I couldn't stand anything about baseball when I was a kid, even a young man. Not sure exactly sure how or why... but I fell in love with it later I life.... I think in my early 30's my sons played a lot and that started my interest... then I think doing fantasy baseball a couple years... but now it's really the only sport I really follow and usually watch all of at least 75% of the Red Sox games. That said- these shorter games and new rules last couple years are really fantastic I think.