Baseball and chess

My wife is a Cubs fan. As we drove up through Illinois yesterday, listening to the Cubs win a game against the rather sloppy Reds, it struck me that the game is like chess in some ways. In both games you often try to psych-out your opponent. In both games the kibitzers are always smarter than the players. In both games a player may take a long time before making his move. Both have exhibition matches. Both games involve sacrifices. Baseball has night games and chess has knight’s games. Baseball has checked swings and chess has checked kings. Chess has rooks and baseball has rookies. Similar, no?