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I counted up the number of college football games on our local TV and cable stations yesterday: 35. There were three baseball games being aired.

I watched a mystery.

Hank Garfield is correct. Television’s–and sports fans–football fetish is absurd. Here’s a bit of his screed:

I get it – football is more popular (than baseball–ed.). I’m not sure why. A football game contains about 12 minutes of action to about 25 for a typical baseball game. Football fans have no standing to complain about baseball’s slowness. Neither game is really about action, anyway. Football is about violence, and baseball is about story. If I want action, I’ll watch hockey.

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