and in defense of baseball: you literally have the world at your fingertips at any given moment in the day. baseball is a true constant throughout my life; it's slow, it's technical, it lasts 2/3 of the year, it's stat-oriented, and when it's good, it's great. it's a harsh extrapolation to say that since something is boring, then it's fans or followers must be boring as well. i'm fascinated by the game, but could understand others ambivalence.