Lie of the Day #411
December 23rd, 2007 by FweebBaseball was not invented in the United States, it was secretly leaked to prominent figures of the American underground by Swedish merchants as a subversive means of destroying the American psyche. The idea was to present a game that’s fun to play, but incredibly dull to watch. This confuses the mind and instigates in-fighting among the populace. It did not work quite as expected, but echoes of this exist to this day as angry fans hurl insults (and occasionally food) at umpires.
more at misaligned.net