Outsourcing Baseball

Like all good capitalists(aka Republicans),the Major League Baseball owners are working on finalizing the outsourcing of baseball. It's not enough that most players are international because the farm system is cheaper in third world countries, now major league baseball is trying to make attendance at games and tv viewing of the American pastime worldwide. The result of this outsourcing is abuse of children in third world countries(as buscones search for money makers). We already had child abuse in baseball in the US known as Little League Baseball. Now the sharks with lipstick (aka Moms and Vice Presidential candidates) attack at soccer games(futbol).

So the LA Dodgers did sign Manny at $45 Million and have not announced a move to China to increase profits as they did in their infamous 1950's move from Brooklyn to California. But we've seen the enemy and it's us. My husband already would not go to Spring Training because it's often split squads, prima donnas on the d.l. and not real competition but basically just practicce and showcasing new talent. Now with the World Baseball Classic,only men without a country are left to play in the Florida Grapefruit League. The Mets have lost 15 players including 11 from their 40 man roster to the World Classic. The Florida real estate market is in shambles thanks to capitalist excess and now the money boys are destroying one of Florida's(and probably Arizona's) sources of tourist income. Peole move to certain Florida towns because their favorite team trains there. The World Classic is only played in one Florida city -Miami. They already have a team. So outsourcing and cheap labor have made the national pastime international to the detriment of the US economy. If you want International sports money turn to futbol. That's what all the soccer moms and children in America do.

In spite of corporate greed and pillaging of third world countries, The METS vs Nationals game in Viera was fantastic even though El Duques brother Ivan Hernandez walked in runs and pitched miserably causing the METS to lose. The Nationals manager was at the World Classic exhibition games. It was actually a more fair competition because most of the METS roster wasn't there so the NATS could win. We got up and sang Take Me Out To The Ballgame in the seventh inning stretch except for my husband the Yankee fan. He's been in Florida too long and couldn't remember the words. We had Brooklyn Pizza afterwards sitting under a picture of Ebbets Field in the Brooklyn Pizzeria in Viera. It was a gorgeous day and I had a great time. Luckily because no fan wants to see a Mets team minus most of the name players, there were plenty of tickets. We moved down and were right behind home plate. My husband wouldn't pay the $6.00 reservation fee so we had no advance tickets. There were plenty of empty seats thanks to the World Classic. It was great. So strikes, steroids and World Classics can't kill a fan's enthusiam. Beisbol has been very,very good to me!

Of course just like Chris Brown and Rihanna, we have our problems. Since I can't drive because of ministrokes or blacking out and falling in the pool or something, my husband had to drive me to the dentist. Our other house is nearby so went there. He sat while I gathered up belongings to bring over to the new house in case it sells or is rented out. Our 24th anniversary is Monday. So we all live lives of quiet desperation but with Blogger, it's not so quiet. The pen is mightier than the sword.

Any way rooting for the home team was fun! Of course, being a Libran I rooted for both.