Just got home from watching my boys high school baseball team play. 3 1/2 hrs to play 4 innigs...I go because my boy plays but I cant stand baseball I think pool, darts and bowling are more exciting. Why dont they put in time limits in baseball or limit each batter to 1 pitch I think that would make it more interesting.

your crazy man!!! but then again im not the greatest person to ask... I play college baseball out here in cali so im kinda in love with the sport.... useually people who dont like baseball are the basketball and football fans where the sport isnt fast enough for them but you said you like pool darts or bowling.... many find those sports slow and boreing to watch... my brother actually bowls for fresno state so im partial to that sport too..... and no it shouldnt take 3 1/2 hours to play four innings... shoot we useually play 9 innings in 2 - 3 hours....

I never did like baseball myself. Not really into much for sports though, outside of hockey and rugby. Just not my thing I guess...

It took 3 1/2 hours to play 4 innings, and it's a HIGH SCHOOL team?! I remember back when I was in the 3rd/4th grade league it used to take forever to finish innings, usually becuase the pitchers couldn't get the ball over the plate. What's the hold up if it's a high school team? They should all have enough experience to play faster than that.

I'm not much a fan of baseball either. "Great American sport" my ass. It amazes me that Baseball is so popular here in the USA, yet a great sport like Soccer is so unpopular.

A American who likes soccer But yeah , soccer is way more fun then Baseball. Do you play it yourself ?

soccer????? that is the one sport I refuse to watch. sorry guys I just dont get it..... I find rugby to be very fun to watch.... one of my friends plays and I always go check out his games.... those guys are crazy, I dont know how they take some of the hits they take and get up like it never happened.... but to me baseball is one of the more difficult sports to play, but I can see how it could be boring for someone to watch if they do not enjoy it or truely understand the sport.... Thats probably why I do not like soccer, It just seems like nothing ever happens.... but thats why there is more than one sport out there, everyone has there own thing....

Where I live (and Nistle can vouch for this as well), people could care less about baseball, soccer, and even football to a degree. Everything here is college basketball, college football, and recently, NHL hockey.

I personally love (in this order): NFL Football, NHL Hockey, college basketball, tennis, {add 10 more random sports here}, then soccer, then baseball.

-Dain

Nothing happens ? Soccer can be art !! Just watch these guys





These guys play indoor soccer and are even more skilled

I've played league soccer since I was 5, stopped after high school, though I have been known to attend pick up games every once in a while. <3 soccer.

Well seeing as how I just got back in off the golf course after playing 18 I will let you guess what I like. Curiously enough though I played baseball and soccer into high school but I was a big time swimmer. Placed at Nationals every year in college, state in high school district champion, got to travel all over for year round team including Hawaii which was awesome, etc....

Seriously thoughfan wise, big time NFL Football, College basketball, Women's Tennis (I'll let you figure out why LOL), but I do love my Seattle Mariners even though they always suck a**.

I can't take it any longer...... IT'S FOOTBALL, NOT soccer.... Even in Australia the governing body has changed it's name to Football Australia from soccer Australia recently and I await a name change for the national team from the Socceroos to something less crappy.
BTW, PLAY UP POMPEY.....

That's the reason it will always be called Soccer in the US -- we already have Football here, and it's a different beast (as you know). Americans simply wouldn't be willing to change the name of American Football to something different, even though the entire world plays "football" as a different sport (or Futbol, etc). I personally think it's a shame that soccer isn't popular here. I see how passionate other countries are with their Football and think it's pretty cool. I guess we're just as passionate about American Football, but unfortunately, the rest of the world could seem to care less. Granted, I know there's a European league, but the ones I've watched had about one tenth of the seats filled.

Personally, I couldn't live without American Football -- it's always been a part of my life. From the earliest time I could remember sitting on the couch next to my grandfather eating popcorn, I've been watching football. Go Broncos!!!!! And Panthers too! (I'm a born and raised Broncos fan though)

-Dain

Football is a great sport non stop action and a time limit as in basketball, hockey ,soccer. Thats what makes baseball so long and boring. The game I was at there was 40 plus walks 4 pitching changes etc. I still say baseball would be more enjoyable if each batter got one pitch .you either hit it stuck out or walked. a foul would count as a out. My intepatation of a baseball game on TV

pitcher takes the mound close up of pitcher. close up of the batter, back to the pitcher, fan eating nachos in the stands, comontators, back to the pitcher. back to batter, fans entering the park. pitcher..finally throws strike.then 5 minutes of panning around the park. another pitch. repeat process. if the batter keeps fouling off the ball he can stand there for ever..I dont have anything against people who like baseball but I myself would be more excited watching a fishing tournment.

When I played, I took a hit to my knee. Hurt like a bitch but I got up, kept playing, and finished the game...another 35 minutes or so after. Went to the doctor and found out I tore the cartilage in my knee almost completely out. Amazing what adrenalin can do.

The beauty of baseball is that there is no time limit. The team thats leading can't just milk the clock. There are no nil-nil ties in baseball. We play til someone wins.
It can be boring at times, but it can also be very dramatic. I swear I had two minor heart attacks durring game 5 of the 2004 ALCS

As for Soccer, it's not hard to see why it's so popular, and it has nothing to do with it being a good game.

1. Soccer is cheap to play. Roll up a bunch of rags into a ball and two villages can play against each other. (this is the main reason for it's world wide popularity)

2. Easy rules to understand. Kick ball, don't use hands. So the two villages don't even have to speak the same language and it wil not impede them from playing.

Go RedSox!!!

I love baseball and watch it all the time in season. I was at game 3 and 4 of the ALCS and game 2 of the World Series last year. Seeing that walk off home run in game 4 to put my beloved Tigers into the World Series was the 2nd best moment of my life. #1 was the birth of my son and #3 was my wedding day. That's right, #1 Birth, #2 ALCS Home Run, #3 Wedding

Not sure I would but a wedding in the top 10, haha. Maybe the top 10 worst days, lol. Stupid marriage.
~~NGD