Question

1. question about analysis of baseball, by may swenson

its about
home, and its
about run.
what do these last few lines say about the point of baseball and its importance?

Explanation:

1. Connects "home" to baseball's core action of scoring by reaching home plate, the sport's primary objective.
2. Links "run" to the official score unit, defining the sport's competitive measure.
3. Positions the sport's importance in its reflection of universal human experiences: the comfort of "home" and the drive to "advance/achieve" (run).

Answer:

These lines frame baseball's core point as the dual goal of reaching "home" (scoring via safe return to home plate) and the "run" (the fundamental unit of scoring), while emphasizing its importance as a distillation of simple, meaningful human drives: the desire for safe return (home) and the drive to advance/achieve (run), making the sport relatable through universal, basic motivations.