I love watching baseball in the summer. Whether it is curling up in front of the TV to watch an evening game or venturing out to McAfee Colosseum on the weekends. Nothing beats baseball, in my opinion. It is still the great American pastime, no matter how big football and basketball get. Of course, during those two months when the baseball and football seasons overlap, if I have to choose between an A's game and 49ers one, there will be no contest. The Niners one for sure. Unless it is a playoff game.
However, to back up my statement that baseball is still the great American pastime, I can only say that baseball is the most accessible and universal sport. Everyone has played a in baseball game. Those who haven't are really missing out. Anyone who says baseball is boring to watch just doesn't know what to watch for. Baseball is the ultimate numbers game. Statistics exist for almost every conceivable thing they do on the base paths. Baseball at the major levels is also one of the most technical sports out there. The fine tuning involved in every pitch and every swing looks so smooth as to look easy, but there is so much going on behind all that. And yeah, whatever.
I guess I am writing this because my team is slowly surging right now. They are coming out of a horrible streak of losses that would make fans of other teams say that the season is a loss. But these are the A's. The constant overachievers.
Oh, and I start training for my first job in 2 years on Monday. Yippie. Although that means when I do start my job, I will have less time to watch baseball. Damn.
God I am tired...
-Cecilio
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