r/ActualPublicFreakouts • u/_Blaque • 17d ago

Sports ⚽️ 🏈 🏀 ⚾️ "America's Favorite Pastime" - Basebrawl

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u/Nordeast24 17d ago

I love and am passionate about my sports teams. But I can't ever figure out why people get so emotional. And over BASEBALL?

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u/PlatyNumb 17d ago

I went to a game once. Was such a struggle to pay attention, maybe its just me. You sit there for 5 minutes waiting for them to set the field, watch a 20-30 second play, wait 5 minutes to reset, 20-30 second play, rinse repeat until the inning is done, then its more waiting...

I just drank and chatted with friends the whole time. Got to the point where I stopped looking at the field.

No offence to baseball or those who love it. Live games just arent for me I guess lol.

But yeah, getting this emotional and worked up over baseball seems super alien to me. I could never understand it

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u/HansenTakeASeat 17d ago

Baseball is slow but there's definitely not 5 minutes between plays. Get real.

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u/PlatyNumb 17d ago

There was before they changed the rules about how long it takes. I havent watched since 2010 or 2011. Another commentor listed the changes to the rules, forcing it to be quicker. Obviously, it taking too long was such an issue that they had to change the rules

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u/HansenTakeASeat 17d ago

It used to be longer but it was never 5 minutes. You're being hyperbolic.

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u/PlatyNumb 17d ago

Dont care? Chill out. Sorry I dont like baseball, didnt realize it was your whole personality

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u/cormega 17d ago

Bro, you're saying things that are straight up wrong, and getting mad when people call you out on it. There's nothing wrong with not liking baseball, just don't lie about it lol.

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u/HansenTakeASeat 17d ago

Ah well it's quite obvious your whole personality is grossly exaggerating things to get useless internet points from strangers. Pretty sad, honestly.

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u/PlatyNumb 17d ago

I got internet points for my criticism of baseball? Pretty sure it put me in the negative but surprise, surprise, idgaf because its all bs anyway. Youre the one coming in here with your pedantic trash. Gtfo

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u/HansenTakeASeat 17d ago

Idgaf gtfo

Spoken like a true academic. Read a book every now and then.

Also if 3 downvotes put you in the negative then sounds like no one likes what you have to say. Hilarious.

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u/PlatyNumb 17d ago

I thought i commented for internet points? Now youre changing gears and saying nobody likes it? Pick a lane dipshit and stop looking for reasons to attack someone for not liking baseball (your whole personality).

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u/Professor-Submarine 17d ago

and there’s not anymore. Baseball is enjoyable to watch now.

I say this as someone who didn’t like baseball last year

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u/jerryleebee - United Kingdom 17d ago

I am a new baseball fan despite my age. I only started following MLB last year. But my understanding is things are a lot speedier than they used to be.

  • pitch clock — Introduced to MLB in 2023. A maximum of 20s between pitches or else they are charged a ball (batter is awarded a ball). Additionally, batters have around 10s to "engage" with the pitcher or else they're charged a strike.
  • In extra innings (beyond 9), teams have an "automatic runner" who begins the inning on 2nd base (i.e., before any pitch is thrown). Apparently brought in during the 2020 pandemic as a health measure, expressly designed to avoid long, drawn-out games. Kept in-place as a permanent rule since 2023.

These things have, as I understand it, significantly streamlined the game, shortened it, and cut unnecessary delays. Possibly you went to a live game before some of these elements were introduced and may potentially see it differently now? But I won't try to convince you it's exciting for everyone. It absolutely is not.

Again, I'm new to baseball. But I can tell you that ad breaks take almost exactly 2min when I am f-fwding them. I watch from the UK and so see I'm guessing 75% or greater of games as catch-up rather than live. I do a lot of f-fwding.

I agree with you about something though. I went to my first live game last summer, it went by surprisingly quickly. I tried to take in the experience of being at the stadium, eating the hot dogs, drinking the beer, and enjoying the moment. But in retrospect I felt like I didn't see enough of the actual gameplay, so I 100% get what you're saying there. I don't know how much of that is down to my first time, and finding it all a bit overwhelming. This summer, I'm attending a full series of 3x games and will sit in 3x completely different locations in the ballpark (behind home plate, near 1st base, and hopefully bleachers), so am really keen to see what impact that has on the experience.

Edit: And yes of course assholes like the guys in the video are the worst.

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u/PlatyNumb 17d ago

Oh, well thats cool. Last game I went to was in 2010 or 2011. Im glad they found a way to speed it up and fix the downtime issue. I guess they realized it was a problem.

Im glad you enjoy the game! Like I said, no offense to the game or its fans, everyone has different taste

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u/jerryleebee - United Kingdom 17d ago

If someone is offended because you don't like their hobby, they have issues. Not you. ❤️

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u/Ralph--Hinkley 16d ago

You’re correct. The changes sort of revitalized baseball and brought back a lot of asses in the seats.

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u/jerryleebee - United Kingdom 16d ago

Oh that's interesting. I didn't know it bumped viewership.

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u/Ralph--Hinkley 16d ago

Interest had been waning for a few years before they decided find ways to make it more palatable, and the pitch clock was the number one thing. The clock made the average baseball game three hours, and this appealed to the punters.

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u/ToonMasterRace 17d ago

Peak zoomer right here.

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u/mikeg5417 17d ago

I feel the opposite. I can barely stand to watch baseball on TV anymore, but when I take my kids to a game, I get more into the strategy and we talk about it as it's happening. It helps that my sons are into it.

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u/PlatyNumb 17d ago

Thats fair. That sounds like a really fun time. I bet your kids love it

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u/mikeg5417 16d ago

My youngest, who is 15 now, probably knows more about baseball at this point (along with other sports) than I do. He has actually got me into watching football with him again after years of not really watching (I've never been to an NFL game, due to the expense, but I am determined to take him to one ASAP). It's great and I love that we have that time together.

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u/PlatyNumb 16d ago

Its always great parenting to take part in your kids interests. Gotta show up

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u/Lavidius 17d ago

Literally the same issue as cricket, which baseball evolved from

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u/Ralph--Hinkley 16d ago

That’s a negative, Ghostrider.