Baseball is sometimes used in chemistry jokes. “If Al Kaline played baseball, who played acidball?” was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on December 5, 1996.
 
“If a baseball team plays against an acidball team, do they always meet on a neutral field?” was posted on Twitter by Jeremiah Stauffer on March 13, 2012. “Baseball doesn’t sound anywhere near as exciting as acidball” was posted on Twitter by OH… on February 26, 2014. “Baseball doesn’t sound anywhere near as exciting as acidball” was posted on Reddit—3amjokes on October 23, 2019.
   
“Baseball implies the existence of acidball” is a similar saying.
     
         
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
CHEMISTRY JOKES
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12/5/96
If Al Kaline played baseball, who played acidball?
 
Twitter
Jeremiah Stauffer
@BullfrogProphet
If a baseball team plays against an acidball team, do they always meet on a neutral field?
11:01 PM · Mar 13, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Phil Nye
@phil_nye_
Baseball just isn’t very interesting. You know what would be interesting? Acidball, now there’s a game idea. Not quite sure how it works yet
12:13 PM · Apr 5, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Ghoochannejhad
@_C_hacha
New Sport Idea: Acidball- Just like Baseball but instead of hitting balls with Bats you hit them with conical flasks and beakers
7:25 AM · May 27, 2013·TweetDeck
   
Twitter
OH…
@ONRV9
Baseball doesn’t sound anywhere near as exciting as acidball.
I am on a roll today! But I’ve run out of butter!
(should I pursue standup?)
12:55 AM · Feb 26, 2014·TweetDeck
   
Twitter
Sushovan De
@sushovande
Acidball would be so much more exciting than Baseball.
8:01 PM · Jun 24, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Josh Closs (They/Them)
@JoshCloss
you can use a litmus testball to determine if the sport you’re watching is an acidball or a baseball
2:28 PM · Apr 11, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/onrv October 23, 2019
Baseball doesn’t sound anywhere near as exciting as acidball.
 
Twitter
Warr Hard with a Vengeance
@PopeAwesomeXIII
Baseball implies the existence of acidball.
10:42 PM · Oct 23, 2019·Twitter Web App