The difference between Baseball and Hockey/Soccer is like the difference between a good drama and The Fast and the Furious.

The drama has tension and expectation and excitement when it's appropriate. The Fast and the Furious has plenty of action but it's the same damn thing repeated over and over for 106 minutes until you just want to want the misery to end.

I'm sure they're all great fun to play/act in but for my personal viewing I'll stick to the Baseball/drama side of the equation.