America's Pastime

 

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.
I don't care if I never get back.

Is football America’s pastime?

I love football. I give directions to my house, which is less than 10 miles from Gillette Stadium, the home of the New England Patriots, relative to that stadium.  My dog’s name is Brady, I wonder why?  But if I was asked what is America’s pastime, I would say it should be baseball.

There are 162 games in a baseball season.  Typically each team is expected to win or lose 60 games.  It is what happens in the other 42 games that determines the success of a season. The best teams are not the ones that achieves a plurality, over a .500 record, but the one that achieves a super majority, wins over 100 games.  Baseball playoffs are not one-and-done, but a series recognizing that losses will happen.  The sweetest victory I have even seen was in 2004 when the Red Sox overcame a 0-3 game deficit against the Yankees to win 4-3 and go on to win the World Series. The best batters are those who makes a hit 30% of the time.

I could go on but two clips say it best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SB16il97yw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkqNiBASfI

Come home America.  Be safe.