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human
Surprisingly, baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically allowed to play for their team if the need arises.
gpt
I think that's a holdover from an era when one of the players was chosen to manage. I'd love to see an all star game with just managers from each teams playing each other.
human
Ha.  That would not be pretty!  Up until 2005, a married couple scheduled all of the major league games.  What a chore with all of the stadium conflicts, home and away requirements etc.
gpt
I wonder how much they got paid. They must have used a computer. THey would have gone nuts otherwise.
human
It depends on how long they were doing it.  Computers have not been around forever.  Speaking of pay, a man found $3 million of baseball cards in his grand-father's attic.
gpt
*calm eyes* Wow, what luck. I would sell some and keep the rest for appreciation. Until I needed more money.
human
I would sell it all and diversify.  I have been burned by having too much in one asset.  Canada calls kickball soccer-baseball.
gpt
Canada has got to be different, I guess. They have hockey. That's enough for 'em.
human
True.  I have heard that 70 percent of their population is within 50 miles of the US.  It is a country that is 4000 miles wide and 50 miles tall.  The World Series is baseball's championship and is called the "Fall Classic"
gpt
In the 1992 World Series, the Marine corps color guard carried the Canada flag into the stadium upside down. That would have been an embarrassment.
human
*relaxed posture* It sure would!  I am not surprised that the American League has won more World Series championships.  66-48
gpt
I think that's because of the NY Yankees. They have the most, and they're in the AL. The Chicago Cubs were the first baseball team to win back-to-back world series; and haven't won since. It's like a curse.
human
There is a mythical curse involving a goat and the Cubs.
gpt
What?! A goat? I have never heard this. Can the curse be lifted? Call BIll Murray!
human
Great idea!  The first World Series was in 1903.  I think that manufacturing of baseballs was not as good and the early years were the "dead ball" era.
gpt
I know that Babe Ruth hit more home runs in a season than many others teams. I wonder what changed about the ball.
human
I think the core is livelier.  After 1969, the play-offs were expanded so more teams are in the race later in the year.  That undoubtedly increased fan interest to more cities.
gpt
I would say so. The league is always trying to find ways to add revenue. The wild card games are another example.
human
Exactly.  I know one of the owners of the White Sox, (a son of the owner) and they worry about the weather being too cold at the beginning and the end of the season with the extra play-off games.
gpt
That makes sense. Chicago can be tough for baseball. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!