4 ms·
I've no idea about baseball - it doesn't exist outside the US - but the article seems to boil down to "minmaxing all your character stats makes for hella OP pla
by Gordonjcp 4y ago
I've no idea about baseball - it doesn't exist outside the US - but the article seems to boil down to "minmaxing all your character stats makes for hella OP players and boring as fuck gameplay".
Does that pretty much narrow it down?
- didgeoridoo 4y ago> it doesn't exist outside the US It is utterly massive in Japan, South Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. It is literally the national sport of Taiwan, and is so popular they put it on their currency. In terms of percentage of population that cares about baseball, the US is barely middle of the pack.
- Pigalowda 4y agoYou forgot Canada (23 active MLB players) and the Jays! Also there’s plenty of Mexican (33) born MLB players and a professional Mexican league. Anyways I don’t know why that guy was so dismissive of baseball, I don’t care about baseball at all but this stuff is pretty common knowledge. Sounds like he plays a lot of video games.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoZero interest in video games. Sounds like baseball is a thing in the US, and countries that the US had a large military presence in, then?
- Pigalowda 4y agoAnd clearly zero interest in challenging your bias. Just let it go, you were wrong. Jesus Christ, I don't even like baseball.
- didgeoridoo 4y agoExactly, hence the famous German, Afghan, and Iraqi baseball teams.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- dghlsakjg 4y agoDon't forget the famous US occupation of Manitoba, Alberta and BC.
- jghn 4y agoBaseball found its way to Asia long, long, long before any US military presence. It first showed up in Japan during the Meiji Restoration. Good grief.
- dghlsakjg 4y agoThe same is said about soccer, and it comes down to not understanding the subtleties. A 0-0 soccer game that goes to penalties can be very interesting if you know what you are watching in the same way that any baseball game can be interesting. I think the problem is that most sports announcers, and especially baseball talk on the level of the superfans that understand all of the subtlety, instead of explaining what is going on to the casual viewer.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoZero interest in football. Can't understand how anyone can watch it.
- dghlsakjg 4y agoYou have no interest or knowledge in baseball or soccer or video games, yet you comment in bad faith on in depth conversations about them. Please disclose your lack of knowledge or interest in the topic at the start so that people can avoid taking your opinion in good faith.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoDid you read the second part of the sentence, after the bit where I said that I had never really heard of baseball? When you comment on something, it's important to read all the words. If you find that difficult, get someone to help you with the tricky ones.