Why are Americans so hyped over baseball?

Question

...it puts me to sleep!

P.S.-Bartman40..how do you get your brain to sit on the of that pin you pinhead!

P.S.-Oldhippy..is that all you can say?..you are an embarassment to Americans everywhere

Quenn_kellyj....if you had half a brain in your peabrain you'd realize i'm not "putting down your way of life"..i'm just asking a question you ignorant b***h!

to the people who give real answers to my question..thank you very much..to the ones who make this a politcal or cultural issues out of this..you need help!..lol

Answer 1

Please watch a game with a real fan who can hold a conversation. I sat in a bar last January with an Irishman who didn't get the game and turned him into a fan just by talking passionately about the game.

We like the game for the same reason you like hockey (sorry about the stereotype). A lot of us grew up on the game playing catch in the backyard with dad. When we were old enough, we went to see the big league games. There is a lot of history and romance in the game. It connects us to our pasts...

My dad always told me stories of his childhood team, the Washington Senators. They left DC two years before I was born. He went to the very last game with my granddad and two uncles. By the time the Nationals came to DC, only my father was alive from that group. I take great pride in joining him in Philadelphia for the first Nationals game and in DC for their first home game.

The first place I ever saw a game was Fenway Park. People will think I am crazy, but RFK gives me the same feel as Fenway. It doesn't have as much history, but for my family, it does. My father, grandfather and uncles attended hudreds of games there over the years, including the first and the last.

Answer 2

im going to paraphrase the fictional terrence mann in fielding this one... because, every year we arrive at the door to our park as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. And so, by the way, do the New York Yankees.

Answer 3

BAseball is actually faster than most sports. Most of the time when I am watching an a's game they take just over two hours. I even went to a game about three years ago that only took 1 hour and 54 min. Football for example with it is 4, 15-min quarters of stop and go action could take three hours to 4 hours. And on what planet is it OK to take 10 minutes to play 3 min? Everybody can play baseball. only need a bat, ball and a glove and 8 friends. I started playing at 5 years old and love it to this day.

Why does canada like curling?

Answer 4

Baseball may seem broing at first. But I'm one of those obsessive people who gets really into things. So I guess you could say us Americans are really into baseball because there are so many parts to it that you may not understand at first, and it sort of tangles you up in the whole game. We end up screaming at the top of our lungs at the tv becuase the hit was obviously fair, even tho it was called as foul. We like it cuz, it's an incredible sport that makes us feel crazy awesome to see so many other people hyped up over the same thing. All it needs to start is one fan, just one fan...

I know how stupid i sound, but it makes sesne in my head...lol...

Answer 5

Simple...because we enjoy baseball, and we're not too concerned if it puts one person in Canada to sleep. Why are Canadians so hyped about Gordon Lightfoot and Celine Dion?

I can't say I ever watched the Phillies and thought "Gee...if it puts that guy from Canada on Yahoo to sleep, maybe I should question my personal taste in sports".

I like hocky too, so I'm not going to start cheap shots on your country or it's sports. In fact, I have tickets to see an AHL game on the 16'th, but this is a loaded question designed to start an arguement.

Answer 6

I'm not getting worked up about this question, because I know it's just a response to a question about why Canadians get so "sparked" about hockey.

Both are great sports, albeit in completely different ways. I wouldn't call either of them boring, either to play or to watch. I love the emotion of the crowd at hockey games, but I also love just sitting back and watching a baseball game on a perfect summer night.

Answer 7

Why? Its the greatest sport ever.Every year every fan gets to think that this is going to be their year.And you know what it just might be.
Thats what makes the game great any team can have a great year any year.Plus its played outdoors (for the most part).162 game schedule a year now thats playing some ball.
Baseball teaches you everything you need to know in life.The years I played the sport our some of the best times I ever had.Hyped over baseball, no, not me. IT's Just My LIFE.I earn my living through the sport,College Umpire.
I am a coach of my sons little league ball team
To be able to help young men learn the game I LOVE is like a dream come true for me.

Answer 8

It is cultural. The Brits taught us Cricket, then rounders. We took to it, whereas the Brits are influenced by their European neighbors who love soccer. EOS. BTW I could say that tennis and billiards are similar in their pace, but I love a game that leans toward a mental, rather than a physical, game. Tennis, baseball and billiards combine both, whereas soccer, rugby, football are too physical. Basketball is too mental. Hockey is right down the middle IMO, although some would liken it to football, but it actually requires much better reflexes and fine motor skills.

Answer 9

I think because we Americans are at a young age, exposed to baseball more than most other sports. We grow up playing little league and share fond memories of play catch with our dad. I don't think I would have the same nostalgic memories if I grew up playing a sport such as soccer.

Answer 10

Actually, baseball has become the third favorite sport behind football and basketball in the US. Baseball is the most popular sport in many Asian countries, and the second favorite sport behind soccer in most Latin American countries. Baseball became #3 back in the late 80's down in the United States.