I will start by saying this, I like football and baseball, but football is the weaker species.
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| Brian Wilson, Genius/Closer |
I have been reliving Giants glory, rewatching the NLCS and the World Series, it has been phenomenal. As I write this the Giants are 26 days away from Pitchers and Catchers reporting to their facility in Scottsdale Arizona. Also as I write this Pablo Sandoval is losing about 25 pounds and the rookies and suck ups are at pre-training which started 4 days ago. I have no expectations of the Giants doing to me this year what they did last year, because last year all they did was rip my heart out day after day week after week, play some hacky sack with it then hand it back to me tattered and worn but having enough life left in it to take another beating the next day. That being said, if they win the World Series again they can do whatever they want with my heart.
But I get giddy because I love stories and I love baseball.
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| Buster Posey, Catcher, 2010 Rookie of the Year |
Football isn't fun because of the stories, football is fun because a guy breaks a tackle and sprints 80 yards while being chased by another dude in a different jersey. It is exciting, it is crazy, there was just a huge play out of no where. Are there stories in football? Yes, but most of them are scandals about dog fighting and shooting yourself in the leg while partying in 'da club.
But baseball is different.
Baseball stories are what make the game.
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| Tim Lincecum, Starting Pitcher, 2 Time NL Cy Young Winner |
Without the back stories that baseball offers it can get boring really quickly. I can't sit and watch the Yankees play the Red Sox as much as ESPN thinks I can because I don't care enough about their players, I don't know their stories, I don't know who the Red Sox 5th starting pitcher is, so I won't watch that game.
But I will watch a football game even if I don't know anything about either team, why? Because football is a more exciting game to watch. It is simple, people get it and that is why the Super Bowl is one of the most watched television events every single year.
I guess what i am saying is football is more exciting to watch but baseball has depth.
Think of Football as the popular cheerleader in high school that can't count to 10 and baseball as the quieter cute athlete who can tutor you when you fall behind in Algebra 2 and also she loves Jesus.
What do you think, cast your vote, Baseball or Football, and don't worry if you choose football I won't judge you, that's God's job.
1 comment:
I cast my vote for... BASEBALL!
But is it all because the Giants just won the World Series? Would we feel the same way if Joe Montana was still winning Super Bowls? Maybe.
But, I think you got a good point. Man's story is highlighted much more in baseball. We see the ups and downs, the good and the bad because almost EVERYDAY is broadcast. This is in direct contract with the closed practice sessions of football throughout the week and their best, polished up version of their athletic abilities on display just once for the week. We see the humanity in baseball where we see superhumaness on display in football. We are able to connect more with someone that fails at least 7 out of 10 times, then someone who succeeds 7 out of 10 times. .300 is still a great average, but that is not so with a throwing percentage!
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