Hockey will always be my favorite sport, but I am quickly becoming more than a little fond of baseball. As a kid, I used to watch baseball, as well as hockey. After coming back to sports, I started watching baseball a short time after reconnecting with hockey. It is a good pastime during the hockey off-season.
Many people think that baseball is a very boring game. I, however, think it is a great game for summer--and describes summer perfectly. It is laid-back and slow with periodic moments of frenzied activity--just exactly like the season. Sitting and socializing while in the stands, watching the field whenever something is happening, is a great activity for a summer evening. I only wish I could be closer to Detroit so that I could get to a game or three.
For some reason, the rules and nuances of baseball aren't coming to me. Hockey came so easy for me--I can see penalties and call the different shots pretty well. With baseball, I want everything to be as simple as it was when I was a child: the ball is thrown, someone swings, it is either a hit or a strike, and that's about it. But I haven't actively tried to learn anymore about the game, either. I just like being very passive about the game--after all, it IS summer, so I don't want to strain myself. ;)
One thing that absolutely drives me crazy about baseball is the fact that the players touch themselves so much. Every time I see that, I can only think "If your equipment isn't fitting well enough that you constantly need to adjust, please find some that fits!" :D This is something that you just don't see in hockey--but I guess it would be hard to 'adjust' with the amount of padding that hockey players wear. Hockey players spit and blow their noses--and that is enough to make me cringe. And, I don't watch any other sports, so I don't know if it happens elsewhere. Maybe it's a female thing, but I don't need to see that.
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