Just discovered baseball on ESPN.

The couple of times I've come across it, Baseball has to be, in my restricted opinion, one of the most boring games on this earth. That coming from someone who can watch an F1 GP.

basketball (nap) ^^^^

Mmm, nah Howdi. Basketball at least provides for us with short attention spans. Baseball is just f**king boring.

Baseball is a fantastic game once you understand it - just like cricket.

It's all about strategy and knowing what the objective is.

OK each to their own Tommy but unless I'm misguided, the objective and strategy is simply scoring more "home runs" than the other team???

Well you could say that - but it's all about how you achieve that objective. It's about scoring better than your opposing team - not just by home runs.

Don't get me wrong, there are some sports I don't 'get' - and I had no idea about baseball when I first started watching it on Ch5 many years ago, just because it was the only sports thing on in the early hours of the morning - but through continuous viewing (and the presenters explanations) I eventually realised what a great game it is.

I'm still as sick as a pig that Channel5 dropped it a few years ago.

AH yes early hours Channel 5 sports tommy, used to watch the NFL and foreign soccer ball several years ago. Then they got the quizcall bug I think and now it's all Casino and housey progs. Anyway that's off topic.

I like baseball and it's a very interesting sport to have a punt in. Not in the same league as NFL though obviously of course which is in my top three of all sports. I have seen professional basketball and I was seriously bored senseless like no other sporting event I've ever seen live. I spent most of the evening at the bar, I didn't even know who won at the end of the night nor did I care.

'Baseball is dull only to dull minds'.

Baseball is a battle of minds between the batter and the pitcher and probably the closest thing in Sport to Chess. Is the Pitcher going to throw the batter a slider or a fastball or a curveball or a cutter? Great pitchers can make batters look real stupid. Like tommy says, if you know the rules and how the game works, it`s a fantastic sport to watch and a terrific betting medium. Can win or lose one`s cash with one swing of the bat. MLB TV is fantastic value.

Fenway • July 21, 2014 10:18 PM BST
'Baseball is dull only to dull minds'.

...and "Rhubarb" to you sir if you are quoting Red Barber at me!!!!

Fantastic game.  The only sport I can consistently make money on. 

Go Jays.

I think theres an element of luck in baseball, hence I am never afraid to back the dog, (just like 20/20 cricket). Its on when theres nothing else is on which is massively in its favour for me.

It`d be a better game if the fielders (not the catcher) didnt have gloves 5 feet wide to make the fly balls dead easy to catch

Baseball is the best. It would be much worse if the fielders didn't have gloves 5 feet wide, imo.

Brewers are on tonight. Go Brewers!!

As an unders backer I'm delighted the fielders have such big gloves.