Why Baseball Is America's Pastime

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Baseball is like the circus it is entertaining, you never know what to expect and there is good food. There are many different opinions on what America's pastime is. Some people say it is football, some people say it is basketball but it is actually baseball. Baseball is the most unique sport in America. That is one reason why it is the pastime. However that isn't the only reason that baseball is America's pastime. Baseball is America's pastime because it is the oldest sport in America, the history of the sport is more interesting and the rules of the game make the game better than all the other sports.
Baseball is America’s pastime because it is the oldest sport in America. Baseball was around for 29 years before the first National …show more content…

Baseball also has more icons than football or basketball. Some of baseballs icons are Pete rose who had 4256 career hits, Babe Ruth who had 714 career home runs or Barry Bonds who had 73 home runs in a season (Boyd 154). When thinking about football names like Joe Montana or Dan Marino come to mind. Those names aren't as big as a Babe Ruth, they aren't even as big as Michael Jordan. Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player (Duckett 1). Basketball and Football never had anyone like Jackie Robinson who showed their passion for the game as much as Jackie did. There is no story like it in any other sport, Jackie Robinson was ridiculed greatly and yet he still played. The history of the sport is another reason of why Baseball surpasses all other sports as America’s …show more content…

Baseball is probably the least complicated sport in fouls and penalties and the scoring system is better. Baseballs scoring system is better because there is nothing more exciting than a Home Run (Chen 2). In football the only way to score is a touchdown or a field goal and there is nothing that can give any excitement like a home run. In basketball there isn't anything either the closest to a home run would be a three pointer and those aren't even a fun a home runs. In baseball there is also a lot more freedom (Chen 16). In football after every play there is always a flag and you have to wait a minute for the refs to tell what the penalty was. In basketball there are also a ton of fouls and you have to wait another minute for the guys to shoot their free throws. In baseball you just pitch and hit and no fouls expect foul balls. Baseball has a lot more freedom and excitement so that is why it is America's

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