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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 56188, member: 966"]
Baseball is about tension. Odd. Possibilities. Expectations. And it becomes marvelous because of the unexpected.

It really is a "thinking man's game." If you don't see/understand the intricacies and don't have 'a dog in the fight,' it probably is boring.

I wonder if the people who find it boring never played Little League. Where i came from, EVERY kid played Little League, except for the clumsy schmucks who later turned to soccer. If you played the game, even as a kid, i don't see how you could not like it as an adult.

The game can be incredibly 'deep.' Read the RedSox forum on SonsOfSamHorn to see just how much there is to the sport. They come up with a new kind of statistic every week, it seems... I've been reading it every day for two years, and still don't understand a good portion of what's being discussed.

With football and basketball, it's all very immediate. You can just SEE the action. With baseball, what you aren't seeing is just as important. From the history, to the statistics as predictors of action... the decisions... And even though the action is pretty well-regimented and structured, the intentions of every player change with each pitch. The scenarios change with every pitch.

But, as i said, if you don't have a dog in it, you can be left wondering what is the appeal. I typically watch 150 Sox games each year. But, i have very little interest in watching any other teams play. Until the playoffs, when it's all good again.

But, like March Madness, and how i can't fully enjoy the tournament until Duke loses... I don't fully enjoy MLB playoffs until the MFY are out of it.
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