White Sox v. Yankees at Field of Dreams

[Rods79]

So, it's the Cubs and probably the Dodgers next year?

I’d like to see the first ever professional baseball team in the game in a NL Central matchup instead.

 

[CRcyclone6]

And of course Arod has to say something stupid.

 

[Cy4Lifer]

And of course Arod has to say something stupid.

What did he say?

 

[CRcyclone6]

What did he say?

Last I knew baseball players hit home runs.

 

[discydisc]

After tonight's game they will be printing money out there

 

[ISUTex]

Event hough I'm not a Sox fan, I think they should be the home team every time they do this. Them or the Cubs. Maybe. Definitely the Sox though.

 

[Hoggins]

Unbelievable. Words cannot express how freaking cool that experience was tonight. If you can go, go!

 

[HawaiiClone]

Last I knew baseball players hit home runs.

This had more to do with how there are fewer African American players than there used to be and ARod was hoping this would be a small step towards reversing that trend.

 

[2speedy1]

Make this the All star game venue every year, I Say. Could it get any better. Although they would have to hold the all Star game later for the corn to get grown.

 

[HawaiiClone]

Others have already said it but this was an absolutely huge night for baseball. The hype this game had and to not only live up to it but completely blow it out of the water.... damn. There’s likely a ton of kids (hell, even some adults) that fell in love with the game tonight and that is just really, really cool.

Even competing ESPN did a big thing about it on SportsCenter although they do have a vested interest in baseball.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Make this the All star game venue every year, I Say. Could it get any better. Although they would have to hold the all Star game later for the corn to get grown.

Imagine a home run derby in that park?

 

[t-noah]

Even competing ESPN did a big thing about it on SportsCenter although they do have a vested interest in baseball.

Whose espn again?

LOL

 

[t-noah]

https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBatFieldofDreams?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Watch as Costner comes out of R field here. I was just thinking, how many dingers, corn shots went out to R field, right where he walked from?

I didn't see the whole game unfortunately, but 3 of 3 that I saw went out to R field. And there were 8 homers tonight! Perfect walk-off homer if you are a baseball fan, especially a Sox fan!

 

[t-noah]

Tonight will be the first time I have watched an entire mlb game since game 7 of the 2016 world series. Before that I'm not sure it ever happenned.

I was going to guess Royals. I had to look it up. Cubs baby! They finally did it. And I'm not a Cubs fan.
2016 World Series Game 7 (Cubs win World Series for first time in over 100 years!) - YouTube

 

[t-noah]

the manager comes out Costner gives him the low down on what they were talking about and the manager says candlesticks make a great wedding gift. I had to google search it. It's in a group of 37 best quotes in Bull Durham. There were a lot of great lines in that movie.

OK, gonna have to watch that one again. For sure.

 

[t-noah]

For the younger crowd that’s never seen this absolutely amazing scene.

Dude you've got to cut the hair off a live rooster.

LOL

 

[t-noah]

I don’t care. whatever would make it so I’m watching football right now instead of baseball.

Oh poor baby. Have a gummy.

 

[t-noah]

I honestly can’t get over how well this whole thing has been. It’s been done so right in so many ways. I turned it on late but dvr’d it and was thinking ‘oh this will be kind cool’ then it got dusty in my house real quick. Little JM came up to me after the intro and Maddie Poppe singing the anthem with his helmet glove and bat and asked me to go play catch. I couldn’t even answer the kid, I just nodded. Baseball is a special, special game.

I'm not even sure what you said. But I like it.

 

[RezClone]

This had more to do with how there are fewer African American players than there used to be and ARod was hoping this would be a small step towards reversing that trend.

I agree. Actually stating the problem first could have helped clarify his intended purpose. He kind of took it for granted the audience would know what he was talking about. However, I bet the majority who heard it aren't familiar with the situation, so it will come off as unnecessary, divisive, or a head scratcher to many, which perhaps ARod himself will agree, was a missed opportunity.

 

[2020cy]

Biggest moment in Iowa pro sports history?

Until ISU beats Bama for the Nattie this year