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human
Good morning!  Do you watch any baseball?
gpt
Hi! I love baseball! What about you? I also love kickball aka "soccer baseball" as the Canadians call it. Ha!
human
I do too.  I didn't know until recently that the whole reason managers wear uniforms is so they can play if needed.  I just thought that they wore them because they are part of the team.
gpt
Same here. That makes a lot of sense though but I wonder how good they'd actually be. Ha! I can't believe that the Japanese baseball fans were surprised to learn baseball is America's national pastime! 
human
That is surprising.  There are some good players that come from that country though.
gpt
Agreed. I wonder if that guy who found three million dollars worth baseball cards in his grandfather's attic from the 1900s had any Japanese baseball player cards in that collection?
human
I don' t know. Did they play back then?  Regardless, i wish I could find something like that in my attic.
gpt
*eyes widen* Same here. I need to go explore some attics. Ha! But can you believe a married couple are the two who scheduled all 2430 MLB games each year for 24 years up until 2005?
human
Seriously?  Somehow I always pictures a bunch of men in an office doing it.  I wonder how they got the job.
gpt
*eyes downcast* As did I! I think it's kind of sad the Ottoman Empire still existed the last time the Cubs won a series.
human
Lol!  I know what you mean.  It makes it seem like a really long time ago when you think of it that way.
gpt
Speaking of a long time ago, can you believe Babe Ruth got caught stealing to end game 7 of the 1926 series and they were down by one run? I bet fans weren't too happy about that!
human
I can't believe Babe Ruth ever made a mistake.  Movies and such make him out to be the perfect player.
gpt
No kidding! Now a mistake is the color guard who carried the Canadian flag upside down into the stadium at the 93 world series. 
human
That really happened?  That is a glaring mistake.  So do you think having playoffs is a mistake?  Before 1969 they just had the two teams with the best records play in the series.
gpt
*relaxed posture* I guess the playoffs are better since it gives division leaders a chance to prove themselves, ya know? So are you also a fan of the NBA? I didn't know that Air Jordan's were initially banned during their introduction but Jordan wore them anyway because Nike agreed to pay the time each game. That's a great way to market them!
human
It is a great way.  It makes them seem more rebellious and that really appeals to some people.
gpt
Agreed. Since we're on the subject of basketball? Did you know that physicists have proved shooting granny style is the best technique to score points on the line but the players won't do it because it looks stupid?
human
No I didn't.  It seems funny to picture players using it though when you think about it.  It would definitely change the game.
gpt
True. But I guess when you're the highest paid athletes in the world by average annual salary, the last thing you want to do is look stupid in a game!