[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Steve,

There is one irrefutable fact that JR cannot deny: Baseball is still America's nostalgic sport, a game that has charm and character unlike any sport. No other sport has served as integral a part of our nation's history as has Baseball.

Its charm, its allure, its history, its nostalgia, its sense of wonderment and more has not been matched at all by football, basketball, or any other sport.

James Earl Jones's character in Field of Dreams says it quite well, BTW. His speech on Ray's field brings some tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

It is obvious that I am not the only one missing it. There must be a lot of others missing as they watched an 0-5 football team play another 3-2 football team in a market that only a few people in that region of the country think about. And there is more buzz in the country about a South Florida team at the top of the college polls than a Colorado team going to the World Series. When players come out of HS and they are more known to the sporting public than a baseball star, it is obvious there is not much nostalgia going on.

Peace