You could learn conversational Japanese and the game would still be dragging on. Hockey s schedule is also far superior to baseball s. Hockey is scheduled during the most convenient time of the year mainly the winter, when most people like to be indoors. On the other hand, baseball is scheduled during the most inconvenient time of the year. The schedule is also more varied in hockey than in baseball.
Hockey teams face several different opponents from varied locales during the season.
It seems like baseball teams play the same teams all the time. In hockey, commentators are hired who are enthusiastic, even during the rare boring game. In baseball, old farts are hired to put you to sleep. The most exciting aspect of both sports is, of course, the brawl. In hockey, brawls are part of a regular game.