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This article reinforces my theory that baseball is just a beard for people who love statistics, but don't want the stigma of being called a math nerd. It's the
by idlewords 12y ago
This article reinforces my theory that baseball is just a beard for people who love statistics, but don't want the stigma of being called a math nerd.
It's the only explanation for how a sport this dull could survive outside the British Empire.
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- bitJericho 12y agoAgreed. Baseball's always been boring. Not just since '06. Maybe 1906.
- hvs 12y agoYou seem willing to assume that there are millions of more math nerds in the U.S. than I am.
- NotAtWork 12y agoGiven the way that many of my friends who are in to sports talk, I'm inclined to say it's statistics for the math phobic and fantasy sports is DnD for the geek phobic.
- jorgis 12y agoBaseball is one of the few sports you can watch with other people and talk over. The pace of the action can be a draw if you're going to pass time with other people rather than obsess over plays. I guess it's like the difference between a lounge and a dance club.