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Post by pherena on Oct 12, 2019 21:25:14 GMT
I mean, it's epidemic and I find it stomach turning. I love baseball, but I can only watch so much before I'm sick to my stomach. Between the spitting and the "adjusting" themselves, it's an appalling spectacle of poor manners. Or maybe it's just me.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Oct 12, 2019 21:36:45 GMT
Don't touch yourself there, you're on tv!
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Post by cindyupnorth on Oct 12, 2019 21:49:18 GMT
lots of reasons
So, while some players still dip, many have turned to sunflower seeds and chewing gum. ... Back in the 1800s, chewing tobacco was common practice on and off the field. Players used it to stimulate their saliva on the dusty field and then use the spit to moisten their glove
When chewing tobacco, players can't swallow the tobacco juice, so they spit it out. Tobacco has largely gone away, but the spitting remains. Theory Two: Players are bored or nervous. There's a lot of downtime in an average baseball game
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2019 21:51:03 GMT
They spit more than they play.
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Post by chendra on Oct 12, 2019 22:06:55 GMT
Because there's no crying 😉
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Oct 12, 2019 22:27:37 GMT
I agree that it’s annoying. The gum chewing/chomping drives me crazy as well.
They adjust themselves because the cups are annoying or get out of place.
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 12, 2019 22:28:38 GMT
I fricken hate it. We don't have baseball here, and I don't really see it happen in cricket. It happens a bit in football, but not as much as what I've seen in baseball on TV. But my son's Under 15 football team...... arrrrrgh! Those boys are gross. I want to yell out and tell them to stop spitting, but my son would probably kill me! Slightly off topic but somewhat related...... a friend at work was on the train a couple of weeks ago, and a guy sitting near her (some random feral possibly drugged up bogan) hacked up a big juicy one and spat it - actually spat it on the floor of the train. My friend said to him "I hope you're going to clean that up" and he went off his head at her, threatened to piss on her etc etc. Then when the train got to her station, the guy got off too. I said to my friend, there is no way I would have gotten off that train after he'd threatened her, especially as she has to walk home from the station.
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Post by snyder on Oct 13, 2019 0:23:36 GMT
I find it repulsive too. It once was against the law in many places when Tuberculosis was running rampant across the nation. Most would spit in a bag and the bag would be burned to help prevent spreading.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Oct 13, 2019 13:14:34 GMT
I mean, it's epidemic and I find it stomach turning. I love baseball, but I can only watch so much before I'm sick to my stomach. Between the spitting and the "adjusting" themselves, it's an appalling spectacle of poor manners. Or maybe it's just me. It's just you. Baseball is a game of "tics" and superstitions. The routine of movements. Taken as a whole, the process of the perfect step, hip swivel, bend of elbow, wrist movement leads to the swing of the bat to connect with a small object flying at you at over 85 miles per hour. It's beautiful.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Oct 13, 2019 14:44:25 GMT
When we were looking at houses for sale this summer, one house had a soda bottle full of chew spit in literally every room. They were the only thing I could see! Could not get out of that house fast enough.
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Post by worrywart on Oct 13, 2019 15:50:59 GMT
Slightly off topic but somewhat related...... a friend at work was on the train a couple of weeks ago, and a guy sitting near her ( some random feral possibly drugged up bogan) hacked up a big juicy one and spat it - actually spat it on the floor of the train. My friend said to him "I hope you're going to clean that up" and he went off his head at her, threatened to piss on her etc etc. Then when the train got to her station, the guy got off too. I said to my friend, there is no way I would have gotten off that train after he'd threatened her, especially as she has to walk home from the station. I learned a new word today - thanks! The spitting and gum chewing is crazy. Our teams old manager use to chew gum so fast it was distracting!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 13, 2019 16:12:49 GMT
I find it repulsive too. It once was against the law in many places when Tuberculosis was running rampant across the nation. Most would spit in a bag and the bag would be burned to help prevent spreading. Good let's continue this! Let the spitter handle his own spit and carry it away.
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Post by J u l e e on Oct 13, 2019 21:00:46 GMT
I mean, it's epidemic and I find it stomach turning. I love baseball, but I can only watch so much before I'm sick to my stomach. Between the spitting and the "adjusting" themselves, it's an appalling spectacle of poor manners. Or maybe it's just me. It's just you. And nearly everyone else on this thread.
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 13, 2019 21:31:20 GMT
I mean, it's epidemic and I find it stomach turning. I love baseball, but I can only watch so much before I'm sick to my stomach. Between the spitting and the "adjusting" themselves, it's an appalling spectacle of poor manners. Or maybe it's just me. It's just you. Well clearly it’s not just her, because damn near everyone else on this thread agreed with her! 😂
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Post by pierkiss on Oct 13, 2019 22:27:11 GMT
Don't touch yourself there, you're on tv! Someone needs to tell Nadal to stop picking his butt and then sniffing his fingers before every single serve when he plays tennis. Seriously. It’s gross. 😂😂
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Post by my3freaks on Oct 14, 2019 1:46:05 GMT
Don't touch yourself there, you're on tv! Someone needs to tell Nadal to stop picking his butt and then sniffing his fingers before every single serve when he plays tennis. Seriously. It’s gross. 😂😂
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Post by luvnlifelady on Oct 14, 2019 9:04:30 GMT
I mean, it's epidemic and I find it stomach turning. I love baseball, but I can only watch so much before I'm sick to my stomach. Between the spitting and the "adjusting" themselves, it's an appalling spectacle of poor manners. Or maybe it's just me. It's just you. Baseball is a game of "tics" and superstitions. The routine of movements. Taken as a whole, the process of the perfect step, hip swivel, bend of elbow, wrist movement leads to the swing of the bat to connect with a small object flying at you at over 85 miles per hour. It's beautiful. I don’t think it’s just the OP at all. I love baseball and have since I was a young girl. I still don’t like it when they spit.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Oct 14, 2019 12:06:12 GMT
Lordy, I should have put the smiley face in. I assumed she was saying "maybe it's just me" in a funny way, so I was saying "it's just you" in a funny way.
Relax, everyone.
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