Comments on: Baseball players are social misfits

By: KarkoviceWasMyIdol

KarkoviceWasMyIdol — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:45:36 +0000

Craig – i once worked from home and after a while found that the problem was reference points. everyone else was out in the world experience traffic, weather, stop lights, all the things that go into daily life. while most of the the topics just mentioned are mundane and lead to annoying conversations, they are still what make up social interaction. So, when you don’t experience what everyone else experiences, it becomes tough to relate/converse.

By: bgrant

bgrant — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:21:03 +0000

Bull Durham: Great comment.

By: Matt S.

Matt S. — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:53:38 +0000

I know who to blame – it’s those damn Interwebs!!!
/get off my lawn

By: Bull Durham

Bull Durham — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:51:49 +0000

I’ll take Mayne’s point and extend it back further. Think about the best athlete with whom you went to high school. Think about how that guy was treated by his peers, by girls, by parents, by administrators. Now think about the fact that each and every major leaguer was not just the best athlete in his high school class but probably was the best athlete ever to come out of his high school. He was the best player on every team for which he ever played leading up to the big leagues. Think about the way these guys perceived the world around them from the time they began playing organized sports. Everyone wanted to be their friend or be in their good graces in one form or another.
The question isn’t why major leaguers are social misfits because that seems inevitable under the circumstances. The question is, for those rare major leaguers who genuinely seem to have some perspective on their amazingly fortunate lot in life and somehow learned to treat others with respect and dignity, how on earth did they do it?

By: John_Michael

John_Michael — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:28:25 +0000

as much as we used to I understand your point, but for the life of me, I can't ever remember a time where the high falutins mingled with the masses.
Also, RE: But when I go out in public lately, I sometimes feel like I have three heads and that I can't put two sentences together with people in conversation. Did yourself, a blogger, just admit to having social anxiety when you leave your mother's basement?

By: JimmyY

JimmyY — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:23:56 +0000

Craig, please, check out the local WalMart. Your better off at home, dude.

By: Drew Silva

Drew Silva — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:18:53 +0000

I, for one, am too frightened to even think about it. So there!