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America's past time is baseball, one of the most boring sports to watch. It's not even considered a sport by many. You could argue that it's more of an activity. This is why some pitchers could go well into their 40s, an age range where a typical human body is well past its athletic durability.
It IS boring.
I used to say if I wanted to watch someone spit and fiddle with their nuts I would watch my husband......then he stopped chewing tobacco.
Absolutely. However the US does not produce Soccer players at that caliber. In the US the best athletes choose Basketball and Football for the scholarship money. That is the reason why the best athletes do not choose baseball. Full ride scholarships for baseball are pretty rare, just as for soccer, although the few guys that go in the first few rounds of the MLB draft out of HS do get signing bonuses that exceed a million.
True. Best guys usually play soccer as kids then move on to other sports.........now not so much for scholarship money but they are just funner to play. Not many get scholarships in any sport only the best of the best. IMO I'd rather be knocking heads or shooting hoops than heading a ball. So go most kids in the US. It is what it is. Can't change reality.
If football is more of an "American sport" (which derived from a non-American sport, of course), then it would have to be because you get to see more serious injuries. And as a country who loves its wars, who here doesn't enjoy seeing someone getting seriously injured for fortune and fame (op, sorry, "respect")? Oh, and of course lots of men in tight pants, can't forget how much the conservatives like that sort of thing
Nah, basketball all the way for me. It was invented here in the U.S. (if that matters to ya), there are very few serious incidents, you get to see your little feuds like you do in other sports, and I don't ever have to sit in the sweltering heat or freezing cold just to watch the damn game! I also think it's a good balance between the requirement for physical and mental strengths.
What a dumb post. You don't like to sit and watch then don't. Yes I do love college bball......but I love baseball and football too. Your whole attack on "American sport" is lame. Don't like it don't watch. Simple stuff. Don't try to denigrate the sport though or the fans who watch.
I used to say if I wanted to watch someone spit and fiddle with their nuts I would watch my husband......then he stopped chewing tobacco.
Great to play though. I played em all back in the day and always loved baseball. It is a chore to watch a whole game though. Nice to have the DVR to forward......lol
I used to spit on the plate when the ump made a bad strike call. Got tossed a few times.
What makes it "dumb", in your opinion? Did I say something that was incorrect? If so, what?
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You don't like to sit and watch then don't.
I think we have established that much already. What was the point of this statement?
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Yes I do love college bball......but I love baseball and football too. Your whole attack on "American sport" is lame.
Good for you. But how is my "attack on 'American sport'" (didn't know I was attacking the phrase "American sport" in the first place) "lame" again? Can you articulate what it is you are trying to say, or are you just wanting to let the board know you're angry?
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Don't like it don't watch. Simple stuff.
Yes, and I am very proud of you for founding this sort of logic... twice. I'm sure you are educating many.
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Don't try to denigrate the sport though or the fans who watch.
Well, I already did that, so you're a little late. But it's been nice debating this with you?
True. Best guys usually play soccer as kids then move on to other sports.........now not so much for scholarship money but they are just funner to play. Not many get scholarships in any sport only the best of the best. IMO I'd rather be knocking heads or shooting hoops than heading a ball. So go most kids in the US. It is what it is. Can't change reality.
No, it is because of scholarship money. Many kids play Soccer and other sports up through high school. In HS there are a ton of two and three sport athletes. Obviously not both Soccer and Football though. But the best of the best as you say, that go into college athletics will concentrate on Basketball or Football because full scholarships are plentiful, unlike Baseball and Soccer.
As it is now it takes us near $500 a game to see the Red Wings.....but, we LOVE it!!!!
It is nice. It is all a matter of personal preference. What ever point Ann Coulter was trying to make, she fails big time.
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