Why Are People So Romantic About Baseballs?

A common phrase goes under the microscope.

Baseballs. I don't know, guys.

Baseballs. I don't know, guys.

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Sure, they're cool and all: you can throw them; you can hit them; you can catch them with a Frankensteinian leather glove apparatus.

Sure, they're cool and all: you can throw them; you can hit them; you can catch them with a Frankensteinian leather glove apparatus.

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But why are people SO romantic about baseballs?

But why are people SO romantic about baseballs?

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That's a pretty popular phrase. I think. "How Can You Not Be Romantic About Baseballs?" It's from a film, or something. Maybe a Ken Burns documentary?

That's a pretty popular phrase. I think. "How Can You Not Be Romantic About Baseballs?" It's from a film, or something. Maybe a Ken Burns documentary?

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