NFT: Why so much care about baseball and basketball?

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The Mets part was spot on

I despise baseball and the NBA but it never occurred to me to start a thread about it

We didn't have white onions, because of the war. So all you had were those big yellow ones!

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Are plenty of boring nfl games too. Tampa Giants this year was horrible. I was so drunk I can't remember it.

Level of play is inferior to every other major sports in the world.

Can you say you'd put your money on the 76ers to beat the Warriors?

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Level of play is inferior to every other major sports in the world.

I guess you can argue anything regardless of how stupid the argument would be.

some of prior handles. Snore.

relevant. Boring.

In comment 12962208 AP in Halfmoon said:

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In comment 12962198 dep026 said: Quote: Level of play is inferior to every other major sports in the world. I guess you can argue anything regardless of how stupid the argument would be.

We should argue why Eric ever let you back into BBI. Because there cannot be a plausible explanation.

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relevant. Boring.

Haha

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Can you say you'd put your money on the 76ers to beat the Warriors?

Lakers/Twolves beat the Warriors. And the Warriors needed a 3 at the buzzer to beat the 76ers.

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Level of play is inferior to every other major sports in the world.

I don't even know what that's supposed to mean.

I can't watch basketball. College or pro. Find it incredibly boring.

As for baseball...I've always been a big fan of the sport and have followed it since I was a kid. I also find it boring on TV. However, put me in any baseball stadium for a live game and I just love it. I have a goal to be in every MLB park and have been to 18. I don't care who is playing. I just love the game live. Also, on a road trip, a game on the radio with good announcers is all I need. But man, TV is horrible.

In comment 12962232 Greg from LI said:

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In comment 12962198 dep026 said: Quote: Level of play is inferior to every other major sports in the world. I don't even know what that's supposed to mean.

I could see an argument where the NBA, MLB, NHL, soccer, golf, etc.... are played and done at a much higher level than the NFL.

How do you quantify such a thing? It still doesn't make sense.

The only thing soccer does at a high level is cure insomnia

No mention about golf or tennis.

Terrible trolling effort.

And NASCAR - that shit is just hypnotic watching things go around and around in a circle....

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How do you quantify such a thing? It still doesn't make sense. The only thing soccer does at a high level is cure insomnia

soccer is awesome

as a standard. How would the average NFL player stack up against MLB or golf as an example?

In comment 12962242 Greg from LI said:

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How do you quantify such a thing? It still doesn't make sense. The only thing soccer does at a high level is cure insomnia

Maybe its more of a personal feeling (much like the OP's claim). I dont think its a secret I watch a lot of sports and I find myself being more intrigued and interested in NHL, tennis grand slams, soccer matches, and other sports than I ever have before. I do not deny I still love and watch the NFL - but unless its the Giants - I do not make it a priority. They are fortunate to have some benefits other sports dont have (playing 1x a week on usually a day where the majoirty of the nation does not work). But there were many a times on a Monday/Thursday that I would periodically check the football game - and that never happened until the last few years.

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as a standard. How would the average NFL player stack up against MLB or golf as an example?

So the only thing that makes a good athlete is size and speed? Great argument.

I'm not thrilled with the direction the NFL is taking, but that doesn't mean I'm going to start watching crap like soccer and tennis.

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In comment 12962251 AP in Halfmoon said: Quote: as a standard. How would the average NFL player stack up against MLB or golf as an example? So the only thing that makes a good athlete is size and speed? Great argument.

Athleticism is more than size and speed but please carry on

Too many rules, bullshit penalties and missed calls deciding games.

Everything sucks!

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as a standard. How would the average NFL player stack up against MLB or golf as an example?

I feel that it's a tough comparison because the skillsets between positions in the NFL are so varied, particularly due to the OL and DLs (and more specifically, interiors).

it's no comparison, obviously. I was thinking more along the lines of the NBA/NHL

In comment 12962274 AP in Halfmoon said:

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In comment 12962260 dep026 said: Quote: In comment 12962251 AP in Halfmoon said: Quote: as a standard. How would the average NFL player stack up against MLB or golf as an example? So the only thing that makes a good athlete is size and speed? Great argument. Athleticism is more than size and speed but please carry on

Then you define it? Are you saying MLB players arent strong? Fast? Mentally tough? Have great hand-eye coordination?

Why arent golfers superiors athletes to you then? You make a ridiculous statement without saying why they arent. Concentrate on the details my friend.

Though the catcher should probably be replaced with a better fielder.

You may want to reread the thread.

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better athletes than baseball players and golfers. I am curious with your extensive knowledge. You are the one who brought up - so clarify your point.

are the most skilled athletically but have no interest in debating the subject. Sports is entertainment and people have different tastes.

Yeah, so this pretty much tells everyone that this is a Yankee fan that was just looking for a sly way to stick it to Mets fans. Typical.

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What do u see as the big deal of baseball? also the stupid mets, we get it you are trying to be relevant since the yankees aren't good for once and everyone ok makeout because some fat pitcher hit a HR. helo me.

I haven't seen or heard one Mets fan who mentions or even gives a shit about the Yankees. Contrary to what you may think, the world doesn't revolve around the Yankees. Looks like the Yankee fan pity party is right on schedule.

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His way of honoring sg.

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I haven't seen or heard one Mets fan who mentions or even gives a shit about the Yankees.

Not familiar with Seth, huh?

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His way of honoring sg.

Don't you mean MMiller?

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In comment 12962360 PhiPsi125 said: Quote: I haven't seen or heard one Mets fan who mentions or even gives a shit about the Yankees. Not familiar with Seth, huh?

Fair enough. Didn't mean to generalize either. Only with this dumb poster.

Now, I mainly watch hockey, soccer and NFL football. Every now and then I'll watch golf if I have absolutely nothing else to do.

I stopped following baseball about 20 years ago. When I thought about it, I never really watched it. I just followed it. I can't remember watching an entire baseball game. For the life of me I can't see baseball fans calling other sports boring. (this post will continue after tugging on my batting glove, adjusting the helmet and feeling my jock then trying to dig a hole in the batter's box so deep that the ground is even with my ankles....OK, done. Sorry, the pitcher had to step off the mound and adjust his cap and rub the ball before shaking off a few signals and finally getting ready to pitch...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ)

I stopped following the NBA in the mid 70s and, again, I can't remember ever watching an entire game. Even in the Jordan-Byrd era I couldn't muster enough interest to watch.

However, to start a thread about it is trolling at its best (or is it worst?). So what. I don't like those sports. Millions of other people do. To each his own.

fine with watching golf. I love golf but it's way more boring to watch than baseball for most people I know. Personally, I think that soccer is extremely boring to watch. And I'm sure I'm in the minority on that. Kick a ball back and forth with few shots on goal and very low scoring. It's hard for me to get into it. But it's not really my sport, so that could be why.

basketball games move quickly and there are sometimes stunning displays of athleticism. they are usually over in about 2 hours and aside from the last couple of minutes of a close game, don't have a tonne of interruptions. just like any sport, you can have games that are difficult to watch (like heat raptors series) and those that are very exciting (golden state, oklahama and clevland play a fast up tempo game).

baseball is a thinking person's game - lots of strategy, statistics, matchup decisions in play.

I love football, but it's basically a 3.5 hour-4 hour commitment where the actual live action is less than 10 minutes and the tv breaks, injury timeouts etc mean a lot of dead air.

The last few minutes of an NBA game are so boring. Time out, foul to give, time out, trot down the court, give the guy who you know is going to get the shot the final shot buzzard sounds

But I don't disagree that baseball is pretty boring. It's nice ambiance for summer activities. Having a game on while grilling and drinking beer on a weekend afternoon is nice. Listening to a baseball game on the radio at the beach is nice. But sitting and watching entire baseball games as my primary focus over the course of a season just isn't for me. The 1-game wildcard playoffs are cool, though.

Basketball? Dreadful stuff. I tuned into the 4th quarter of a close game in the NBA Finals last year or the year before and was bored out of my mind. I don't know how people can watch 100+ NBA games a year, especially when their team sucks. Even March Madness doesn't excite me very much. But it all comes down to taste.

Give me football, soccer, and playoff hockey. You can keep the rest. (Although given the NFL's current trajectory downward, I might be revisiting that notion in the coming years.)

The enjoyment of NFL in general has dropped considerably for me.


Also if I am comparing any sport of today with the same game I enjoyed in my early youth NL baseball remains closer and truer to being the same game than either basketball or football. The NFL isn't even remotely the same game.

I can't really watch/invest time in baseball anymore. it's too long and slow moving (and I coach baseball).

I dropped basketball a long time ago, even college.

For both sports, I watch the playoffs.

Football (NFL) and hockey (NHL) is where the majority of my attention is now.

As far as football, the product could be considered inferior, but the key is it is once a week.

If it were, say, twice a week, you'd see a decline.

Football is my favorite sport. I could live without the others, I’d be annoyed without hockey but I def could live without it. When there wasn’t a full NHL season in 2004-2005, I was kind of pissed off but the thing I was concerned the most about in late 2004 was "Eli Manning and the future of the Giants”. While every “Yankee hater” kept constantly jerking off to the pile of Red Sox celebrating in game 7 at the ALCS, I definitely was counting down the days to cast revenge on the Red Sox in 2005 until the Giants signed Burress in 2005. With no hockey in spring of 2005, I needed something to kill the time until football came back.

I’ve never been more hyped for a season in professional sports than the Giants in all my days. If I had the YES Network, I still wouldn’t be watching a whole lotta Yankees at this time because of the NHL Playoffs. I think in the summer, I will make more of an effort to watch the games or stream them through the Playstation or something to pass the time. The summer sucks.

Someone mentioned up there about how bored they were even during the “exciting seconds” of an NBA Playoff game. I couldn’t AGREE more. I think it was the Spurs-Thunder was tied late, and then I just took a shower and went to sleep. Couldn’t give a fuck less about the NBA playoffs, maybe I will watch the finals. Eh. I think the last time I watched a full regular season basketball game prior to Kobe’s last game was…2003? Only because there was nothing else on.

Ok the recent product of the NFL sucks but doesn't the NBA have terrible officiating? as does the NHL

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Ok the recent product of the NFL sucks but doesn't the NBA have terrible officiating? as does the NHL

Watch a Booger/Triplett game and tells us your views of an NFL Officiated game.

That asshole is now a supervisor of officials. The NFL hires nothing but the best.

What Greg from LI said

The NBAs officiating sucks as does the NFL and NHL

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Can you say you'd put your money on the 76ers to beat the Warriors?

We'll if you bet the 6'ers to cover the spread against the Warriors this year, I think you would have won.

serious question: is English your first language?

probably one of those sleeper cell trolls?