Convince me that baseball is more entertaining and a "better" sport than hockey.

If you are truly looking to just understand baseball and see why it's interesting, you can simply just pose a simple question to your friends, not necessarily create a debate over it. However, I accepted this debate because I believed it would be fun. Just to let you know, I used to play baseball and I have plenty of knowledge about baseball. Since it is the duty of the Proposition to affirm the resolution, I will convince you that baseball is not more entertaining and better than hockey, but equally entertaining and similar in skills. Let me point out the difficulties in baseball, seeing as you do understand hockey difficulties. 1. A pitcher needs to throw 90-100 mph pitches, so that he can strike out a player, or make it extremely difficult to hit a single, double, or triple. This requires a great amount of practice, arm strength, and speed, added in with an accurate throw. Also, realize that a pitcher must throw the ball into a relatively miniature box over the home plate. 2. Pitchers also need to learn various, special types of pitches and memorize them and use them effectively in a real game. They are listed here. Main: -Fastball -Curveball -Slider -Changeup -Knuckler Special: - 2 seam fastball - 4 seam fastball - cut fastball - circle changeup - 3 finger changeup - 12/6 curve - backdoor or backup curve As you can see, utilizing and remembering all these pitches is hard. 3. In "spring training," a period of time before the baseball season in which a player gets into extreme shape and increases his fitness level, players must work hard to develop upper body strength, leg speed, and accurate throws. This training is not easy at all. 4. Batters put their entire body into their swing using all the muscle they have to hit a home run. The home run is 250 fifty feet away from the batter's box. It takes a great deal of effort, practice, and strength to be able to accomplish such a feat. A good player knows that on a wooden bat, there are 2 trademarks on either side. This is meant to show the weakest part of the bat. If you hit on that part, the ball will not travel very far, and it will break. Players need perfect timing and knowledge of the sweet spot to ensure the perfect hit. Also, you try to hit a 95 mph fastball. Extremely difficult! Arguments 1. Plenty of action. Hockey does have a lot of brawls between two or more angered players and that's pretty full of action. But if senseless beating is the case, you should probably watch UFC. Anyways, baseball has plenty of action. When a man is hurt and falls on the ground by a bad pitch, you wonder, "Is he okay? " And when a guy hits a decent shot with a nice 'crack! ' sound, fans scream and yell for him to sprint and run like the wind. What if a person decides to slide into 2nd base? Once the dust settles, the umpire stands there and you wait in anticipation for his call. He could be safe or out which triggers an immediate reaction from the crowd. A line drive could be hit past the infielders but near the outfielders. Will the diving left fielder be able to snag the quickly speeding ball into his hands? This triggers nervousness in a tight game. And lastly say, one team is down by a run. 2 outs. 2 strikes. The final inning against your team's biggest rival in the playoffs. Can the sweating man hunched over at the plate do it? The pitch is thrown and WHAP, the ball goes soaring into the air and everyone runs, everyone sprints towards home. 1 runner makes it, the game is tied. The ball is being thrown to the catcher, while one player speeds down the baseline towards home plate. The ball is in the catcher's glove and the player slides. Dust flies up in the air and the umpire stands nearby. The catcher has his glove on the player. The player has his foot on the plate. And the umpire has his hands spread out. The player is safe, and the batter is hailed as a hero. This is the action in baseball. My opponent asked for the length of an average televised baseball game. It is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes. The total amount of games per season is at most 2430 games, unless there are rain outs or forfeits. There are 162 games per team out of 30 teams. Hockey is very similar, in the sense that you must be physically fit, tough, and strong. A great deal of communication is required between team mates. You need to have great hand-eye coordination to keep track of the small puck and as a goalie, you need quick speed and reaction to be able to block the puck. Nerves are triggered and put a huge amount of pressure as well on players. Team members pass to each other and there is plenty of teamwork. There is entertainment involved in the sport and it can be very fun to watch. To sum up what my opponent asked for: 1. There is plenty of skill required in baseball to create a good game. Examples: Sprinting, pitching, batting, hand-eye coordination, strength, anticipation (to catch a fast line drive), endurance (for a long inning,) deception (for different pitches), and the ability to play under insane amounts of pressure. 2. There is a high level of difficulty. Every human being has nerves and those nerves can be triggered in a tight game or can be summoned up once the other team hits a grand slam home run and happens to tie the game. Pitchers need to still perform their best, even under pressure. 3. Lastly, there is a lot of team play. Players speak to each other on the field, throw to each other, rely on each other to catch pop flies, to make accurate throws, to bat well, and this creates a team-earned win. If my opponent has any questions regarding baseball, I will answer. If my opponent has any arguments to prove me wrong, I will refute and convince. For these reasons, baseball and hockey are equal in entertainment and skill and neither is better.