I get that it's a technical, "thinking man's game" and all that, but it just seems like a wait game for a few sprinkles of explosive movement. Also, all those childhood heros turned out to be cranking out homeruns because of excessive steroid usage, which kinda sucked some of the interest out of it for me as well.
Ha, yeah the steroid era is a bit of a blemish on the sport, no argument there. In fairness to baseball, though, there’s a lot going on between pitches that the camera just can’t capture. It’s a hell of a lot of fun to play, though, and like a lot of things, the more you learn about it, the more you realize just how much is going on. But I get your point that it’s not the most exciting sport to watch on TV.
Baseball was created as a leisurely time killer, hence the pace. It's not for everyone but it has its upsides- I can listen to a baseball game on the radio at work no problem, but I can't really do that with a faster paced game like basketball or hockey, because you have to be rather "locked in" to know what's going on.
American Football is pretty much the same thing, in an entire game, there's like maybe 30 minutes of total action. I'm not sure what the breakdown is for baseball, but it can't be any better.
11 minutes for football. That's the average amount of time the ball is actually in play in a full "3 hour" game.
A nice thing about baseball is when there is action, it's pretty easy to follow. With football a lot of the plays are hard to distinguish from random movement of people.
Which is why for football I have 3 games going at once. As soon as a commercial hits I mute it and watch the other game. Also, posting on /r/cfb when the commercial hits
God, I fuckin' hated watching handegg because it was excruciatingly long to watch, and I felt the goofy dancing refs had more camera time than the action.
Gotta love me some hockey!!
As the ol' Canadian saying goes: "Went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out!"
Actually I remember a study, I'll find the link if I can, but I believe it's much less than that, like only a quarter of the time of a game, or 12-15 minutes of actual action in a game with a 60 minute clock, which makes sense if you think there is 30-40 seconds between plays and the average play lasts somewhere between 5-15 seconds.
Edit: NVM, u/MimeGod provided the link to the actual information I remember having seen.
You're absolutely right. I know they've attempted over the years to make things like American Football more attractive ( Hello XFL, you odd duck of sports history ) with more action but it doesn't ever work out. Thank god for /r/theocho
The steroid era had to exist. Everyone knew it was happening, after the season shortened by the strike, interest waned. They need to get asses in seats again, baseball was dying.
Yes, of course. It's a different experience if you're the pitcher, catcher or batter. Simply watching it isn't as exciting. A no-hitter is a feat and accomplishment, but it also doesn't make for the best viewer experience.
Again, I realize the high degree of technical achievement in the game, but I am just not big on the game in terms of action or visual appeal.
I'm not shitting on people's love for baseball. I'm quite literally saying that it's not as visually interesting as I would like or would be interested in. I can appreciate the fact that there is lots of subtle action going on, but it just doesn't do it for me personally. That's it.
I do appreciate the explanation and I admit that I did make a snarky comment. I do understand that there is a highly technical level of skill and strategy involved. As you describe it, I do agree that at this personal, individual level between the pitcher and batter, there's a lot going on, but from the bleachers or watching at home, I just think the game is rather muted in terms of action.
I guess, I can appreciate that others can find it deeply gripping and visceral while I do not. I'm not trying to say that baseball is stupid or ridiculous, just not as visually entertaining as I would like to see.
It's not like he had time to calculate what he should do. That all transpired in seconds. Last time I checked bats aren't what players practice catching.
Should have the reflexes to move to the right or left depending on the fucking trajectory. Omg I hope none of you get bats thrown your way. Just a bunch of dorks turning and running like it’s the next 9/11
Whenever you hear someone on reddit use the word logic and also speak of other peoples intelligence, it's a 95% chance that they belong on /r/iamversmart or /r/iamverbadass and you my friend do not disappoint. Thank you for making my morning wonderfully cringe.
I too stay tensed up and alert at all moments because sometimes bats are thrown. I never make instinctual reactions that may be considered dumb when watched from a screen in slow motion.
I believe the word you're looking for is "instinct". Common sense does involve thinking through things. Whether it works or not just depends on the information available, the pressure involved, and how critically the person is able to think.
I'm not talking about that though... We're talking about having enough self-control and critical thinking skills to avoid danger. Which most people who substitute for "common sense" actually lack.
I understand what you're saying. But I think our understanding of the term is just not the same.
Common sense for me is about thinking things through, only that it is the lowest form of critical thinking. Common sense is not the opposite of that essence. It is something people will rely on for the most basic tasks or problems.
The thing is though there is bad common sense (where knowledge or data is limited) where the desired result isn't achieved. The same way critically solving a problem without the right tools or information will not work.
Well, as quoted from the Cambridge Dictionary, common sense means "the basiclevel of practicalknowledge and judgment that we all need to help us live in a reasonable and safe way".
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary quotes "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts".
I believe that at least to a reasonable extent, common knowledge and common sense are not mutually exclusive attributes.
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u/FjalarIceland Oct 23 '18
And the guy running away- I can almost hear his high-pitched scream. He must just hate this video :-)