Baseball vs Football

 

I love Football!  I consider it my favorite sport!  I love it for the

speed, the strategy, the athleticism, the play-calling, and even the

violence...  and there's nothing like the passion of College Football!

 

BUT, since Baseball is finally here I have to say there is something special about the game of Baseball.  You really can't compare the

two.  In fact, I think Baseball is more of a thinking man's game.

 

Here's why... on one hand you could say Baseball is a much slower

game.  There's all the time between pitches with players tightening

their batting gloves, re-setting their helmets, adjusting their junk, taking the

signs, spitting etc... etc...   But in between each pitch I consider

how I'd pitch to a certain batter.  I wonder where the batter is going

to try and put the ball in play.  I like the tension between the

pitcher and batter on each pitch.  Man-to-man.  Mano-y-mano.  It's

cerebral.

 

Can Kimbrel throw this heater past him?  Will Medlen get a batter to

swing at a great Slider?  Will the runner get caught leaning too far

at first so Hudson can pick him off?  Is the Ump calling a fair

strike-zone?  Men on 1st and 2nd, 1 out, single to Right... does the

3rd base coach wave the runner in??  There's a new situation with

every pitch based on the count... how many outs you have... how many

men on base...?

 

In Football, you have to keep your eye on 22 men on every play!  But

who can do that??  In Baseball, as soon as the ball is in play, there

is only one guy to watch as he fields the ball!  He can't hide.  If he

blows it...  we ALL see it.  If the third baseman throws it over the

head of the first baseman, it's an error and we all see it.  In

Football, if the Left Guard holds his man, we'll probably need a

replay to see it.  In Football, if the Cornerback holds the receiver

we need slow-mo to see it from another angle!  But in Baseball, if the

SS doesn't handle the short-hop just right, we all see it and we don't

need a replay to get it.  The runner beats the throw and man on first!

 

And, unlike football where 1 TD doesn't change the game dramatically,

one hit can alter the entire game.  If you're down by 4 runs with

bases loaded in the 8th... how awesome is it to see a guy jack a grand

slam???  He blows the game wide open!!

 

Football is a game of strategy for sure!  It's a BIG event with

gladiators looking to kill each other on every play!  But, Baseball?

Man... On a muggy July night at Turner Field... with a cold brew and a

bag of peanuts...?  There's nothing like watching the boys of summer

as one batter and one pitcher go face to face on every single pitch!