Not enough baseball fans.

soopaman2 · 10-13-12, 01:44 AM

This oughta stir the pot.

I hope it qualifies as trolling.

Silly guy.

Yes, they did. Despite the baseball experts.

Yankees, Niners, Devils, what a year for me!

Notice I left the Knicks out, they have not won in my lifetime, and most likely will not until the year after I die.

Yankees already beat the second best team in baseball. I would be worried over there in the National league.

Gargamel · 10-13-12, 04:37 AM

Shut up.

Trying living in Cleveland.

My baseball season ended in July.

Sailor Steve · 10-13-12, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Shut up.

Trying living in Cleveland.

My baseball season ended in July.

That's a lot longer than ours. Salt Lake doesn't have a team at all.

Which is okay by me. I used to love to play baseball. Watching it never turned me on.

Red October1984 · 10-13-12, 11:21 AM

STL CARDINALS FOR LIFE!!!!!

ReallyDedPoet · 10-13-12, 08:12 AM

Not much interest in baseball to be honest. Of all the pro leagues, it would be the one that I watch the least.

It's boring and the games sometimes can go on forever....

Tchocky · 10-13-12, 09:18 AM

With the NHL still locked out and ESPN still in my cable package I am watching a lot of baseball these days.

I am not happy about this.

Buddahaid · 10-13-12, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

Not much interest in baseball to be honest. Of all the pro leagues, it would be the one that I watch the least.

It's boring and the games sometimes can go on forever....

I don't find baseball boring at all, I find football boring and that's mostly due to the long ad breaks. Two or three plays and off to the ad breaks.

ReallyDedPoet · 10-13-12, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I don't find baseball boring at all, I find football boring and that's mostly due to the long ad breaks. Two or three plays and off to the ad breaks.

Different tastes I guess, nothing wrong with that.

AVGWarhawk · 10-13-12, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

Not much interest in baseball to be honest. Of all the pro leagues, it would be the one that I watch the least.

It's boring and the games sometimes can go on forever....

I was opposite. Loved baseball. Football was a sport that made no sense to me. No I love football. Baseball not so much. I was a Orioles fan back in the nineties. Fifteen year slump one looses interest.

ReallyDedPoet · 10-13-12, 09:46 PM

I have to admit that is part of it AVG, the slumping, I am Blue Jays fan. Plus it is hard investing in a team when you know your better players will eventually sign for bigger $$ elsewhere.

Sailor Steve · 10-13-12, 10:02 PM

Too true. A few years ago we had an ad for our basketball team in which a kid says "When I grow up I want to play for the Utah Jazz!" I laughed out loud, because even if he excels at the sport and becomes a professional, the chances of being picked up by your own hometown team are minimal. Most of the players are from somewhere else, and for the very reason you state.

This is why I don't watch any professional sports anymore. It's only your "home" team because they play in a stadium in your town. There is no real loyalty in that regard, and probably never was, at least in the major leagues.

Stealhead · 10-13-12, 10:21 PM

One reason for lower interest in baseball over the years is the fact that a handful of teams have so much capital that they dominate.I noticed that the baseball strikes back in the 90's really hurt and some fans have never come back.

magic452 · 10-14-12, 12:31 AM

I grew up as a big Dodgers and Rams fan. Attended the first game the Dodgers played in LA. Use to attend all the Ram home games, general admission seats were $5.00 back then.

Really lost touch with them when I moved to Reno.

Now there are so many teams and players you hardly get to know them and they chance teams like underwear, I've lost interest except for the playoffs and such.

The Cardinals V Nationals game last night was a very good game and a heart breaker for the Nats. Almost the same thing happened to the Tigers tonight.

Magic

nikimcbee · 10-14-12, 01:34 AM

Der Jeter ist kaput.

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soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Not enough baseball fans. This oughta stir the pot. I hope it qualifies as trolling. Silly guy. Yes, they did. Despite the baseball experts. Yankees, Niners, Devils, what a year for me! Notice I left the Knicks out, they have not won in my lifetime, and most likely will not until the year after I die. Yankees already beat the second best team in baseball. I would be worried over there in the National league. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Not much interest in baseball to be honest. Of all the pro leagues, it would be the one that I watch the least. It's boring and the games sometimes can go on forever.... __________________ Back in the Day

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Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	With the NHL still locked out and ESPN still in my cable package I am watching a lot of baseball these days. I am not happy about this. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	I have to admit that is part of it AVG, the slumping, I am Blue Jays fan. Plus it is hard investing in a team when you know your better players will eventually sign for bigger $$ elsewhere. __________________ Back in the Day

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Too true. A few years ago we had an ad for our basketball team in which a kid says "When I grow up I want to play for the Utah Jazz!" I laughed out loud, because even if he excels at the sport and becomes a professional, the chances of being picked up by your own hometown team are minimal. Most of the players are from somewhere else, and for the very reason you state. This is why I don't watch any professional sports anymore. It's only your "home" team because they play in a stadium in your town. There is no real loyalty in that regard, and probably never was, at least in the major leagues. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	One reason for lower interest in baseball over the years is the fact that a handful of teams have so much capital that they dominate.I noticed that the baseball strikes back in the 90's really hurt and some fans have never come back.

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magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I grew up as a big Dodgers and Rams fan. Attended the first game the Dodgers played in LA. Use to attend all the Ram home games, general admission seats were $5.00 back then. Really lost touch with them when I moved to Reno. Now there are so many teams and players you hardly get to know them and they chance teams like underwear, I've lost interest except for the playoffs and such. The Cardinals V Nationals game last night was a very good game and a heart breaker for the Nats. Almost the same thing happened to the Tigers tonight. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

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