filibuster of the athletic world

Baseball players face no such danger since the most rigorous activity they perform is the slow jog from the spot where they stand still to the spot where they sit. Their game is one of long periods of inaction followed by short, intense periods of somewhat less inaction. Yes, they sometimes swing a bat or catch a ball, but only after every other form of stalling is exhauseted. A baseball game is the filibuster of the athletic world.
(from Reader's Digest Oct. 2013 Game or Lame?)