"Baseball season is too long"

Irrelevant Dude · November 17, 2011

I can't tell you how often I hear friends or acquaintances make the comment, "baseball season is too long." To me, that is really just saying "I'm not a baseball fan." It is kind of like saying, "I love Breaking Bad, but I wish the season was only 8 episodes long." Why would anyone who enjoys baseball root for the season to be shorter? For me, the 4+ months without baseball already feels like an eternity. Why would anyone want a shorter season, which only results in a longer offseason. This is really just a rant/pet peeve based on a conversation I had with a friend while I count down the days to Spring Training.

Clem Fandango · November 17, 2011

I had a conversation with a friend not but an hour ago about this exact topic. One of many we've had about the topic. What got me BACK into baseball so much was fantasy baseball, and I've converted a few friends onto being legit baseball fanatics through fantasy baseball as well, but most people I try and talk to about getting involved in fantasy baseball tell me the same thing casual fans say... "It's too long" or "I don't want to have to pay attention to it every day".

What I hate is how toward the end of a fantasy season, some of my friends that are in the league stop paying attention because they have to focus on their fantasy football league. I won the championship in my league with all my friends and no one knew about it except the guy I was playing against and the two guys I converted into die-hards.

jersey cubs fan · November 17, 2011

Baseball season isn't too long, but fantasy baseball season is, or at least it makes sense why people lose interest over 6 months of daily lineup changes especially when standings are often set by August.