Baseball may revere its cathedrals more so than the Roman Catholic Church. From historic Fenway Park in Boston, to the North Side's Wrigley Field and the Hollywood flair of Dodger Stadium, baseball stadiums help give the sports its identity. 

Now imagine getting to play in one of those venues. Check out this scenario: a little boy living in the middle of Wasilla, Alaska has but one dream, he wants to play for the New York Yankees. Yet, he can't even throw a baseball outside, let alone play a nine inning game, because the ball will freeze in midair. That's where MLB 14 The Show comes in.

The PlayStation exclusive is in many gamers' minds the best baseball experience you can have, without actually playing the game of baseball or attending a game at one of the aforementioned cathedrals. Now imagine being able to play as the NYY on the road in Fenway Park in glorious Full HD? And that's not all. The Show runs at a smooth, crisp 60 frames per second. Every triple play, inside the park home run and managerial ejection will look quite convincing.

The downside to playing at 1080p is that waiting for the game to install is arduous at best. Please resist the urge of chucking your brand spanking new copy of MLB 14 The Show and console out of your window. Another negative, again stemming from how beautiful this game looks on the PS4 console, is that load times can be a bear to deal with. Maybe the developers wanted to mimic the real life experience of the seventh inning stretch?

MLB 14 The Show has just been released for the PS4 after previously being available for the PS Vita and PS3 for the past month. Obviously the visual fidelity of the PS4 version will trump that of a seven-year-old console and its handheld counterpart, but don't be mistaken: whatever the platform, MLB 14 The Show has come to play.

Buy the game from B&H Photo and get it for the low price of $54.84.

Check out some actual gameplay footage (PS4 version) below courtesy of IGN:

No sport is as woven into the American experience as baseball. It's a cultural pastime that has withstood one and a half centuries of ups and downs. That being said, let us know what your favorite baseball moment is and why in the comments section below.