Yes, my seemingly insatiable hunger for new and different sports (scarily they're both american..) has moved on to Baseball and this drive has once more been caused by starting up a fantasy league with a few mates. I'd seriously recommend that if you want to get in to a new sport you use a fantasy league because it really gets you interested and involved.
As with the NFL I don't really support a team, just follow the action and marvel at the incredible detail in the rules and regulations - it certainly ain't like school rounders! I think the sport is much smaller in the UK though, and in America too, though it gives me something to do during the lockout and off-season of the NFL.
From batting average to home runs to stolen bases to ERA the game seems to have every single fact and figure nailed down and the sport takes on a much more precise offering than something like the NFL. The amount of concentration required by a batter (not batsman!) to watch a 95mph fastball and make a split second decision about whether it is going for the corner of the strike-zone or is missing completely is simply mind-boggling. Some of the astounding athleticism involved is underrated either in the field, on the mound, at the plate or behind it - how do the umpires make these decisions?!
If you're someone who loves to become completely immersed in a sport you'll love baseball. If you want a quick sport to catch a look at every now and then you'll either hate it or become absolutely absorbed. As you can tell, after a couple of months of friendly fantasy competition, I've become interested to the point of obsession!
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