No one is chewing baseballs but that sounds like a better title than Chewing and Baseball. Today’s conversation does involve baseball and chewing. What is up with baseball players and their need to be chewing on something? Back in the day it used to be tobacco. I am glad they cut that out. There are very few things in the world that are more disgusting than someone spitting out a bunch of brown spit. Gum is a bit better. I’d much rather see bubbles coming out of their mouth.
But why do they all constantly chew gum? Does chewing help them hit better? Is it some sort of caffeine gum to give them a nice little jolt? (Hmmm… if there isn’t such a thing, now there’s a good, useful suggestion of something someone should invent.) Are they trying to keep their jaws in as good shape as the rest of their bodies?
Then there are the seeds. I tried getting a good look at them when one of the players was spitting the shells out but I couldn’t make out whether they were sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds. Maybe I should have paused the Tivo to see them better but I didn’t think of it at the time. But the type of seed is not the important question. What I really want to know is how they are able to get all those seeds in their mouths and then un-shell them one by one with their mouths & spit them out. How the heck do they do that?
If I tried that, I’d end up spitting half of the unused ones out along with the shells. Not that I would ever spit anything, anyway what with being so lady-like and dignified and all. (Bahahahaha!!!!)
In other news, I am very excited about a new contest I am working on. There will be an actual prize and everything. Stay tuned.
June 10th, 2007 at 4:51 pm Quote
I read somewhere that sunflower seeds have worms in them. The ones you buy already salted to eat have dead worms in a large percentage of them. I used to like sunflower seeds but I can’t eat them anymore unless I shell them and sift through them.
June 10th, 2007 at 6:31 pm Quote
Hey, maybe that’s why they eat ‘em - the worms! It gives them a burst of energy. We need Mr. Imponderable Man to research this. Dave? Is this in any of your books?
June 10th, 2007 at 7:52 pm Quote
The seed of choice at the baseball game I just got back from is “Giants” brand sunflower seeds. The same as MY seed of choice when I’m at work–but I prefer the dill pickle flavored ones. And I eat them at work to keep myself from eating everything else in sight, and then dying of boredom. If ingesting a worm or two is the price I have to pay, then so be it.
And, yes, I was breaking out into song with my “Good Day, Sunshine” title today. You know the one by the Beatles? “Good Day, Sunshine…I need to laugh, and when the sun is out–I’ve got something I can laugh about…Good Day, Sunshine.” Oliver’s “Good Morning Starshine” was good back in the day, but it doesn’t make me break into song the way the Beatles one does!
June 12th, 2007 at 2:49 am Quote
You could just mail me that prize and save yourself the time and effort of designing the contest.
June 12th, 2007 at 11:34 am Quote
Good try, Peggy, but nope. Besides, I’m having way too much fun with this one.