Why I like Baseball...
I've never been much of a baseball fan, and I certainly wouldn't fall into the "purist" category, but I find myself liking the sport lately. The reasons are plenty why I never took to it...slow, long, batted .082 my last year of pony league...I could go on.
But of late there are several reasons that get me jazzed up...
- The Rays are really good and really fun to watch. I've never watched a major league team that seemed to try so hard every night. None of their guys slow up charging fly balls, jog out ground balls, avoid contact...and they all seem very focused.
- The leader of my Bible Study (a DTS grad by the way) has a son in the majors, who is one of the Top 20 batters in the league (according to some statistics his Dad can produce) - oh, the son is Matt Diaz with the Braves.
- I can take my shower in upper or lower half of the 7th (depending on when the Rays are batting) and even if its a big inning, I'll get the highlights by the time I'm out, in some inning recap.
- I can have a conversation while watching the game and still keep up with the game...its not like watching Football or Hockey where I need to stay so engaged that I alienate family members.
There you go...new Baseball fan created.
posted by Hollywood at 10:31 AM
2 Comments:
I've always said that baseball is bigger than the actual game you're watching. See, baseball is dull to dull minds.
The game has such history. Uniqueness. It's played at blinding speeds...but then requires a great deal of thought/strategy (hence, it isn't "slow").
And, it allows for bonding. Families can sit in the stadium and enjoy each other at a pace you can't at a football game or a movie or anything else. You can sit and explain the game to your children, buy them cotton candy and enjoy a nice night together.
It's pastoral in pace (even the season is 162 games long, which separates the wheat from the chaff, unlike the NFL), something we can all use more of. This is why you watch a football game or a NASCAR race or soccer game...
...but you "take in" a baseball game. It's called The Great Game for a reason.
6:35 AM
Oh, yeah. You might want to find some time to read "Men at Work" by George Will. You can grab it at any used bookstore. It will increase your newfound enjoyment of the game.
5:55 AM
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