why are there rain delays in certain sports, like baseball, but not football (American or non-American) unless, of course there’s lightning.

Question

why are there rain delays in certain sports, like baseball, but not football (American or non-American) unless, of course there’s lightning.

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Answer 1

There are rain delays in golf too for reasons that seem obvious to me, but may not be obvious to others. So, here goes….

-Lots of folks walking around wide open fields (fairways) where they are the tallest things around make great targets for lightning.

-Players walking around aforementioned open fields with graphite/metallic rods in their hands also make great targets for lightning.

-Nobody wants to be hit by lightning.