When you're surrounded by vipers, you either get out or you convince yourself that you like the venom. Only one of those choices doesn't end with you dead.
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But I think that's exactly what's so beautiful about baseball. It's called 'America's Pastime'. It's passive. You soak up the atmosphere, a good drink, your company, and the game is kind of secondary to all that. I also love having it on the tv in the background while I'm focusing on something else. There's something comforting about it to me.