While most MLB teams accept things like Sabermetrics as guiding principles, the National League's Colorado Rockies are accepting Christianity as a guiding principle:
Baseball's Rockies seek revival on two levels, USA Today
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Toni Bentham
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06-01-2006 16:37
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Einsman Schlegel
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06-01-2006 16:40
Considering the Rockies are only about oh, 16 years old, I don't see what the point is.
I watched their opening pitch in '93  . I think the Rockies have talent, their leadership is just bad. |
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Vares Solvang
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06-01-2006 16:53
Nothing wrong with that, if that's what they want to do.
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Briana Dawson
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06-01-2006 17:20
While most MLB teams accept things like Sabermetrics as guiding principles, the National League's Colorado Rockies are accepting Christianity as a guiding principle: Baseball's Rockies seek revival on two levels, USA Today Have fun, people. I wonder if they bless their equipment with holy water. This reminds me of a guy on a destroyer I was on... He would pray before he launched tomohawk missiles praying that they hit the target. I thought that was very creepy. Briana Dawson |
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Groucho Mandelbrot
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06-01-2006 17:26
Well, I think there's a whole lot wrong with it, but I think it will be an interesting experiment to watch fail.
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Jake Reitveld
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06-01-2006 17:28
Nothing like baseball to confirm faith. If you beleive you are winning because you are christian, then you are winning because you are christian. A good player does not mess with a streak.
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Vares Solvang
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06-01-2006 17:34
I wonder if they bless their equipment with holy water. This reminds me of a guy on a destroyer I was on... He would pray before he launched tomohawk missiles praying that they hit the target. I thought that was very creepy. Briana Dawson "Dear God, please help me to kill as many people as possible with this missle that I am about to launch." *God rolls his eyes and sighs* |
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Toni Bentham
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06-01-2006 19:09
I think the most common prayer in the Rockies organization is that they get traded to the Cardinals, Red Sox, or Yankees.
I love that 27-24 is their best record to start a season in a decade. Like, being a mediocre team is cause for celebration. I can just imagine the marketing campaign: "Colorado Rockies: We Have God. We Don't Totally Suck." _____________________
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Gabe Lippmann
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06-01-2006 19:22
Better than "Chicago Cubs: We got broken Wood and we suck"
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Michael Seraph
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06-01-2006 22:01
Nothing wrong with that, if that's what they want to do. Depends on who the "they" is. A professional team is a place of employment. Would it be acceptable for them to refuse to sign a player who wasn't Christian? Or, as is more usually the case, a player who wasn't the right kind of Christian? If I had the money could I buy a team and make Scientology its foundation? I mean, just for laughs... |
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Osprey Therian
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06-01-2006 22:43
There could be an entirely new sports league where each tem has a particular religion or philosophy - could be interesting.
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