These dating stories aren't funny anymore. They're depressing. Baseball is not. Baseball is awesome. It's full of young good looking men who are usually in good shape. Games last for at least 3 hours, sometimes more. It's bright and colorful, all on a nice kelly green background. Sometimes it's full of hits and lots of run scored. There's home runs and men running around the bases and sometimes even stealing them. I love the crack of the bat and the sound of the crowd. I love that it's quiet and calm and the announcers talk about inane statistics until they get all excited about a hit. It's all lulls and bursts of excitement. Other times it's a pitchers duel. Lots of called third strikes and hitters arguing with the ump about calls. It's very subdued and quiet, but every pitch is fascinating and the tension builds with every batter who tries to smash one out and break up the monotony. I love that there are errors..I can't think of another sport that actually charges a player with an error. I love accountability. And they wear belts..I can't think of any other sport where they wear belts...why do they? Or why doesn't any other sport wear them?
I love all the inane statistics. None of it really matters and I don't remember any of it, but it's fun to listen to and pretend you'll use it in a future conversation. It's so relaxing to watch baseball. You feel like you're relaxing with a beer even if you're not. The season is sooo long and there are games almost every day. You don't have to wait 'til the weekend. Since the season is so long, the wins and losses don't really matter til about halfway through the season. It's so fun and so not depressing. Go Sox... I love baseball.
