This weekend will be almost exclusively devoted to working on writing projects. Joni will be attending a retreat this weekend. Nels will have to take advantage of this opportunity to spend the entire weekend writing. At the same time, the National Football League (NFL) will be holding the annual rookie draft event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York. Significant television coverage, traditional media, and internet reporting will be devoted to a multitude of details about the NFL Draft. The sheer volume of coverage about the NFL Draft has increased over the course of the last few years. Any adult living in the United States with access to media coverage probably knows the NFL Draft is occurring this weekend.
Even the most hardcore traditional baseball purists would have a hard time making the case that American Football is not the national pastime in the United States. Baseball faces significant structural problems from the frequency and length of games to late night broadcast times associated with World Series games. In fact, some experts might be able to argue the World Baseball Classic is more representative of a World Series than the conclusion of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season. Most Americans cannot afford the ticket prices associated with MLB season ticket packages. In additional to affordability concerns, most Americans are not willing to make the time commitment to attend eighty one MLB home games for a team.
Perhaps a comparison of both the MLB and NFL seasons is appropriate.
1. If the average MLB game lasts about two hours and fifty minutes, then an entire home season of eighty one games represents a commitment of 13,770 minutes or about 230 hours.
2. If the NFL home season comprises eight regular season games that last about three and one half hours, then an entire home season requires a commitment of about 1,680 minutes or 28 hours.
By comparison, perhaps the most telling fact relates to the NFL season being only ten percent the size of the MLB season. People who attend an entire MLB season of all eighty one home games are making a significant investment of time and energy. Other than special occasions like Thanksgiving, all NFL games occur on weekends or evenings. MLB games are played seven days a week and at a variety of times including traditional business hours. Overall, it is clear that the current scenario makes it easier for an NFL fan to attend all eight home games.
Interesting MLB Statistics
170 minutes in the average MLB game
81 games per season per team
27540 minutes played per team per season
30 teams in MLB (two teams play at a time)
41 weeks to watch every MLB game
287 days to watch every MLB game
6885 hours to watch every MLB game
413100 minutes to watch every minute of every MLB game
24786000 seconds to watch every second of every MLB game
79% of the year would be devoted to watching every MLB game
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