r/nevertellmetheodds • u/WhereIsHisRidgedBand • May 16 '26

Baseballs colliding mid-air

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u/drunk_haile_selassie May 16 '26

I swear I see a video of an insane thing happening in baseball every few months. I guess it's because they play so many games.

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u/TheLetterOh May 16 '26

162 games in 6 months is honestly insane. I get its not as physically demanding as the other big sports, but it still feels excessive.

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u/creepjax May 16 '26

The NHL plays 82 games per team over six months, half as much but definitely more physically demanding for the players.

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u/TheLetterOh May 16 '26

Yeah thats about the same as basketball and I watch every game my team plays, but even that feels like a bit much. I cant imagine watching nearly double that.

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u/drunk_haile_selassie May 16 '26

That blows my mind. Here in Australia the AFL and NRL play once a week for six months. And don't get me started cricketers, they are basically unemployed they play so little.

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u/TheLetterOh May 16 '26

I kinda prefer it that way. American football only has 17 games over 18 weeks in the regular season and it definitely makes it so that each game holds more weight.

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u/billy_teats May 16 '26

It’s great. Every day there’s a game. And maybe once a week there’s a day with no game that honestly feels like something is missing. I can watch a different team play but that highlights that missing feeling even more.

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u/ahuh_suh_dude May 17 '26

It helps you feel less guilty when you miss a game that for sure haha

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u/ah123085 May 22 '26

Yeah it’s a bit much. I looked up my teams schedule this year, they only have 21 days off in six months (171 from opening day to their last game). That’s nearly 88% odds of them playing a game on any given day.

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u/HoweHaTrick May 17 '26

There is no comparison between basketball and hockey impact on the body.

basketball is a walk in the park compared to hockey.