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harbo · Senior Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 1460

My vote goes to Baseball. Just the history of playing every summer day as a kid, dreaming of the day I make it to the Majors. But then relegated to the County softball diamonds just about the time I should have been getting called up from AAA.

Just a fun game to watch. You can get as involved or uninvolved as you want in strategies, second guessing, etc. There is the timelessness (sometimes a bad thing) to each game (it ain't over til the final out). And few events beat out an exciting (or nerve-wracking) late-inning rally. And I think the World Series is still the premier championship event (just start the games a little earlier, please).

InnervisionsUMASS · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:13 am Post subject:

basketball for me... I grew up playing it, my room at home during middle/high school was a shire to michael jordan, Larry Bird is a God in my book, and I want to coach the game some day..... I love the Celtics, but I dislike the NBA big time now-a-days... college ball is the way to go right now

I love baseball, football, hockey, running and so many other sports, but b-ball will always hold a special place in my heart... it is my sport... I connect with it, ya know?
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bdance · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:31 am Post subject:

Pocket Pool Rocks my World!

philosopher · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:06 pm Post subject:

I 'm short, I'm round, I'm nearsighted, I'm slow, I can't jump, but I love basketball above all sports that are played outside of bed. Laughing

Hey, there need to be some knowledgeable fans to make it worthwhile for the real players!

long time/first time · Junior Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 427

I went w/ football...it might also be interesting to do a poll (if one hadn't been done- I didn't ck) of, or including, college vs. NBA basketball.
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LS71 · Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 4:10 pm Post subject:

Baseball for all the reasons that Harbo gave plus...

I've been following it the longest, I've read the most about it and those years as a Sunday season ticket holder following my favorite team have given me memories to last a lifetime!!
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MassMan06 · Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:02 pm Post subject:

162 games

'nuff said

Floyd · Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:18 am Post subject:

Gotta say I'm split between football & baseball. Baseball IS summer, & a night at Fenway watching the sox (& the other nice sights) with a cold beer is pretty entertaining. But I have to admit, my Sundays are planned around the Pats games, & when they're playing like they have the past few years, great entertainment. Can I have two choices?

Mark 80 · Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:35 am Post subject:

It has to be the World's game...Soccer. 90 minutes of non-stop play. It has been described as a 10K race done in 50 meter sprints. GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!
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MassMan06 · Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:46 pm Post subject:

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Mark 80 · Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:04 pm Post subject:

UMass02 · Hall of Fame Joined: 11 Nov 2003 Posts: 2144

The networks won't show soccer unless they can show a lot of commercials. Companies won't shell out the big bucks to have their corporate logo displayed in the corner of the screen. I'm not anti-soccer; I hope the sport does take a strong hold in the US. It's just not realistic to expect these big networks to treat soccer like football (no pun intended).

MassMan06 · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:33 pm Post subject:

I don't see soccer becoming higher than the 8th most watched sports among Americans in the next 10 years.

Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 9:35 am Post subject: