This story eloquently captures what it is that people who like baseball really like about baseball. It's a game of small elements and subtle differences. It's not a game of force against force or jamming a ball into the place it needs to go. It's about secrecy and expectation, experience and intuition and how to subvert them.
I'm not really a baseball fan myself. The things that fans love seem to require intimacy; it's not something I could acquire with casual acquaintance. But I think the story presents a compelling case why that acquaintance could be worth developing.
This story eloquently captures what it is that people who like baseball really like about baseball. It's a game of small elements and subtle differences. It's not a game of force against force or jamming a ball into the place it needs to go. It's about secrecy and expectation, experience and intuition and how to subvert them.
I'm not really a baseball fan myself. The things that fans love seem to require intimacy; it's not something I could acquire with casual acquaintance. But I think the story presents a compelling case why that acquaintance could be worth developing.