Any game becomes important when you know and love the players.
Discovered W. Somerset Maugham in about 5th grade. Didn't understand the plots, but loved the descriptions.
The Great Gatsby, the finest novel ever written.
He bats like a lightning rod.
In the 70s and 80s, I made a good living. Have managed my funds carefully, will never have to go out and cadge quarters from the tourists.
Yogi Berra, Bill Lee, they were irreverent, poked fun at the stodgy owners and managers.