Baseball Obsession

This country is obsessed with baseball. It is the American “past time”. The question I have is why? Most of my American friends do not watch it on TV, like they do with football and basketball. They do not go to many games, but when they do it is mostly for beer and food. It is hard for me to understand why people in this country love this sport. They truly do. Even though most Americans do not follow baseball, in my opinion, they know more statistics about baseball than any other sport. I wonder why? Is it really that important to know which player has a better betting average than his teammates? The whole sport is based purely on statistics. I live in Baltimore, so I follow the Orioles. Here is a picture and a short article on the off season acquisition that the Orioles did to get a pitcher Albers Meredith. Look at all the numbers inside this little article from The Baltimore Sun website.


"Long before Saturday's midnight nontender deadline, the Orioles agreed to pre-arbitration deals with relievers Matt Albers and Cla Meredith on their 2010 contracts but did not offer a contract to Brian Bass, who now becomes a free agent. Bass, a 28-year-old right-hander, went 5-3 with a 4.90 ERA in 48 appearances in 2009 while serving as a long man out of the bullpen. The Orioles, who now have two open spots on their 40-man roster, have invited Bass back on a minor league deal."