MLB London Series

So, baseball is coming to London this weekend.  Sure, why the hell not.  It’s not like anybody in the UK gives two hoots about baseball.  We’ve got cricket – so why would we need an even more boring variation of that, essentially glorified rounders.  What is most surprising is that it is 2 regular season games between 2 rivals and 2 of the biggest names in the sport – the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.  It will be interesting to see what kind of attendances they get – I cannot imagine it will be many, maybe just the curious and the American expats.  I’m not even sure if anyone in the UK even knows about the games – are they being aired anywhere on UK TV?  If you think American Football has too many breaks between action for adverts and suchlike, just wait for the agonizing monotony of a professional baseball game.  Let’s cut to the chase, baseball is not – and never will be - popular in the UK.