tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post869942177370315652..comments2023-11-05T01:09:57.170-07:00Comments on Mark Noce Stories: World Series Champs!Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-14509578313215477852010-11-03T16:24:06.438-07:002010-11-03T16:24:06.438-07:00Good point Stacy, I have often noted how sports ef...Good point Stacy, I have often noted how sports effects people and I look at it as a peaceful alternative to war:) Think about how cool world peace would be if we decided things with baseball and soccer matches!<br /><br />And Nate, I couldn't agree more:) I also liked Wilson's suggested phrase for next year..."Fear the Fu Manchu!"Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-61611010926814246012010-11-03T13:28:30.228-07:002010-11-03T13:28:30.228-07:00I'm happy the Giants won and all, but I still ...I'm happy the Giants won and all, but I still think it would've been even better if Lincecum had come out to pitch the ninth wearing a (fake) thick black Brian Wilson-like beard.<br /><br />But maybe that's just me.<br /><br />Ooh, and my verification word for this comment is very fitting indeed: thicke.Nate Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690171790664252309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-62033536790924164452010-11-03T13:00:09.047-07:002010-11-03T13:00:09.047-07:00Brian Wilson is not only a Beach Boy, but he plays...Brian Wilson is not only a Beach Boy, but he plays baseball too?! Amazing! :-D<br /><br />I read an article that compared sports worship to what war used to be for Americans. The scene you described when the Giants won sounds like America's reaction to the end of WWII! Interesting how the source of our sense of unity and camaraderie has shifted.Stacy G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14631291186172878135noreply@blogger.com