I, like many Americans, feel as if there are only four major sports: baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. I do not consider soccer a sport, because I couldn't care less about it.
Baseball is without a doubt my favorite sport, and I think that it is by far the best sport. I am not saying that I don't love the others, because I do. I am a diehard Pats fan, as well as a diehard Celtics fan.
However, when it comes to which sport I would rather watch, baseball wins every time. I am going to give my Top-10 reasons why baseball is so much better than every other sport.
10. Baseball is the only sport in which the team that is winning must continue to play the game. Every other sport allows the team that is winning to basically "ice" the game. In football, a team can take a knee. In basketball, a team can dribble out the clock. In hockey, a team can just skate around with the puck.
Baseball forces the winning team to continue to pitch and play defense, which means no game is over until the final out is made. Which brings me to my next point.
9. Any team can make a comeback at any time. With the other sports, it is not necessarily the case. In football, you don't see many teams score five-straight times to tie a game. Sure, it happens, but not very often.
In hockey, if you are down by three goals, the game is basically over. Basketball, however, is a little different. Basketball is all about "runs." Meaning that you capitalize on a team when they get cold; however, it takes much longer and often times the clock runs out before a comeback can be mounted.
There is no clock in baseball, so that means that as long as a team is willing to fight, they are still in the game.
8. The trade deadline is almost like a holiday. Every year, right after the All-Star Game, you hear potential trade talks about some of the biggest names in the MLB. All the rumors have you wondering up until 4:00 PM ET on July 31 if your favorite player will be traded.
Granted, most of the superstars never get dealt, but it is great thinking that your team may get one of the best players in the league to help them during the stretch run.
7. The players’ wives are gorgeous. How many of you guys have seen Anna Benson? She is without a doubt one of the hottest women out there, but she's not even the best of the player's wives. Paul Lo Duca, Mark Kotsay, Nick Swisher, all of them are doing pretty well for themselves.
Of course, Tom Brady has Gisele and Tony Romo has Jessica Simpson, but these women were already in the spotlight beforehand. Hockey is a close second, as many players date or marry supermodels, but take a look at some of those players’ wives that I mentioned, and then you will understand.
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2 months ago
Football may be America's favorite sport but Baseball is the World's favorite sport. People of all different countries play baseball but you only see football and basketball mainly played in the U.S.
Baseball has players coming from the U.S., Canada, just about every latin country, Australia, China/ Japan and a lot of other countries in Asia, and the list goes on.
But most importanly people from all different ages and genders can play in their own league.
from 2 months ago
"Baseball is the World's favorite sport"
LAUGH OUT LOUD!
2 months ago
Baseball is the only sport not governed by a clock, you got that one right. It is also the only game not played on a rectangle. It's the only game that doesn't have a goal at each end of that rectangle. It's the only game in which the defense is in posession of the ball. And lastly, it's the only game that is played at a pace that facilitates contemplation of the previous play or pitch. Yeah, I kinda like this game too.
2 months ago
Golf doesn't have a timeclock either.
from 2 months ago
I love golf, but I really do not consider it a sport. You do not have to be athletic to be a golfer.
2 months ago
interesting viewpoint, but you really should put "best fans in the world" as your #1. Most baseball fans are too busy doing math and tabulating statistics to be be considered that.
from 2 months ago
you mean I "shouldn't" put best fans in the world as #1. I think its perfect because like I said, Cubs fans have been die-hard and their team has sucked for 100 years.
2 months ago
Fabulous article... I really like your arguments especially the one about there being no time clock in baseball. I love this aspect of the game. It doesn't matter if you're down 6-3 entering the bottom of the ninth, you are still in the game. In the NFL, if you're down 24-7 with one minute left, you simply cannot win.
2 months ago
Basketball fans suck. It's all about 1 player.
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