Are you a Baseball Guy or Football Guy?

When I finish writing this post some people will argue that you can be both. Some will argue that the NBA and basketball should have been put into the argument along with the NHL and MLS. However, in this country we call the United States it is still ruled by two things. Baseball and Football. These are two games that are ours. Yes they were partially derived from other sports that were played somewhere else on the planet but we made these games great. There are some serious questions a man must ask himself when trying to determine what kind of sports guy he actually is.

1. Are you a deep thinker or do you think on your feet?
I would argue that if you are a man who would consider himself a deep thinker then you would lean more towards the category of a baseball guy. Here is why. Simply put baseball is a lot like chess and football is a lot like checkers. In the game of baseball there are multiple optional things one can do with any given situation in the game. However, football can be a bit more chaotic in its execution. Football coaches spend much of the afternoon thinking of ways to outfox one another and every single football play is designed to score a touchdown but, unless you get lucky and every little piece comes together on that play you will not be able to score a touchdown. In baseball the lineup is heavily plotted out everyday using number crunching and plotting by the manager. The game of baseball moves at a slower pace and requires a person who is not always willing to sacrifice everything in the final moments of the game. With a large deficit it is easy to see that in football you have to take bigger risks when far behind or you will see a football coach pack it in mentally and run all over the field with his players much like a person with one checker left does until you back them into a corner.

2. In the game of football many times the players have to think on their feet and make rather quick decisions regrading how they will proceed in the game. Examples include quarterbacks who have the ability to move around in the pocket, receivers who come back for the ball, and safeties who can sense what is going to happen next on the field. In the game of baseball many of the situations dictate themselves and allow for only certain circumstances to take place. This can also be considered true for the game of chess. Eventually based on the chess pieces you have and the moves they can make you can only do so much.

3. Are you a nostalgic kinda guy?
When asking this question one must ask themselves how attached to the history of a given team are they attached to? Baseball is a game based on history, folklore and truth all mixed in together. Football is a game of grit, power, strength, and war. Baseball is a game that bound the country together during the Civil War, World War I and World War II. Football is a game that up until the Super Bowl existed was not even close to being the big kid on the block. Baseball is the equivalent of OLD MONEY and Football is the equivalent of NOUVEAU RICHE. Baseball is the land of constants while Football is ever evolving game.

4. Fast Paced or Slow Paced Life
I believe this is one of the key elements when figuring out what kind of guy you are. Although I live a lifestyle where I am connected to the rest of the world much like many Americans I believe that a man should be deliberate and careful when making decisions regarding most things. However, in the game of baseball you occasionally have to make a quick decision an place it all on the line. A lot of people I have asked this question to have told me that they do not watch baseball because it cannot hold their attention span. I think this speaks largely to the society that we are living in today. I think football appeals to more people today because it is largely more of a show than baseball will ever be. You know what you are getting with baseball. You are getting a good, solid, and pretty young lady who won't change too much and won't be super exciting all of the time. However, with football you are getting the girl that everyone wants, she is flashy, hot and brings major drama into your life for four months out of the year and when football season is over just like a summer romance she is gone with the wind until next year. Baseball is a log commitment and, many of us today just are not into that.

5. I would deduce that I am a Baseball guy. It was the first game I ever played and I remember my first ever at bat very well. It was a strike out. Yet, I was hooked. Do not get me wrong I love the game of football just as much as the next man but when it comes down to it I am rooted deeply in stories from my father of Joe Dimaggio, Hank Aaron and Satchel Paige. My first love as a kid in baseball was a guy named Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves. There is nothing finer to me than the trot from the dugout to centerfield. Nothing finer than throwing out a runner at third from the right field fence. I played more baseball than football and deeply understand the game today. So here goes I would like you guys to either agree with or challenge my theory here. If you agree tell me what kind of guy you think you are. The guy below is my all-time favorite.

P.S. : THE NBA, NHL, and MLS

I think the NBA is a waste of space and should be played more like the college game. I personally enjoy the NCAA tournament but I seriously believe the NBA is the most terrible sports league on the planet. The NHL will never appeal to the entire American sports base. We love rough sports but if you think about it the NHL just isn't our thing in the southern United States. I will give the NHL it's due because it takes a real man to play hockey year after year. It is just not something I am into. MLS is the fastest growing sports league in the United States with some MLS teams out drawing Major League Baseball. However, it is still a baby as far as sports leagues go and although I love the worlds game I still want to wait another ten years and then hopefully see an MLS team seriously challenge a team like Manchester City, Real Madrird, or Manchester United.