Haha. No it wasn’t that because that came after the fact.
OT: Sid should NOT have been named the All-Star Tournament MVP
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Football is by far, the "national pastime". By far. I am not even saying if I like it better or not, it just is. It is our national pastime. Nothing is close. It is not 1960 anymore.
Game 5, the clinching game, between big market, name brand East Coast Boston Red Sox and big market, name brand West Coast LA Dodgers drew 10/18 share in Primetime.
The Steelers Pats regular season game drew a 17/32 share....on a 4:30 start on a Sunday.
The Steelers Pats regular season game drew a 17/32 share....on a 4:30 start on a Sunday.
Your latin American speech comment (Roberto). If you dont think its a racial slur, well it was.
Was anyone talking about soccer besides you? Soccer hasn't been mentioned in this thread, but gladly people have been ripping that boring crap known as baseball. lol
siap .
I haven't read the entire thread but I used to like watching the college all
stars play the super bowl winner . At least that's what I think it was .
Hell I was pretty young .
Moving out of Pittsburgh and the Pirates became perennial garbage from 1992 forward made me realize I don't really like the sport of baseball, I just liked the Pirates, once they weren't my local team and they where forever out of contention for 23 of the last 26 seasons I just quit watching it forever and never looked back. The only games I've watched on TV since 1992 where the Pirates playoff games between 2013-2015 period.
More people attend baseball professional baseball games than any other sport, and it is not even close. 70 million last year, and the next closest is 25 million, and that is the Japanese baseball league. NBA is third, NHL is 4th, and the NFL is 5th at about 20 mil
Sure, baseball is far harder to play (with the exception of hockey), so many take to easier sports, but it is still the National pastime... which is the sport that more people spend their time at.
That's because they have one every day for 8 months, 162 per year plus playoffs. . It's no harder to play than anything else, in fact, with all the minor leagues it might be the easiest to play pro. Being good enough to play any sport at a high level professionally the odds are just as long. What makes baseball the hardest? And if football had a 162 game schedule they'd draw more fans, unless all the players died mid season.
Little bit of advice. When you drastically reach for racial accusations when racism doesn’t exist, it’s usially a sign that your yourself are racist. There were no comments made toward Latin Americans. I mean, why would you not think those comments were made toward the white players who make up the largest percentage of players in MLB? You need to self reflect.
Here’s the truth. There has been a running joke on this board regarding English soccer in which the phrase kick thee ball, kick the ball harder phrase has been used. The phrase has been used here several times over the past year. My post was directed as a parody toward those in this thread who would know that. You-my friend- injected race into this thread. And that’s on you.
Good day.
How many attend soccer?
I played division 1 baseball. And I can assure you that with my athleticism, it’s not that hard.
Well, it is hard. That is why some dont play. You dont need much coordination to play most football positions, with baseball, hockey, basketball, you do. I played D1 baseball too
I dont know, they were not in the top 5. I suspect if you add up all the leagues around the world, it is very high though.
Yes, baseball has a 162 game season, ten times the number of football games. It is also played primarily in the summertime when it is the only game in town. That makes it the national pastime.
Careful. I was told that post was racist. I know, Hard to believe. But true.
I consider you as perhaps the nicest guy on these boards. You are also a Democrat which means you associate with plenty of people who play the race card obsessively. If you liked my post, then I feel vindicated.
Thanks my friend.
Some times we take things too seriously. (I'm guilty)
Your post was funny. And I actually did laugh out loud.
It was directed at Paul and his infamous soccer descriptions.
Way too much of that lazy play....
Closing in on time to fire Sully.....then win The Cup
His data is interesting. I guess.
Average attendance info would be interesting. Hell, by that measure, MLS may have better data than NBA, NHL and MLB. And we all know that MLS sucks (well all but one of us).
Strange disconnect in Yinzerland? Why is firing the coach the key to winning with the Pens, and the Steelers think the key is never changing coaches for 50 years? And Yinzers never even think about it, just go along?
Lol at you elitist lefties....
You love you some EuroTRASH you can bet that....but have your supercilious attitude toward yinzer like it’s some badge of honor.
Steel built this great US of A....and yinzers made the steel.
It is strange. Coaching turnover in hockey is the norm. It’s almost as though the shelf life is just a couple of years. I kinda feel it’s that way in soccer too. As far as the NFL, maybe that’s becoming the norm as well. It is very possible Tomlins act is stale.
There was a stand up comedian who did this little act with a football team’s introduction. He’d say “I kick thee ball” when he was the kicker. A stereotype for a non American kicker I guess. Kind or a reach to call it racist but we live in sensitive times.
This act was late 80s I think and had several stereotypes now that I think about it. I’ll see if I can find it on YouTube.
Edit: bob Nelson’s football routine. Google it if you want.
This act was late 80s I think and had several stereotypes now that I think about it. I’ll see if I can find it on YouTube.
Edit: bob Nelson’s football routine. Google it if you want.
Yes, and I am also posting on a football forum, so I am a complete hypocrite.
But, really that argument doesnt fly. You could easily make the case if there were 162 football games a year, fans would ignore most of them, and attendance at best would be the same.
Baseball is still probsbly the most enjoyable sport to attend in person vs tv. Football is the opposite. You actually get so much more out of watching it on tv over attending it live.
Hockey is awesome in person but it’s become so expensive.
I sit far away because I'm going to get really drunk and after about an inning will have a hard time paying attention and don't want to get hit with a foul ball.
Theory, MLB is the national past time for Americans.
In MLB, 162 games per season x 30 teams = 4,860 games
73,739,622 total attendance for MLB / 4,860 gams = 15,173 (rounding up)
Therefore,
In the CFL, 18 games per season x 9 teams = 162 games
2,048,164 total attendance for CFL / 162 games = 12,643 (rounding up)
So, using this ridiculous graphic, the CFL could easily be Canada's national past time.
Note: My comparison is equally ridiculous but it seems to be what we're doing here.
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