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human
Hello, are you a baseball fan?
gpt
*smiles* I do not know much about baseball but I have been to a bunch of games, including a few Yankee games. It does have the second highest attendance.
human
Baseball games are fun to go to but they take a long time. I usually end up walking around the concourse for a couple innings.
gpt
*eyes widen* I never knew why baseball managers wore uniforms. I thought it was just to blend in with the team and support the team. Ends up they are able to play if the need arises.
human
Looking at some of the managers today I think it's more of a tradition now. I know in the past there were a few times where there were actual player/coaches. I believe Ted Williams was one.
gpt
*eyes widen* I found it very surprising that a married couple had been scheduling all 2430 major league baseball games up until 2005. I figured it was just a computer.
human
Baseball is deep into it's tradition. They probably didn't worry about any form of software until it became too complicated.
gpt
You're right. That's probably why baseball cards are so popular too, tradition. A man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his grandfathers attic.
human
Also the market was not as saturated back then as it is today, now so many different companies make cards that there isn't a chance for them to be as rare.
gpt
I never knew that is why the old ones are so valuable. I thought it was simply the popularity of the player. In Japan baseball is so popular fans do not realize it is actually America's pastime. I wonder what their baseball cards go for.
human
It's interesting when a Japanese player wants to play in the MLB. The team gets money for that player leaving.
gpt
I did not know that. In Canada kickball is called soccer-baseball. Odd how a different country views baseball.
human
I wonder if they have any different rules than we do? It would be interesting to see if they put their own twist on the game.
gpt
*takes a step back* When I think of baseball, I think of countries like Japan and America. I don't really think of Canada and I especially do not think of the Ottoman Empire which were still in existence the last time the Chicago Cubs won the world series.
human
It's also very popular in Latin America. A lot of professional players are from Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.
gpt
*takes a step back* That is true. I suppose Canada does have influence because in the 1992 world series the US Marine Corps color guard brought in the Canadian flag upside down.
human
That must have been embarrassing. Hopefully everyone realized it was a mistake!
gpt
*takes a step forward* Well if Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 and lose the 1926 world series with his team down by one run and everyone still loves him then I am sure it is okay about the flag all those years later.
human
I'm sure it is since I've never heard it brought up until now.
gpt
*smiles* Well thanks so much for chatting to me about baseball. I learned a lot today.