[Groop] age?

[Gary Grossmann]

Hi Folks!

I believe Mark's answer to that question in the past has been something to the effect that Groo doesn't know how old he is because he can't count.  Only the way Mark put it was funny.  

Azamin,  The National League started in 1876 and at least one other league was started in the 1880's.  They played for a "world championship" for a few years and then the other league died.  The American League was started in 1901 and with two exceptions, what has always been billed as the "World Series" had been played every year between the two leagues.  Although the term "World Series" was overly grandiose language typical of the time, it was in many ways accurate because no one else was playing the game at the time.  It been "invented" ("evolved" would be more accurate) and popularized over the second half of the 1800's in the US and many of its most basic rules were not even in place until the turn of the century.  Of course now it is played in many, many countries, but no one really disputes that the best teams in the world are the best teams in the Major Leagues because all the best players want to play in the Major Leagues because that's where all the money is.  However, baseball being baseball, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that the best Japanese team could upset the best Major League team in a best of seven series.  Not very likely, but not impossible.  

And I don't know who invented the concept of "The Curse of the Bambino" but for those familiar with the history of the Red Sox, it's an easy concept to buy into, even if you don't believe in curses.  

Take care all -Gary G.  


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Groopunk at aol.com 
  To: groop at groo.com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:49 PM
  Subject: [Groop] age?



  Hey, how old is Groo?


  -seth


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