My first baseball post.

I love baseball.

Lots of people love baseball. Lots of people hate baseball. Some folks say baseball is boring. It's because they don't understand it.

Some people love baseball and don't understand it....and that's fine.

When you understand baseball AND love it, that's the best of both worlds.

Now to me one of things I love about baseball is the numbers. The more you know and understand the numbers, the more you'll love baseball.

I'm gonna throw down some really basic baseball numbers and some of you will KNOW just what they mean and if you do the chances are you love baseball. If you don't know these numbers that doesn't mean you can't still love baseball....it just means you don't love it as much. Learn these numbers. They will make your life better. Loving Red Sox baseball will make it even that much better.

Really.

.406

56

2130

.300 30 100

20 (twice)

40/40

1967

1975

2004

60

61

9

8

27

3

42

See? Those numbers brought a smile to folks that know what they mean. They looked boring to folks that don't.

Learn the numbers.

And then of course there is always a simple name that will bring a smile to your face.

Dave Roberts.

See? You smiled....didn't ya?