It’s Friday, so we’re asking the tough questions. And if you think I’m being sarcastic, you clearly haven’t been here for the McCoven’s greatest debates.
Good morning, baseball fans!
We are officially in the weirdest day of the baseball season. The San Francisco Giants started things off yesterday against the Cincinnati Reds, and will be back at it tomorrow. But for now, it’s an extremely rare Friday off.
So what better time to stir the pot and bring up one of the more divisive issues among baseball fans? That is, of course, the great debate over whether daytime baseball or nighttime baseball is better.
There are valid points on both sides, and like most arguments about taste, it’s highly subjective and based on individual preference.
That said, I am firmly on team nighttime baseball.
If we’re talking in-person games, here are my reasons: I am paler than the moon and even standing near a tinted window can give me a sunburn. I have blue eyes, which means they do not function in sunlight, even with sunglasses. I can’t see the ball, so I end up having to watch the screen to figure out what happened. Plus it’s usually too hot, even in San Francisco. All in all, it’s absolute sensory hell for me. Plus it’s a three hour drive each way so going to a day game involves getting up at hours of the day I prefer not to see on the weekends.
And as for watching games on television, it’s simple. I work during the day so I can’t watch games that start during the day. Even on the weekends, I’m usually getting things done around the house or running errands. So I don’t settle down to watch anything until the evening. A perfectly good time for a baseball game to start.
I recognize that my reasons are extremely biased and based on my own personal preferences. But that’s kind of the point. There is no objectively right or wrong answer to this question. But I know that will not stop anyone from arguing like there is.
So now it’s your time.
Daytime baseball or nighttime baseball?