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Originally Posted by GA Umpire
Oh, if it were only as simple as which pitcher might come in, thanks for sharing that. It is never just about "a lefty facing a lefty". Sometimes, it is "This LH hitter can't hit a sinker and our RHP is the best in this situation b/c he throws a sinker." So much more. Not to mention having to worry about if the other team is going to bring in a switch hitter or change to a RH batter.
Now, I know why you don't like it. There are no simple connect the dots in the game.
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I was being a little facetious in my response because you made it sound like there was so much complicated to the strategy to baseball. Oh, that is ground breaking that we now a pitcher throws a sinker. At least they know he can throw that pitch it is about execution. In football they might not know they run a play out of that formation. The team may think they run to one side and because of motion or other movements they run to another side. Football is much more of a chess game than any baseball game as there is not much you can do in baseball but throw the ball and try to make the batter miss it. Even basketball has many more variations to offenses and defenses than that. All these sports have strategy, but to say that the dots are too simple in other sports and baseball is the complicated mind game, you cannot be serious.
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Originally Posted by GA Umpire
Again, it does have everything to do with ADD. And, as far as HS boys, that is not a fair assessment (yet again). Let's see. Free shots to hit someone. More are allowed to be on the team. HS girls cheerlead and come to the game. The list can go on and on including how the game of football works with its other rules.
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Not sure what ADD has to do with more people want to go watch a game. Baseball at the high school and college level is not even a revenue sport for most schools across the country. And the games as the high school level are theoretically much shorter than high school games. After all there are only 7 innings in baseball at the high school level. Many games end in less than 2 hours (and that is with speed up rules unlike the pros). High school football games almost always go over 2 hours and can be longer. It is much more than attention span that is drawing people in.
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Originally Posted by GA Umpire
Also, football is far simpler in its method of play which is why there are fewer rules in it than in baseball. And, perception of "time delay" in the game is different.
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Fewer rules than baseball??? Really???
Do you realize that there are over 300 rules differences from college to pro? Do you realize there over 200 from college to high school? Fewer rules?? I could step into working a MLB game right now and not pick up a rulebook at that level and function. You cannot do that in football, not even close. There are so many different penalties differences or so many mechanics difference. When I started working baseball I did not have to completely change the way I thought of the game to umpire unlike I had to in other sports. Of course there are rules in baseball that are not easy or well understood, but let us not make it seem that someone that watches a high school game cannot figure out when someone is out or when someone is safe in a baseball game. There are big time football fans that do not realize what is legal or illegal in a basic game because the levels have so many differences. And still the public loves to watch football much more than baseball. Remember, a MNF game had more people watch than a post-season baseball game, with two middle of the road teams with nothing on the line in that game. Both LCS have players that are the best in the game and two of the more popular teams in them and they were outdone by a regular season football game. And if San Francisco wins against Philly we will see worse ratings differences. I would have never imagined that when I was a kid.
Peace