I am all for raining on this parade! I could never understand how throwing a ball could be so important that there is a section of each paper devoted to it and church news about our very life has a small corner.
I once gritted my teeth, decided I'd join if I got bored to death and took my grandson to a game. Cost me $80 and that was a long time ago. One player found a time no one was looking so he tried to cripple a star player on the opposing team while my grandson watched it. I've never watched anyone throw or hit any ball for "enjoyment" since.
I just can't see anything funny or good about the entire commercialized thing. If fact, history says that extreme involvement in sports for watching is one of the characteristics of a nation that is about to fall as Rome was a prime example.