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You will not enjoy baseball unless you understand, and enjoy, the battle between the pitcher and batter. If you don't get how the pitcher is trying to fool the batter, while the batter is trying to anticipate the pitcher, you will only enjoy the high scoring, lots of action, baseball game. A pitcher's duel can be exciting as blazes if you understand the contest.

i didnt take your comment to serious dont worry. but overpaid and spoiled could also be said about actors & musicians. but i wouldnt last 2 seconds boycotting any of them.lol

Just to clear things up, with the exception of some west coast games, I watch every inning of every Yankee game. Maybe I shouldn't have said this, now everyone will know that I am nuts!!

If you are looking purely for a lot of fast paced, high energy action, don't watch baseball. I agree, it's a lot about the strategies used between pitcher and batter, manager vs. manager. Although an occassional higher scoring affair is fun.

Let us not forget about football players, as they are cut from the same fabric. In todays society, the athletes are all the same. It is interesting to see and hear the athletes say they don't care what the fans think about them.....maybe if the fans stopped coming, their minds would change!!!

Boring??? How about watching some forms of auto racing....the fans are waiting for the accidents to put a charge into this sport.

I didn't mention auto racing, because I don't consider it a sport. Oh no, here come the NASCAR fans!!!!

i dig NASCAR.. but, i think it is definitely something that you have to actually go to the track to really appreciate. NASCAR, or any racing for that matter, is really boring on TV. same with baseball.. and i have been to a few MLB games in person, and i will have to admit, it was a good time. but, alot of that had to do with who i was with, and not necessarily the game itself. but, i will conceed that being at the park, or race, adds to the enjoyment of what you are watching.

bigjohn

BigJohn, I have a lot of Texas friends from my days in San Angelo, and they did convince me that going to a NASCAR race in person makes all the difference. The same can be said for hockey games. TV does not do it justice.

well if nobody else will comment on hockey players - i will. The easiest way to sum this argument up is baseball, basketball and football players are still working. Hockey players aren't - and they aren't fighting for a better dental plan. I believe it's a $1.8mil average salary. Who's more spoiled now?

Excellent point. Something to consider is that the hockey impasse is not getting great airtime in the US - with the exception of a few markets.

The NBA is watching the NHL scene VERY closely, as their CBA is up after the current season - if memory serves.

The players are at least trying to make concessions and work out a deal. The owners won't budge an inch.