25 Reasons Why Baseball Is Better Than Football

Is Steve Jaeger trolling the NFL? Yeah, yeah he is.

1. You can chew gum and blow bubbles while you play.
2. You get to speak softly and carry a big stick.
3. You don’t have to go to Indianapolis, Buffalo, or Jacksonville
4. Exercise is optional.
5. Canadians get to hear the “Star Spangled Banner” 81 times a year.
6. No Jerry Jones, no Dan Snyder.
7. John Madden doesn’t give you the recipe for Turducken.
8. Spring training in Fort Myers in February vs. training camp in Altoona in July.
9. No time spent thinking about Tim Tebow’s eye black.
10. Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY vs. Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
11. No Terry Bradshaw.
12. Fenway Park.
13. Wrigley Field.
14. You look cool wearing a baseball cap backward. Try that with a football helmet.
15. Pinstripes.
16. Baseball terms work much better for sexual euphemisms.
17. Better nicknames like Dizzy, Oilcan and Stuffy.
18. You get to learn some Japanese.
19. Way better to watch a game in shorts and a tee shirt than a parka and snow pants.
20. You don’t need to be in anyone’s will to get tickets.
21. You get to stand up and sing during the seventh inning whether you’re drunk or not.
22. You can follow the game from the upper deck without the help of a satellite TV.
23. Much better TV than summer reruns.
24. No dancing in the end zone.
25. You get to use terms like “chin music.”