Peak Perspective: The Question Mark of College Baseball

Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty ImagesHere’s a statement that will surprise nobody: Americans LOVE college athletics. Surprisingly, we here in the U.S. are one of the few countries that actually care at all about college sports, but the passion for these programs in this country is unmatched. Yes, if you think about it, men in their mid-40’s painting their faces and yelling the names of players who were at high school prom only six months earlier is kind of crazy, but also kind of cool. Nonetheless, it is apart of the American culture, and given the current TV deals and talent level, that passion is only going to grow. Quite possibly, the strangest part of college athletics in the United States is the precedent we put on which ones we actually care about. Football is religious and the most lucrative, basketball provides the most exciting three weeks of the year and gives notoriety to hundreds of schools, but baseball is largely ignored. If baseball is truly America’s pastime, and college sports are as American as apple pie, why aren’t we all filling out College World Series brackets?

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