America’s pastime indeed
by Sam Fels from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#5QZW5)
Whether the label of pastime" still applies to baseball, specifically Major League Baseball, I don't know. It's certainly not America's favorite sport anymore, if that's what gives a game and league that mantle. But it certainly does represent what America is these days, which isn't a good thing.