Seriously, seriously ;). I know a lot of sports anime fans (sometimes because of Bishounens, sometimes because they like the tactical approach like in some battle-shounens). I often like to watch them because of tactical preparation, planning, etc.
I don't know why I didn't like it. It's my thing with games, movies, anime and TV series that if I don't like certain titles, I often have to force myself to watch them. Normally, I would probably stop watching halfway through season 1, but I promised my friend that I would finish it and write down my impressions, so we agreed that I would watch at least seasons 1 and 2. I once wanted to watch Dia no Ace, but for some reason I didn't watch it with my friends on a regular basis, and then I didn't want to make up for it anymore.
Yes... seriously! It's funny because I like BL, so a lot of people (my other otaku friends included) thought I'm watching sports to ship characters... well, I do at times, but I just love the excitement I feel when I watch the matches or when they try to strategize their next moves... What other sports anime do you like?
The first couple seasons of Major was more of building relationships and trainings, but I enjoyed the later seasons more when Goro played for MLB... especially during the world series.
As for Dia no Ace, I'm rewatching it now with my mom. hahaha It's probably my 4th time... It's funny despite Eijun being very noisy... xD