Why Baseball IS Better Than Sex: The Top Ten

Is it possible? Can sex really be better than the game we love or will our national pastime win during the final at-bat?

The following "reasons" were plucked from internet news groups by Baseball Almanac over the years and put together in what we believe is the top ten reasons Why Baseball IS Better Than Sex.

"2. After seven innings, you get to stretch."
Why Baseball IS Better Than Sex

The Top Ten

Rank Reason
10. It is legal to play professionally.
9. You can count on it at least four times a week.
8. You have a coach to tell you when to advance.
7. When you are tired, you always get relieved.
6. If you strike out once, you always have two more chances for a hit.
5. Up to four people can score at once.
4. Pop ups are frequent.
3. 30,000 people cheer when you score.
2. After seven innings, you get to stretch.
1. You can get a home run without any foreplay.


Did you know that each of these top ten reasons was found on the internet in baseball news groups?

At least one-hundred different variations were seen and Baseball Almanac saved many of the best on our reasons why baseball is better than sex list!

Additional creative lists by common fans can be found on our exclusive baseball message boards. Recent lists include The Most Cursed Franchise, All-Time Teams, Player TV Cameos, and the All-Time team made of players who had the "tools" yet never produced!

     

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