which is better basketball or baseball?
477241
To give you an answer while quoting some of the former professionals themselves:\nOne 2 sport star played both Pro Basketball and Pro Baseball in Philadelphia (sorry, his name slips my mind at the moment (perhaps it was Ron REED), but NOT his quote) once said, "we had to get in shape to play basketball, but in baseball we got out of shape." \n\nAnd, from another player who once played for the Phillies: John Kruk, former first baseman, who responded to this fan from the stands who commented; "you are a disgrace as an athlete" (because of his known dietary habits, smoking, chewing tobacco, and very large beer belly stomach).\n"Hey Lady, I am NOT an athlete, I am a baseball player OK?"
692717
Baseball is a little more laid back.  There's such long periods of inactivity, it's hard to stay riled up.  \n\nGo to a game when it's crunch time, and the outcome of the game really matters.  You'll see a lot more hootin' and hollerin'.
29853
I think it would depend on the age of the kid and what the kid wants to do... and if the kid has any hand-eye coordination! If the kid is younger, soccer might be better... but i think that basketball would be more exciting for you to watch!
262766
Baseball... no room for discussion.  Just simply put baseball.
49661
In my opinion, college basketball is a far more exiting experience than pro basketball, because the kids have much more to lose than pro players do.  Efforts to win for the sake of winning and for the sake of pride are far more exciting to watch than efforts made by players who are being paid millions of dollars whether they win or lose.  March Madness vs. the NBA Playoffs - no comparison in my book.
153342
NO CONTEST! FOOTBALL. In football, the action seldom stops. In baseball, the action seldom starts. In football, you'll usually see a play every 40 seconds or so. In baseball, the pitcher can look around, shake off signals and SCRATCH longer than that between each and every pitch.\n\nMentally the difference between football and baseball is like reading a page-turning adventure novel verus watching cheap paint dry...
1157454
Soccer all the way its not even close.  For second here I would say basketball.
1028485
Basketball. Baseball is a joke. Bud Selig's ruined that game. Say what you will about the NBA cap, but at least they have a cap.  When a team can buy a player they don't want or need just because their competitors want him...that's just a joke.  Also, there's no other major sport that I know of where a guy can be grossly overweight and still be a star.  \n\nAnd, don't get me started about the steriods thing.  MLB doesn't handle things very well and Bud Selig is spineless.
1182674
KOBE. Scores more and is a better defender.
238026
Any outdoor sport, baseball/softball, basket ball, skating, running track. The important thing is to get outside and DO something.
1048238
the first is baseball\nand the 2nd is basketball
781748
basketball all the way! its just more exciting!
463152
The action in the sport. Baseball can be boring, football is too much like being raped in jail, hockey is for aggressive criminals, and boxing is for people who don't mind getting their asses kicked. Basketball is interesting and if played correctly won't cause pain. If feels good to hit a jumpshot. If feels even better to dunk the ball and crossover someone.
54686
Before I got to the United States, I had seen only highlights of baseball games on TV.  All that music and fanfare had me believing baseball is paced like football, with lots of action.  Imagine my surprise when first watching an entire baseball game, to discover it has almost the leisurely, gentlemanly pace of cricket.  These two sports are said to have common origins in the English game of rounders, and they do invite comparison - the one choosing to run up and down on a single line, the other taking it to two dimensions and running around an entire square (or "diamond").\n\n\nIt's time we faced that all-important question: \nWhich is the "better" sport, baseball or cricket?\nSports fans - it's up to you to decide!\n\n\nWhen making your choice consider these factors:\n\nwhich sport is more fun to watch? \nwhich sport attracts the best fans? \nwhich sport generates the most interesting statistics? \nwhich sport requires more skill to play
592123
Those of you who think football is better need to pull your heads out of your butts.  Baseball has been here since 1847 and major league play started in 1871.  You think football is better because the season is shorter and is much easier to follow.  Don't get me wrong, I love football.  It's just that baseball has left its mark on our country.  Look at what our country's been through since that faithful May 4, 1871 when the Fort Wayne Kekiongas defeated the Cleveland Forest City 2-0.  We have been through war 5 different times, had 17 different presidents, went through a depression, and discovered 2 new planets.  The only thing that has been constant and kept all of us together was that great game we call baseball.  We dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities and baseball held us together.  The game has given America its real freedom.  You don't have to like it, you only have to respect it and imagine what America would be without it today.
204438
yeah  i think  basketball is the better sport between these to well just my opinion
74488
soccer...but since this is posted under baseball, i'm going with baseball (for now!)