Endless Possibilities in the shape of a Diamond

If the last month of the regular baseball season taught us anything, it's that anything really is possible. I don't feel it's necessary to hash out the (quite) ugly collapses or the amazing triumphs. I will say...someone in the scheduling office sure is channelling some divination skills or something. The match-ups near the end the last couple of years have been amazing.

Getting back to my point.  Any given game of baseball has the possibility and even the probability to show you something you haven't seen before. Putting 18 players out on a field during any particular full inning, for 9 innings (give or take a 1/2) means that the opportunities for things to happen are, let's just say, exponential. (This is a baseball blogging, not math blogging.) And that's what we saw in September. That's what we've been seeing throughout the League Championship Series and now into the World Series. 

I think it's amazing to follow baseball fans, reporters and players on Twitter and to see just how many of them consider this past month and a half of baseball as the perfect example as to why it's the best game ever. I don't think anyone would be surprised to find I agree.

To be fair, I am a sports fan in general. I do respect that there are many fans of other sports that would disagree with the interpretation and offering of proof mentioned above to show why baseball's the greatest. You might think hockey's the best, or football, basketball, cricket or anything other sport with a following.  That's cool, and awesome, and dandy and I absolutely respect that. But, I can't think of another sport where your fortunes can change so much in a day, or even a few hours. 

I happen to believe baseball mirrors life that way. Actually, there are many ways that I think baseball can and does mirror life. (Another blog for another day perhaps?) It all comes down to this: There are no "guaranteed" wins or "can't" wins in baseball. You can't rely on the notion of a "favoured team". Once the ball is thrown 60'6'', there is no way to know what's going to happen, even when you try to influence outcomes. 

Forget roller coasters or scary movies to get the adrenaline pumping...give me September baseball any day! And the World Series. Even though my team might not be in it (this year), I am more than happy to cheer on as many more baseball games as I can get. I mean, once it's over...it's a very long wait until February.

< Enjoy the time we have left with the beautiful game dear readers. I think we can all agree it's going to be exciting!
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