The appeal of different sports

Post #40,293 by bluke 5/29/02 8:55:30 AM Reply	The appeal of different sports Growing up in the US, I loved to watch baseball, football, and basketball. Each sport had unique appealing aspects. Here are some random thoughts about each of them. Baseball - Untimed game, different from the other sports, the game is never over until the last out. While it is a team sport, the battle between pitcher and hitter is fascinating, how the pitcher tries to set up the hitter for various pitches etc. Football - A chess match with human players. It is by far the most sophisticated game (teams like the Rams, have well over a hundred offensive plays, and each play can be run from multiple sets) and the coach makes or breaks the team. A tremendous blend of brains and brawns. Basketball - non-stop action, great athleticism Maybe Soccer has some or even all of these elements, I don't really see it.
Post #40,375 by boxley 5/29/02 4:37:25 PM Reply	I think it helps if you played as a child We all played or attempted to play what was on the tube. Baseball, football basketball etc. When we get older we have the usta couda's. Imagining yourself sinking 3 from the outside against the lakers etc. If you never played soccer it is not so interesting to watch? thanx, bill TAM ARIS QUAM ARMIPOTENS
Post #40,396 by bluke 5/29/02 5:37:35 PM Reply	I actually played a little as a kid ... and many American kids these days play soccer, yet, they still don't become soccer fans.
Post #40,682 by Meerkat 5/31/02 4:26:11 AM Reply	Almost all sports bore me to tears But Gridiron especially so. I mean, what a pack of wusses - all shoulder pads and body armour. People in plastic clothes, playing on plastic grass, with two seconds of action per 5 minutes of huddling, adverts, and wandering around aimlessly. Where's the entertainment in that? Soccer, is 'non-stop action, great athleticism' just like basketball, if not moreso. Soccer players have a much larger area to cover, looks like they're running all the time. On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.

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