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Originally Posted by Templer
What is "thrill" to me.:
Football:
I call a play.
I see how my running back run through the open line - my eyes getting bigger.
The running back breaks a few tackles and sees daylight - I hold my breath.
My running back is in, or to the way to the secondary - I jump up from my desk and screams run, run!
This is really so to me.
That’s what I mean by "thrill", were I find excitiment.
I do not find this with baseball - so far.
Where and how you find the "thrill" in baseball?
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I think the most obvious baseball analogy to the play you've described would be a deep hit, with the outfielder racing back to the fence, jumping at the wall - and the ball either just evading his glove for a home run, or being pulled down in a leaping grab. It combines the dynamic athleticism of the act with the suspenseful drama of its context.
You'd be right that routine grounders and foul balls are much more common, of course - but then again, 2 yard runs up the gut getting stuffed and quick checkdown passes are much more common than long breakaway runs by the running back.