Alien,
Being in lesser developed nations definitely explains your point. I agree that it is much "easier" to play with limited resources than other sports.
I think it would be interesting to know if you've been in either Central America or South America. I have always been under the impression that baseball was extremely popular, especially due to the success of MLB players from that region. It is also heralded as a "poor persons game" in that the balls can be made rather easily and broom sticks, branches, etc. can be used as bats.
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