Reply #55: Ultimately, for any game or sport, if you like it it's not boring to you. [View All]

Baseball is more of a leisurely experience with no clock--it takes as long as it takes. Unlike football where there are many players doing things at the same time, baseball can be just the pitcher against the hitter. Theoretically, if the pitcher can strike out every batter all he needs is a catcher. One of the things I liked about baseball is that it has a 162 game season. Unlike baseball, there is no "wait til next Sunday". After the Cincinnati Reds lost the 6th game of the 1975 World Series to the Red Sox, Pete Rose of the Reds told his manager Sparky Anderson that it was the best game he ever played in. Sparky told him, "Pete, we lost". Rose's answer was, "Yeah, but we'll bet 'em tomorrow" and they did. Football and baseball may both be sports, but to compare them, or others with baseball is to compare apples and oranges. It's only too bad that for many the sports that were enjoyed as games are no longer games, but big business.