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| Name: | Jeff |
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| Member since: | July 21, 2004 |
| Last visit: | July 21, 2004 |
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Being a former little league administrator I'm sure what they do is on the last batter of the inning he or she just keeps circling the bases until they reach the plate. Kind of like the 10th batter rule in little league baseball without the outs to get in the way of it.
posted by bluejacketsfan at 10:02 AM on July 21, 2004
Soccer is not televised in the USA as much not because of the lack of commercial space, the will run those as long segments during the action next to the score box, but because it frankly is not as popular as it needs to be to justify the time. Parents of the children who play the game grew up on the NFL, Major League Baseball, the NBA, and the NHL and prefer to watch those over soccer which means that's what the kids are watching also. Most Americans, myself included, don't understand the rules of the game. Some people also say that soccer just does not keep their interest because of the lack of action. In the US we like a lot of offense in our games and when you only have 5 or 6 combined shots on goal in 90 minutes that can make you lose interest in a hurry. While the game is catching on, I live in Columbus which is a charter MLS city, it still has a ton of room to grow before it can hang with American football and baseball. Soccer has a niche audience in this country, mostly in the suburbs, and needs people like Freddie Adu who garners media attention to help grow the sport here in other areas with people that don't traditionally watch the game. I wish soccer the best of luck but I can't forsee it ever catching on like the already established sports here in America.
posted by bluejacketsfan at 09:59 AM on July 21, 2004
WHA Draft
I can't believe some of things I have heard about this league. The Detroit franchise is supposed to play in the Pontiac Silverdome. Can you imagine how empty the place will look with hockey in it? How do the expect a franchise to compete with the Red Wings? They also are considering Toledo? Where in the hell are they going to play at in Toledo? They have a very small minor league rink but that's it. I can't believe Mr. Hull thinks they can take the NHL's market over. He had better hope this lock out happens or there will not be a WHA.