What makes baseball great

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The game of baseball sure does get a lot of flak these days. I still love it.

This was the best inning I ever saw in my life. Stuff like this is why I’ll always love baseball (Yes, I am a jays fan, but this was great period). You really don’t get this drama in other sports the same way:

[TEM]

Not having to listen to :

Romo
Bogger
Collinsworth

Announce games.

[BronxBomberBlue]

If you look at the majority of my posts (and my avatar) here on this website, it's pretty obvious that I'm more of a baseball guy than a football guy.

It's all about your personal preference, but one of the many things I love about baseball is that there is no clock. Time will not run out on you at the end of the game. If you're down by seven runs in the 9th, you can still do the impossible. Unlike in football if you're down by 24 points with 5:00 minutes left, or in hockey down by four goals, or in basketball down by 20 points..... As Yogi once said, "it ain't over until it's over".

PS: Please don't hold it against me that I'm a baseball guy. I still love my New York Football Giants.

[Parademon1]

It isn't. Pitchers only have to go 5, maybe 6 innings then a fleet of pitchers come in to either blow the game or save it. Starting pitchers no longer have to win 20 to be considered Cy Young worthy or even great. Freak that crap. I'll take Seaver, Ryan & Palmer over the 90% of today's "Ace" pitchers. 90s Braves had real pitchers who would pitch 7+ then their Ace closer would come in & shut the door with maybe having to get the last 4-5 outs , if that. Today's pitchers are conditioned to go 5 innings or 100 pitches, then done. WTF is that! Seaver & Ryan would throw 20 CGs & pitch 300+innings & K 330+ while winning 15+ every yr.

Players are paid these outrageous 10yr $250 million contracts, WTF! How do you field a playoff contender when 1 player is sucking up a 1/4 of a billion $$. No damn player is worth that much $$!