Yesterday was opening day for MLB. I can't say I was excited. I have never been excited by baseball. That may sound sacriligeous to some of you, but I don't care.
Baseball is supposed to be a summer game. Why then does it start in April and run until October? I realize that the weather in many parts of the country is pleasant then, but for much of the country, it is not. Just yesterday the Milwaukee Brewers/Cincinatti Reds game got postponed because of rain. Why start the baseball season when you know there's a good chance there's going to be rain in most of the country?
I understand that there is a difference when speaking about school sports; baseball and softball must be a spring sport. But the professional season is far too long. I'd suggest at least waiting until May to begin, and ending in September. Not enough, you say? I don't think so. Baseball has the longest season of any professional sport. Even shortening it by two months would still leave it the longest in numbers of games played, I'm sure. Even the NBA and NHL can't compare. And they're typically more exciting to watch.
