lol:

So, who is expecting?

 

I'm sorry, but the title of this thread is hilarious!! :lol: :lol:

:laugh::laugh:

NBA would be ridiculous.

I think baseball is different because of how the players got to the “Big Leagues”. A lot of them never went to College and with the exception a very elite few, most spend many years in the bus leagues to get a chance to play in the top league. Then if they are lucky enough to win a playoff spot I think it is time for a big celebration. In football and basketball the “few” is reversed.

Not to mention it has 95% to do with tradition...

In the NBA, 53.3% of all teams make the playoffs. In the NHL, the same. In the NFL, it's slightly lower at 37.5%. But in the MLB, only 26.7% make it, very close to only 1 in 4 making it. So I feel like they're at least accomplishing something. It's probably as mentioned above that it is a marathon season, combined with the exclusivity of it.

I think baseball is different because of how the players got to the “Big Leagues”. A lot of them never went to College and with the exception a very elite few, most spend many years in the bus leagues to get a chance to play in the top league. Then if they are lucky enough to win a playoff spot I think it is time for a big celebration. In football and basketball the “few” is reversed.

 

Not to mention it has 95% to do with tradition...

I am sure there is a lot of truth to both posts, but does it legitimize going bonkers like every team does? It has always struck me odd considering some of these races are over 2-3 weeks before the regular season is.

I was shocked with the drinking and smoking on TV.

Role models? I thought tobacco was banned from the dugouts???

They're not role models, they're baseball players.

I was shocked with the drinking and smoking on TV.

Role models? I thought tobacco was banned from the dugouts???

It does not bother me from a moral standpoint. The Rays were spraying their 77 fans with champagne like they had just won the World Series. I would be careful to place an athlete on the role model pedestal.

 

And I am not saying there should not be some extra celebrating, but I think its a little excessive in baseball.

They're not role models, they're baseball players.

 

They are Role Models to me. :lol: I wanna do exactly what they did last night.

They are Role Models to me. :lol: I wanna do exactly what they did last night.

 

Well playes sir lol.