10 reasons to love baseball! 1. Baseball comes along every spring, accompanied by sunshine and optimism. 2. The pace of the game invites contemplation between innings and pitches on how to be better next time. 3. Baseball is timeless and, ultimately, fair in the offering of opportunity. No clock, no coin flip, and no sudden death overtime. 4. Plays and players are distinct. Although it is a game of inches at times, it is also a game of considerable space. 5. The scorecard. Keeps your attention and allows you to be part of the game. 6. The long season.Baseball, so many have pointed out, is a marathon rather than a sprint. It’s a long season with ample opportunity to prove yourself and lots of chances to redeem yourself. 7. Baseball invites, encourages, even demands , conversation. Reason number two hinted at the importance of conversation, noting that the pace of the game offers time to contemplate the action (past and future) and share those thoughts with others. 8. The box score. “an orchestra in a box.” That’s how I view the daily box score – the symphony of a game recorded in a space one-column wide by four inches deep. Some would say the box score reduces the game to statistics, I would say it elevates the game to history. 9. The irony of a team game made up of individual performances. While baseball and baseball fans live for individual statistics and, while the spacing of the players drives individual accountability, the game is, ironically, deeply dependent on the concept of “team.” 10. Baseball’s assault on the senses. (Indoor ballparks fall a bit short here). The sight of a blue sky and bright sun above the ballpark or a full moon over a black sky above a well-lit stadium. The feel of the warm sun or a crisp evening breeze. The scent of freshly mowed grass or steaming hot dogs. The sound of the crack of the bat, the cheers (or moans) of the crowd, the musical pitch of the vendors. Baseball assaults all the senses ― in a good way. THIS IS WHY I LOVE THE GAME OF BASEBALL! full article attached. baseballroundtable/10-reasons-why-i-love-baseball/
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:59:23 +0000
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