“Say What??? – We used all the pitchers in the All Star Game and now have to end the thing as a tie??? – I’ve got it!!! My Acme Baseball Consultants have advised me that all will be well, if we make the winner of all future All Star Games the factor that determines league home team advantage in the World Series!!!”
Here’s our Pecan Park Eagle List of New Baseball Metaphors (Except for the Stockholm Syndrome, which likely isn’t familiar to all, they are each fairly easy to see – and “Stockholm Syndrome”, – and maybe “Autistic Savants” are both worth a trip to Google. The ten items themselves are simply people, behaviors, and conditions that are rooted in the heart of the game and the hearts of the fans of our great game):
| No. | Baseball Items | Corresponding Metaphors |
| 10 | Chicago Cubs Anthem | “I Can’t Get No – Satisfaction” |
| 9 | Bo Porter’s Chances as Astros Manager | Japanese Kamikaze Pilot |
| 8 | Road Uniform Colors in the 1930s | 50 Shades of Grey |
| 7 | Designated Hitters | Freddie the Freeloader, Inc. |
| 6 | Babe Ruth Autographed Ball Collectors | Crack Cocaine Addicts |
| 5 | Alex Rodriguez | The Strutting Male Peacock |
| 4 | 1909 Honus Wagner Card Collectors | “Goldfinger” Types |
| 3 | Compulsive Game Scorekeepers | Autistic Savants (“Rain Man”) |
| 2 | Red Sox Fan Conversion to Yankee Fan | Stockholm Syndrome Victim |
| 1 | Bud Selig as Commissioner | Wile E. Coyote |
The Pecan Park Eagle 
March 31, 2015 at 12:54 pm |
Lost in Translation- Japanese baseball players
March 31, 2015 at 3:46 pm |
Is this a rerun? : ) I believe A.J. Hinch is now the Astros manager.
March 31, 2015 at 4:58 pm |
No re-run, Rick. I never re-run, but I may tread the same fields more than once – and probably do. Besides, I never use the word “new” in a column title that is hopefully fresh – although I’ve no doubt that many of my metaphors (aka, Bud and Wile E) are sort of a blanket awakening we share with millions to the term of our recently retired commish. – As for Bo Porter, I’ve simply seen hims in the kamikaze light since he came back for a second helping in 2014. (Comebacks are rare for kamikaze pilots, aren’t they?)