The start of October marks the start of postseason, the part of the year when baseball, the gentleman’s sport, gets ruthless in its competition and elimination. But that doesn’t matter to most people. Most of the country will opt for football over baseball, if last year’s stats are any indication. Even a postseason game played by legendary rivals the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees failed to attract more viewers than an ordinary Monday Night Football game between the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints: 4.41 million tuned into the playoff baseball game, while 10.6 million watched football.
This is a shame, and not just because baseball is the better sport. There’s a lot America’s greatest pastime can teach us about ourselves and our potential.
