Originally appeared in Elysian Fields Quarterly, 2003.
“One of the reasons baseball fans remain so steadfast in their devotion to the game is a sense of tradition. During interminable rain delays and constant pitching changes, broadcasters often wax nostalgic about constancy: for over a hundred years there have been nine men on the field, bases ninety feet apart, three strikes you’re out, and so forth. Perhaps it’s this comfort level that makes change so difficult. “This is the way things have been done and this is how we’re going to keep on doing them” seems to be the general mindset of proponents of the old school.”
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