I love college baseball compared to the pros. Having a good team makes it even better, but I've always enjoyed college baseball. It also helps that its basically the last big sport that is still budget friendly to attend compared to football and even at times basketball.

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Posted by wadewilson

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Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:30 am to Pygthagorean Theorem

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It also helps that its basically the last big sport that is still budget friendly to attend compared to football and even at times basketball.

Thank you.

Not sure why college baseball gets so much hate here.

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Posted by XWing atAliciousness

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Posted on 10/27/22 at 11:42 am to Pygthagorean Theorem

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I love college baseball compared to the pros. Having a good team makes it even better, but I've always enjoyed college baseball. It also helps that its basically the last big sport that is still budget friendly to attend compared to football and even at times basketball.

Agreed. And MLB is honestly the only pro sport I pay attention to during the regular season, too (not that I'm saying that's the right way or anything, just my personal preference)

College baseball gives you 4-5 games per week (usually 55 games in a regular season), but each loss still carries weight unlike it would in a 162-game MLB season, making every game feel like it matters (especially for the teams vying for a top 8 finish). There's still RPI, strength of schedule, and a lot of excitement and anticipation going into which teams will finish in the top 16, or top 8, and so on...

It's personally my favorite of the three, but I understand that I'm an outlier in that preference. And yes, I probably wouldn't feel this way if Texas wasn't as consistently good as they are. But they are, so I enjoy it