I used to go to the baseball every Friday night when i was out in Japan,they had beer for sale at your seat. I used to quite enjoy it, this was maybe due to the fact i used to get a beer delivered every time a team started a new innings Maybe this helped my enjoyment, but don't think i ever got a grasp of the scoring system as at the end of the game never really knew who had won...or cared for that matter.
The story about "The World" newspaper is a myth.It is called the World Series because the winners are regarded as World Champions.
I think most people go to baseball games for the social aspect rather than the actual game. One of my first jobs over here had a group of people invite me to a baseball game. Don't think anyone was actually watching the game... it was more just a place to hang out with friends and drink beer on uncomfortable seats. People seemed more interested in the side events and dwarves shooting free t-shirts into the crowd for the "lucky" few that got hit by the T-shirt gun. #theydonthavemanypubsinthestates
