RE: What sports are people into?
October 6, 2012 at 12:02 pm
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2012 at 1:35 pm by pgrimes15.)
Definitely football the greatest team sport in the world. (the fact that I said "world" there should give you a clue that I'm not talking about gridiron)
Americans don't like it because the scores are low - 4 to 3 would be a "goalfest" - but they are confusing quantity with quality. A basketball match may end 112-110, but each individual score is of such little importance that the pundits often do not even pause their chit-chat to note it. For consistent non-stop action with no ad-breaks, timeouts, and only one break at half time, it cannot be beaten. The players are normal , not 7 foot tall (basketball), 7 foot wide (gridiron), or musclebound (baseball, rugby).
With what other sport can you have a half decent and competitive game in an office with a rolled up piece of paper and waste paper bins for a goal ?
By the way, if you're unfamiliar with football, Arsenal are the best team in the world.
Regards
Grimesy
Americans don't like it because the scores are low - 4 to 3 would be a "goalfest" - but they are confusing quantity with quality. A basketball match may end 112-110, but each individual score is of such little importance that the pundits often do not even pause their chit-chat to note it. For consistent non-stop action with no ad-breaks, timeouts, and only one break at half time, it cannot be beaten. The players are normal , not 7 foot tall (basketball), 7 foot wide (gridiron), or musclebound (baseball, rugby).
With what other sport can you have a half decent and competitive game in an office with a rolled up piece of paper and waste paper bins for a goal ?
By the way, if you're unfamiliar with football, Arsenal are the best team in the world.
Regards
Grimesy
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