I’ve recently started to become interested in the sport, but find all the rules and stats a little overwhelming. Is there a way to ease yourself into the sport? Does understanding all those stats contribute to understanding the game?

  • YeehawStan [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    4 years ago

    baseball is pretty great in person or on radio. If and when all this gets back to regular America, i’m def spending my summers at orioles games. Mostly i just throw on the games in the background if i’m working or in my car when i can’t watch the games, the play-by-play guys are usually pretty good on the radio if you’re into that.

    the stats that regular fans usually care about are

    • Batters: batting average, home runs, runs batted in
    • Pitchers: wins, ERA (earned run average), and strikeouts
    • Baserunners: steals (although baserunning is kind of dying out with the whole three true outcomes)