Why is baseball the best sport on the planet? Discuss. (20 Viewers)

[TheDuke]

I can think of 7 reasons why Baseball is not the best sport on this planet

10 Most popular sports in 2023
1) Soccer / Football - 4b Fans
2) Cricket - 2.5b Fans
3) Hockey - 2b Fans
4) Tennis - 1b Fans
5) Volleyball - 900m Fans
6) Table Tennis - 875m Fans
7) Basketball - 825m Fans
8) Baseball - 500m Fans
9) Rugby - 475m Fans
10) Golf - 450m Fans

Sorry, but you're confused.

When the OP was referring to 'Planet' in the title of this thread, they actually meant USA.

It's easy to get confused.

Alot of terms are interchangeable with USA when describing 'best' of lists. Planet, Galaxy, Universe, Dimension, entire planes of existence, etc.

The OP probably has a soup shop down the street that would be described as 'best in the multi-verse!'

 

[pltrgyst]

"Team sports" are great for people who can't achieve anything on their own.
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(Wait a minute -- isn't this the thread for controversial opinions? Dang...)

 

[CraigT78]

Went to first live game in many years. Beautiful ballpark.

Was club level, watched zero minutes of the game, lol.

 

[Frogzilla]

Littlest one having a blast at his first game. Corey Seager playing DH for Frisco tonight in an extra treat

 

[TomC727]

Went to first live game in many years. Beautiful ballpark.
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Was club level, watched zero minutes of the game, lol.

One of the best.

 

[Hot Nuts]

Went to first live game in many years. Beautiful ballpark.
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Was club level, watched zero minutes of the game, lol.

Lqqks like that attendance was about tree fiddy.

 

[CraigT78]

Lqqks like that attendance was about tree fiddy.

That was about 30 minutes before it started, but yeah, a Tuesday night game was scarcely attended.

 

[Hot Nuts]

That was about 30 minutes before it started, but yeah, a Tuesday night game was scarcely attended.

I almost asked if you got there early. From your rep here and being in the club level I figured you were getting your game face on proper.

 

[Hot Nuts]

Watching my Heels beat up on NCSU wuffies on one screen and FL/Toronto hockey on the other screen. Maple Leafs just got jobbed on a goal.

Are you on the lash tonight? On the lash is my new favorite saying after hearing what that means.

 

[krafticus]

Grayson Rodriguez vs. Shohei Ohtani… (pitching matchup)

 

[Frogzilla]

Grayson Rodriguez vs. Shohei Ohtani… (pitching matchup)
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Nice seats! Pulling for your o’s

 

[krafticus]

Nice seats! Pulling for your o’s

I bought in when they were losing 100 games. Seats were plenty available.

 

[Frogzilla]

Fangraphs has a great write up on the braves rangers pitching matchup today. Eovaldi is in a groove with 28 scoreless inning streak coming into the matchup. Strider is crushing everyone with a 15 K/9. Great read detailing their very different approaches. And should be a fantastic game. Other Rangers I’m watching are Seager making his return from hamstring injury in the DH, as well as Heim who is connecting well. Braves’ Acuña was exceptionally “efficient with his hustle” (lazy) out in RF…see if that comes into play tonight. This might be a preview of this year’s World Series matchup


https://blogs.fangraphs.com/styles-make-fights-spencer-strider-vs-nathan-eovaldi/

 

[bergs]

My Yankees have 2709 players on the disabled list, but still managed to field a team against the impostor baseball team from the Great White North.

Aaron Judge, who is approximately 11 feet tall and has the power of the USS Missouri, didn’t like what the Blue Jays players said about him in their cute little dugout, so he mashed a hanging pusball 430 feet into the middle of this symbol of Canada and broke it half.

The symbolism is rich. Canada is weak. Canada is broken. CONUS4EVER!

Sorry that He Judged your national symbol, you silly silly Canucks.

 

[Dodger]

Legend.

 

[PlaidDragon]

Baseball is the best sport, dumbest and most boring game, ever.
On this planet, or any other. It's just next level stupid and boring.

Discuss.

A pitch clock?

WTF.

From a former high-school lvl pitcher (in a previous eon) I have to say that's the stupidest idea ever.

 

[bergs]

A pitch clock?

WTF.

From a former high-school lvl pitcher (in a previous eon) I have to say that's the stupidest idea ever.

I hated it. Absolutely loathed the idea.

Then I went to a game.

I kinda love it. If you can’t get your pitch off in the allotted time, you probably should get off the mound.

It makes the game ALOT more watchable - and I’ve seen like 300 games live.

 

[Frogzilla]

The young phenom Grant Anderson’s stellar pitching debut…baseball is definitely the best sport.

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Then miguel punched one between third and short (Miguel Cabrera is good…gonna be 1st ballot HoF, and this at bat made him fight off some great pitches)

So much fun to watch.

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[Irish]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1665438162120761344

 

[Frogzilla]

A little Father’s Day baseball…not going great score wise for the home team

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

I usually play hookie once a year to soak in a weekday day game. Today was that day:

Haven't had a single beer this year until today. I would be fine if it wasn't for a shot of Patron that preceeded each. A drink for every Friar Run coincidentally...

 

[Beakertwang]

Boy, this kid is exciting!

 

[HanshinTigersfan]

Used to agree with the nay sayers in this thread, than I went to a hansin tigers game in Japan. Totally different environment. So fun, if I had any technical savvy at all I would post a video of the balloons at the 7th inning stretch. Alas I am technically devoid of any ability whatsoever. But there is a solution, get on YouTube type in Hanshin Tiger Balloons and enjoy the fun.

 

[krafticus]

Boy, this kid is exciting!
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The reds come to Baltimore next week, and I HAD to get tickets to see him. I’m looking forward to the game

 

[Jeevansluck]

The reds come to Baltimore next week, and I HAD to get tickets to see him. I’m looking forward to the game

How do you stay awake at baseball games? I’m being serious.

I’ve given baseball a lot of chances. I fall asleep each time. I’ve seen countless highlights of people at baseball games sound asleep.

 

[krafticus]

How do you stay awake at baseball games? I’m being serious.

I’ve given baseball a lot of chances. I fall asleep each time. I’ve seen countless highlights of people at baseball games sound asleep.

Hey, it’s not your thing, and that’s ok. It’s mine, and that’s ok too. Not a knock on anyone.
The LSU vs Wake Forest game last night was epic. 0-0 going into the 11th inning.

 

[Tallguy]

Which planet?

 

[Hot Nuts]

Try playing cup or pass the hat for some gambling. It's fun.

 

[Beakertwang]

21-year-old Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle in his 15th game in the bigs. He’s absolutely electric!