Currently it s the No. 2 sport on the other side of the globe, next to soccer. Because baseball is the most boring sport on the planet. Why Americans like the sport is beyond me. If hockey had been invented over here in the country you call the land of the free, it would have outclassed not just baseball, but basketball and football from the get-go.
Hockey is exciting.
And baseball, frankly, is not. Unfortunately, baseball has none of these elements. In a hockey game, actions like chatting with your neighbor, grabbing some popcorn or even taking a trip to the restroom are few and far between. They are sacrifices hockey is fast-paced, and any moment away is likely to include a crucial part of the game. You could gossip to the guy next to you, cram for finals and still have a good idea what s going on in the game.