It is the idea of outsmarting your opponent that draws others to the sport. A chess master tries to defeat his opponent, not physically, but mentally. The same idea occurs partly in baseball. A pitcher must perfect his sequence of pitches and a fielder must know what to do in a variety of situations once the ball is in play. It is this mental state combined with physical ability that makes the game more than what is seen on the surface level. .
Baseball has many intricacies that continue to make it interesting for people all over the world. As Angel states "Thinking about the ball and its attributes seems to refresh our appreciation of this game." The ball alone can be manipulated in such ways as to were the whole outcome of the game is changed. The pitches a pitcher throws and how the batter reads the ball are also iatrical parts to a game that one needs perfect. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball up to ninety-five miles per hour -- some can move it even faster. At this speed it takes about four-tenths of a second for the ball to travel the sixty feet, six inches from the pitcher's mound to home plate, where the batter, with muscles as tense as coiled springs, like a predatory animal about to pounce, waits for the precise moment to swing at the ball. Baseball is a game played at the edge of biological time, just within the limits of a human's ability to react. This detail is truly what makes baseball unique. .
Baseball is an integral part of American pop culture. Many Americans grow up with baseball, playing it before they can even count all the bases. It is glorified, taught, and fed to us. When we play baseball, we find a respect for the game. The respect we gain from playing it has turned the game into a tradition of American culture. It has formed itself into the business of professional baseball, namely major league baseball. Professional players have become recognized all over the world.