Let&#x27;s see...<p>1.) You need a shit-load of people to play baseball anything like for-real.  At minimum 15-20 people for two teams.  Pretty tough to do as a kid, unless you&#x27;re free to roam free all over town to gather a crew, which approximately 0% of kids have license&#x2F;protection from CPS to do.<p>2.)  You need a big enough area for a baseball diamond, where you don&#x27;t have to worry about knocking out a window with a foul ball or an errant throw.  Mostly, you aren&#x27;t allowed to use the actual baseball fields to just play pickup.  Compare with soccer or football, where any old open area is good enough, or basketball, which needs a hoop but probably takes the least space.<p>3.) Everybody needs at least a baseball glove.  You also need a bat and a ball or two.  Compare with sports that really don&#x27;t require any specialized equipment, like soccer, football(two-hand-touch or recess-tackle style), and basketball.<p>4.) If you live in the northern half of the US, the season for playing baseball is almost exclusively during the summer months, when school isn&#x27;t in session.<p>5.) Baseball on TV is maybe a half-step better than watching paint dry, and you have to pay for the privilege.  Since they cleaned up the steroids, it&#x27;s boring as hell.