Grand Canyon win shares

Sal Maglie · 07-09-2002, 12:35 AM

I didn't see how this would fit well in any of the baseball related forums so I thought I'd put it here. For our 10th anniversary, the wife and I spent the last 5 days or so up on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It's a rather secluded place where you won't find a TV or a newspaper inside the lodge, but the view is breathtaking on the veranda in back.

So I'm sitting there enjoying the view one morning reading a player forecasting book put out by Ron Shandler while waiting for the wife to join me for some breakfast. I happened to glance at a stranger's reading material in the chair next to me and was suprised to find him reading Bill James' book on win shares. I say I was suprised because up to that point all I'd seen were nature related field guides, or heard voices with thick European accents. Didn't want to start up a conversation with the stranger for fear of breaking up his morning solitude(the Grand Canyon has that effect on me), but I did find some solace in knowing that I was sharing my seat on the edge of the world with a fellow baseball fan. Odd that I found a bit of comfort with that, but it somehow added to the morning reflections.

sweaver · 07-09-2002, 09:35 AM

And the world, once again, just got a bit smaller.

WiredTiger · 07-09-2002, 11:26 AM

It is like when you meet someone else that plays Fantasy baseball. No one else understands what you are talking about but you automatically have a bond with the person.

KCBOOMER · 07-09-2002, 12:26 PM

As ditches go the Grand Canyon has an awesome Win Share.

07-09-2002, 12:35 AM	#1
Sal Maglie NetShrine Rookie Of The Year Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 72	Grand Canyon win shares I didn't see how this would fit well in any of the baseball related forums so I thought I'd put it here. For our 10th anniversary, the wife and I spent the last 5 days or so up on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It's a rather secluded place where you won't find a TV or a newspaper inside the lodge, but the view is breathtaking on the veranda in back. So I'm sitting there enjoying the view one morning reading a player forecasting book put out by Ron Shandler while waiting for the wife to join me for some breakfast. I happened to glance at a stranger's reading material in the chair next to me and was suprised to find him reading Bill James' book on win shares. I say I was suprised because up to that point all I'd seen were nature related field guides, or heard voices with thick European accents. Didn't want to start up a conversation with the stranger for fear of breaking up his morning solitude(the Grand Canyon has that effect on me), but I did find some solace in knowing that I was sharing my seat on the edge of the world with a fellow baseball fan. Odd that I found a bit of comfort with that, but it somehow added to the morning reflections.

07-09-2002, 12:26 PM	#4
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	As ditches go the Grand Canyon has an awesome Win Share. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

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07-09-2002, 09:35 AM	#2
sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	And the world, once again, just got a bit smaller.

07-09-2002, 11:26 AM	#3
WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	It is like when you meet someone else that plays Fantasy baseball. No one else understands what you are talking about but you automatically have a bond with the person.

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