Baseball

[G B Young]

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I’ve never really seen a thread on here about the greatest American sport.
I absolutely love the baseball and it’s my ambition to go to a game at some point. Wrigley Field would be my ultimate destination, but I think I’ll have to compromise and head to somewhere where I can take in a family holiday.
Anyway it’s the Yankees v The Red Sox this week, it’s great timing for me as I finish work around the time the games start.
who do you all fancy to win it this year? Houston are looking good and they’re my tip to win it again.

I went to a game at Wrigley Field many years ago which has lived long in the memory. I'd say it's one of the most aesthetically lovely sports arenas anywhere. I've kept an eye on the Cubs ever since and thought it was amazing when they ended their 108-year World Series wait the same year Hibs finally won the Scottish Cup!

As you say, there's something special, almost romantic, about baseball. There's a good book called The Boys of Summer (by Roger Kahn) about the glory days of the Brooklyn Dodgers which really captures the soul of the game.