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re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the Data
Posted on 10/27/22 at 11:42 am to Pygthagorean Theorem
Posted on 10/27/22 at 11:42 am to Pygthagorean Theorem
quote: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)
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.
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
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Posted on 10/27/22 at 12:46 pm to XWing atAliciousness
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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
I with you. I'm more invested in college baseball than every other sport. In a 56 game schedule, I will watch most of, for all intents and purposes, every game outside random outliers. Baseball is what I grew up playing the most and my team has generally always been elite during my lifetime, so that has a lot to do with it. But the MLB season is way too long and has way too many games for me to stay invested for an entire season. College baseball has 1, sometimes 2, midweek games and a three game series every weekend for 4 months and the postseason in June. That's very manageable.
This post was edited on 10/27/22 at 12:47 pm
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