Baseball is indeed exciting compared to some sports....Philistine! Sports are art. When a poet or a painter creates something, all they are trying to get is an emotional reaction from the viewer. Watch one of the MLB playoff games tonight. Those players are getting an emotional reaction from the viewers. They are a beautiful example of the human form in all it's glory, striving for perfection. It's improvisational, and ephemeral, but it is 100% art, and I've always felt genuine pity for anyone who doesn't see that. I would hate to live in a grey, drab world where all beauty was inert. I prefer the reality where a man or woman pushes themselves to the very limit in a kinetic show of resplendent distinction.
Of course, I may be over thinking this.
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