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America's Pastime...

Do you regularly watch baseball (tv or live)

  • I'm American, OVER age 40, and I do watch baseball

    Votes: 7 21.9%

  • I'm American, OVER age 40, and I do NOT watch baseball

    Votes: 10 31.3%

  • I'm American, UNDER age 40, and I do watch baseball

    Votes: 5 15.6%

  • I'm American, UNDER age 40, and I do NOT watch baseball

    Votes: 7 21.9%

  • I'm not American and I do watch baseball

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I'm not American and I do NOT watch baseball

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I like waffles

    Votes: 3 9.4%
  • Total voters
    32
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This poll question is concerning "America's Pastime..." baseball.

I saw on the news the other day that Major League Baseball just got a television contract for nearly 1.5 BILLION dollars per year. That's an awful lot of dough.

I got to thinking, I don't really care for baseball. I've never been a big fan. Can't remember the last time I saw a world series. And, as a matter of fact, I don't know many people in my age bracket who are very big fans of the sport either.

It WAS a pretty big deal when I lived up in Chicago. That leads me to pose two hypotheses:


1.) Baseball fans are generally older

2.) Baseball fans generally reside in New York, Boston, Chicago, or Philly.


So I want to know, are you a fan of the sport? Are my generalizations correct? If so, what does that say about the future of america's "pastime" and, in turn, what does that say about the changing nature of our culture?
 
I pretty much stopped paying attention to baseball after the strike many years ago.

I do find your synopsis to have a likely validity...but, there is something that will keep it alive for quite some time.

Actually...1.5 billion somethings.
 
Watching baseball is about as exciting as standing in line
 
tecoyah said:
I pretty much stopped paying attention to baseball after the strike many years ago.

I do find your synopsis to have a likely validity...but, there is something that will keep it alive for quite some time.

Actually...1.5 billion somethings.
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Honestly I was completely blown away by the sum. They must think they can recoup that money with advertising revenue. That means they think a LOT of people are watching baseball.

Hence my question.... because in my social circles, hardly anyone watches baseball. It's kind of mind blowing. It must be HUGE in New York, where I've never spent any time, and it must be HUGE among old people. That's all I can think.
 
On tv is terrible but at the park it's nice. Little league is amazing when your kid is playing.
 
Frankly, I can't really say I've seen that baseball is even on TV when I'm randomly flipping through. Maybe I never thought about it before. Just really weird overall.
 
I don't watch any sports, never have, never will. I find professional sports to be pointless. Why would I watch a bunch of overpaid primadonnas prancing around a field throwing a ball? If I want to engage in sports, I'll go outside and do it. I will not watch other people do it.
 
Just renewed my mini season ticket package for the Tigers. I guess that makes me a legit fan.
 
Usually if I don't know the rules of the game, I don't watch it. To be applied to baseball. :)
 
Peter Grimm said:
This poll question is concerning "America's Pastime..." baseball.

I saw on the news the other day that Major League Baseball just got a television contract for nearly 1.5 BILLION dollars per year. That's an awful lot of dough.

I got to thinking, I don't really care for baseball. I've never been a big fan. Can't remember the last time I saw a world series. And, as a matter of fact, I don't know many people in my age bracket who are very big fans of the sport either.

It WAS a pretty big deal when I lived up in Chicago. That leads me to pose two hypotheses:


1.) Baseball fans are generally older

2.) Baseball fans generally reside in New York, Boston, Chicago, or Philly.


So I want to know, are you a fan of the sport? Are my generalizations correct? If so, what does that say about the future of america's "pastime" and, in turn, what does that say about the changing nature of our culture?
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I'm under 40 and don't watch baseball. Frankly it bores the hell out of me. As do hockey and basketball to a lesser extent. Really the only sport I enjoy watching is football.
 
This poll is unfolding exactly the way I thought it would. Looks like there's definitely a generational gap when it comes to sporting preferences.
 
I've never been much of a baseball fan, or even really a basketball fan.

I stick pretty much exclusively to football.
 
molten_dragon said:
I'm under 40 and don't watch baseball. Frankly it bores the hell out of me. As do hockey and basketball to a lesser extent. Really the only sport I enjoy watching is football.
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Baseball takes a bit more of an investment than football because the buildup is different. In Football the action happens at the snap, then the down is completed, short buildup, and snap again. Baseball actually builds up constantly, but because the pace is typically slower than Football the exciting part is the buildup, "will the guy on first attempt to steal?", "Will the pitcher attempt a pickoff?", "Will the batter be a hero or a goat after the pitch, and what's coming, a heater down the middle, changeup, or something nasty with a lot of break?". Baseball happens in the mind as much as on the field, while Football has a lot of complex strategy the bulk of the excitement is the action.

Not saying anything about the intelligence of Football fans v. Baseball fans mind you. Only stating that Baseball requires a lot of patience and investment. It also happens to be my favorite sport.
 
What I hear every time someone talks about sports.

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LaMidRighter said:
Baseball takes a bit more of an investment than football because the buildup is different. In Football the action happens at the snap, then the down is completed, short buildup, and snap again. Baseball actually builds up constantly, but because the pace is typically slower than Football the exciting part is the buildup, "will the guy on first attempt to steal?", "Will the pitcher attempt a pickoff?", "Will the batter be a hero or a goat after the pitch, and what's coming, a heater down the middle, changeup, or something nasty with a lot of break?". Baseball happens in the mind as much as on the field, while Football has a lot of complex strategy the bulk of the excitement is the action.

Not saying anything about the intelligence of Football fans v. Baseball fans mind you. Only stating that Baseball requires a lot of patience and investment. It also happens to be my favorite sport.
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Well patience has never been my strong suit. That's probably why I don't like baseball.
 
I have always considered baseball boring

now football and hockey ... :)
 
molten_dragon said:
Well patience has never been my strong suit. That's probably why I don't like baseball.
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All good, I'm not a patient man either but grew up with baseball in a baseball family, I played for a bit as well. I think because I grew up with it the investment is already there.
 
Being from Pittsburgh, football is king. After a bazillion years, the Pirates showed up last year a little. Nobody knows exactly where they've been, but we all know they haven't been playing baseball. For me it's football, hockey, and some college basketball.
 
I LOVE baseball. In fact I'm listening to a Yankees spring training game right now.
 
Peter Grimm said:
This poll question is concerning "America's Pastime..." baseball.

I saw on the news the other day that Major League Baseball just got a television contract for nearly 1.5 BILLION dollars per year. That's an awful lot of dough.

I got to thinking, I don't really care for baseball. I've never been a big fan. Can't remember the last time I saw a world series. And, as a matter of fact, I don't know many people in my age bracket who are very big fans of the sport either.

It WAS a pretty big deal when I lived up in Chicago. That leads me to pose two hypotheses:


1.) Baseball fans are generally older

2.) Baseball fans generally reside in New York, Boston, Chicago, or Philly.


So I want to know, are you a fan of the sport? Are my generalizations correct? If so, what does that say about the future of america's "pastime" and, in turn, what does that say about the changing nature of our culture?
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Anecdotally I'd say your generalizations are not correct. I'm 20 love baseball, and so does pretty much everyone I know. Of course it helps when you're getting to the playoffs and winning championships year after year. I don't think it says much about the future of America's past time because it's not really dying. In a lot of markets baseball attendance has gone up these last few decades.
 
My buddy and I are going to Baltimore over spring break to see the Sox play the O's. So yeah I am a fan and under 40.
 
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