[OT] The Apocalypse is Officially Upon Us

[Trotsky]

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/11944265.htm

Excerpt:

The first two innings of the July 16th game between the Kansas City T-Bones and the Schaumburg Flyers will be played virtually.

Equipped with Microsoft Xbox game controllers instead of baseball gloves and bats, two video gamers will climb into recliner chairs around home plate at CommunityAmerica Ballpark and slug it out on the park’s 16- by 24-foot video screen.

Their scores from playing two innings of MVP Baseball 2005 on an Xbox will stand when the T-Bones and Flyers take the field to finish the last seven innings of the game.

Mike Stone, commissioner of the minor-league baseball Northern League, said the idea "brings new meaning to the term ‘fan involvement."

[Jordan 04]

That's pretty cool.

[Tub(a)]

If they want to make it more realistic they should check the lucky fans' thumbs for steroids and open up the controllers in search of illegal circuits.

EDIT - At first I thought this might be about Sandra Day O'Connor retiring

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]Jordan 04 Wrote:

 That's pretty cool.[/q]

Where by "pretty cool" you mean "an abomination"?

[Will]

[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:

 [Q2]Jordan 04 Wrote:

 That's pretty cool.[/Q]
Where by "pretty cool" you mean "an abomination"?[/q]

I don't know if it's an abomination, but I do think it's totally unnecessary and pointless.

[DeltaOne81]

No, it's an abomination. Maybe next year they can decide the World Series based on a game of GTA3. Okay, on second thouht, that'd be *kinda* cool

[KeithK]

Yes, abomination with a capital ABOMINATION.

[Lauren '06]

[Q]Tub(a) Wrote:

 If they want to make it more realistic they should check the lucky fans' thumbs for steroids and open up the controllers in search of illegal circuits.[/q]
In terms of embarrassing things with which sports businesses have associated themselves, "Rock the Rink" beats the pants off this.

[Jordan 04]

[Q]DeltaOne81 Wrote:

 No, it's an abomination. Maybe next year they can decide the World Series based on a game of GTA3. Okay, on second thouht, that'd be *kinda* cool [/q]


No, it's not, precisely because they're not deciding the World Series with this.

The Northern League is a low-level independent league, in the business of entertainment, not carrying the torch of the national pastime.  As an entertainment entity, I don't see much wrong with them getting gimmicky.  It's not as if MLB is in danger of being played completely be gamers or robots or computer chips a few years down the road.  Heck, MLB couldn't even summon the 'nads to put a Spiderman logo on the bases last year.


This promotion is no doubt driving additional traffic to the CompUSA involved, to this specific game, and likely to games in the future.  And because it's so far beyond the realm of reality, it's no threat to the integrity of any meaninful league.  No reason they shouldn't be able to have a little bit of fun in Kansas City.

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]Jordan 04 Wrote:

 [Q2]DeltaOne81 Wrote:

 No, it's an abomination. Maybe next year they can decide the World Series based on a game of GTA3. Okay, on second thouht, that'd be *kinda* cool [/Q]
No, it's not, precisely because they're not deciding the World Series with this.

The Northern League is a low-level independent league, in the business of entertainment, not carrying the torch of the national pastime

[...]

 And because it's so far beyond the realm of reality, it's no threat to the integrity of any meaninful league.  No reason they shouldn't be able to have a little bit of fun in Kansas City.[/q]

So, basically, you're saying it's a bush-league stunt which is okay because it's occurring in the bush leagues?

[DeltaOne81]

Well, yes, it's not worth making a huge controversy about because it's occuring at such a low level. That doesn't make it any less wrong, however.

[KeithK]

It's an abomination, but it's an abomination that we can largely ignore because the Northern League is so unimportant.

[Trotsky]

I created this thread prior to learning that the Merriam Webster Dictionary includes an entry for "bootylicious."

I retract the statement.  The Eschatology Express has long left the station.

[Will]

[Q]Trotsky Wrote:

 I created this thread prior to learning that the Merriam Webster Dictionary includes an entry for "bootylicious."[/q]

This is the unabridged dictionary, I take it?

[Jacob '06]

[Q]Trotsky Wrote:

 I created this thread prior to learning that the Merriam Webster Dictionary includes an entry for "bootylicious."

I retract the statement.  The Eschatology Express has long left the station.



Edited 1 times. Last edit at 07/05/05 02:54PM by Trotsky.[/q]

It also has nucular as an accepted pronunciation for nuclear. The wonderful things our president does for our speaking skills.