Hockey > Baseball

Let me preface this post by saying that I really do enjoy some sports other than hockey. Baseball, soccer and football are included in this, they can be fun to watch at times. But having said that, I present my 10 Reasons Why Hockey is Better Than Baseball:

1. Hockey coaches don’t wear their team uniforms on the bench. Can you imagine Ken Hitchcock in a Jackets’ sweater? Please, they’re coaches, not players. Baseball managers look downright silly.

2. Time planning. I can’t DVR a baseball game because I never know how long it will last. It could be 2 hours or 4. Hockey (barring long playoff overtimes) is done in 2:40.

3. Playing Through Injuries. A baseball player stubs his toe and he’s on the disabled list. A hockey player loses a toe and comes back the next shift. (Marian Gaborik being the exception, of course)

4. Speed. No sport compares to the speed of hockey.

5. Changing on the Fly. Baseball makes endless pitching changes that result in commercial breaks EVERY TIME. Hockey players jump over the bench during the action.

6. Alex Ovechkin. Baseball has no equal.

7. Rain delays. Baseball games get postponed due to drizzle. Up here in ‘Sota, perfect hockey conditions are temperatures near zero and snow.

8. Sudden Death Overtime. Extra innings? Come on, next goal wins.

9. Fighting. Dudes on the ice settle their own scores while baseball umpires warn players of brushback pitches.

10. Zambonis. Who wouldn’t want to have this job? It’s even fun to say…Zamboni.

Is my sport without its faults?  Of course not, but to me it’s the greatest game going.