What is America pastime?...

British Baseballer · 05-29-2004, 07:28 AM

tim_uwrf · 05-29-2004, 10:30 PM

No matter what people say: Baseball.

Baseball is the sport on during the summer and even though it probably has seen a decline in the last few years - there is no other sport that compare. The closest is the NFL.

Steve Kuffrey · 05-29-2004, 10:33 PM

I've been a baseball fan since I was 10 or 11 and it has always been my favorite sport, but in the last few years the way that MLB handles itself(or not handles itself) as far as various issues go I'd have to say that many people(myself included) would rather follow the NFL......not that it is perfect but seems to be doing a few more things right than MLB is.

Joe Canadian · 05-29-2004, 10:51 PM

It should be hockey... I voted for hockey... but it's really football.

kingcharlesxii · 05-29-2004, 11:09 PM

I wish it was still baseball but it's football.

benchwarmer · 05-29-2004, 11:12 PM

The NFL is quickly overtaking the MLB for america'a pastime. It's already mine.

Karros270 · 05-30-2004, 12:43 AM

Baseball, always baseball.

BigBambino · 05-30-2004, 05:30 PM

Baseball is, and always will be, baseball. I dont see this ever changing.

Goody · 06-01-2004, 07:16 AM

Basketball. More people play pick up games of basketball in one month than baseball and football combined in a year.

Its close between the big three. But the question wasn't which one has been around the longest or which one pulls in the most bucks on the professional level.

Skipaway · 06-01-2004, 12:42 PM

The true American pastime is TV watching.

Gastric ReFlux · 06-01-2004, 01:34 PM

Curling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jaxmagicman · 06-01-2004, 01:59 PM

Baseball!!! No doubt.

atarizx3 · 06-21-2004, 07:49 PM

wireman · 06-22-2004, 12:12 PM

I believe it's football.

Eugene Church · 06-22-2004, 01:59 PM

Since this a baseball forum, the poll quite possibly will be skewed toward baseball. Nontheless, I love baseball, but I have to concede, the NFL and college football is what most the sports call-in shows on the radio discuss...year round...even in baseball season. Football is the national pastime and the sport that excites America...Sadly, baseball is not even close anymore.

The owners dominate baseball and they will not hire a baseball commissioner and let him run the sport the way it should be run. Unions have killed the game, too.

Baseball is not fan friendly. Ticket prices and concessions (food) are totally unrealistic. I spend $100 per game...2 tickets...therefore I don't go back to a stadium once I have seen it. I want to tour all major league stadiums before I die. If I make it to September, I will add the Yankees, Orioles, Phillies and Red Sox to my list. I couldn't believe I got tickets behind home plate at Fenway. I met a baseball photographer at Rickwood Field (oldest minor league park) in Birmingham, Alabama. He was covering the Rickwood Classic which is played once a year by the Southern League's Birmingham Barons. They play in throwback uniforms. He said I could use his tickets if I couldn't get any...and he came through. Rickwood was renovated by the makers of the movie "Cobb". It was used to represent the Tigers stadium.

I really love minor league baseball...they still have so lovely old-fashioned stadiums...tickets are $6-$8 and there is not a bad seat in the house...food prices are reasonable as well...and the game is enjoyable from a skill level as well.

Rizon · 06-22-2004, 02:19 PM

roffle, 3 people voted for the NHL!?!?

muzikmayhem · 06-22-2004, 02:27 PM

Being that "National Pastime" was first used when technology was not nearly as advanced as now... the only things to do where to go outside and play. Sports were the national pastime and especially baseball.

Now I would say that the national pastime is not sports. Would probably be watching TV like the post above... or for younger people now days that might even be video games.

My Opinion.

Rizon · 06-22-2004, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muzikmayhem

Being that "National Pastime" was first used when technology was not nearly as advanced as now... the only things to do where to go outside and play. Sports were the national pastime and especially baseball.

Now I would say that the national pastime is not sports. Would probably be watching TV like the post above... or for younger people now days that might even be video games.

My Opinion.

Ah, very interesting point. Since this is America, it's clear to me that our national pastime is Eating.

The Professor · 06-22-2004, 03:35 PM

Television, hands down, is what I consider to be the real, modern, American pastime.

My heart, of course, says baseball. However, having spent two years coming to grips with the topic, I think that television easily trumps any of our sports and that - among sports - the NFL is the "National Pastime" of today.

View Poll Results: What is Americas pastime?
MLB	28	45.16%
NHL	3	4.84%
NFL	27	43.55%
NBA	1	1.61%
MLS	0	0%
OTHER?	3	4.84%
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tim_uwrf Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Field of Dreams Posts: 1,998	No matter what people say: Baseball. Baseball is the sport on during the summer and even though it probably has seen a decline in the last few years - there is no other sport that compare. The closest is the NFL.

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benchwarmer Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 1,461	The NFL is quickly overtaking the MLB for america'a pastime. It's already mine.

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06-22-2004, 01:59 PM	#15
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,227	Since this a baseball forum, the poll quite possibly will be skewed toward baseball. Nontheless, I love baseball, but I have to concede, the NFL and college football is what most the sports call-in shows on the radio discuss...year round...even in baseball season. Football is the national pastime and the sport that excites America...Sadly, baseball is not even close anymore. The owners dominate baseball and they will not hire a baseball commissioner and let him run the sport the way it should be run. Unions have killed the game, too. Baseball is not fan friendly. Ticket prices and concessions (food) are totally unrealistic. I spend $100 per game...2 tickets...therefore I don't go back to a stadium once I have seen it. I want to tour all major league stadiums before I die. If I make it to September, I will add the Yankees, Orioles, Phillies and Red Sox to my list. I couldn't believe I got tickets behind home plate at Fenway. I met a baseball photographer at Rickwood Field (oldest minor league park) in Birmingham, Alabama. He was covering the Rickwood Classic which is played once a year by the Southern League's Birmingham Barons. They play in throwback uniforms. He said I could use his tickets if I couldn't get any...and he came through. Rickwood was renovated by the makers of the movie "Cobb". It was used to represent the Tigers stadium. I really love minor league baseball...they still have so lovely old-fashioned stadiums...tickets are $6-$8 and there is not a bad seat in the house...food prices are reasonable as well...and the game is enjoyable from a skill level as well. Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-22-2004 at 02:08 PM.

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muzikmayhem Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 14	Being that "National Pastime" was first used when technology was not nearly as advanced as now... the only things to do where to go outside and play. Sports were the national pastime and especially baseball. Now I would say that the national pastime is not sports. Would probably be watching TV like the post above... or for younger people now days that might even be video games. My Opinion. __________________ Muzik Mayhem

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The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East of East Posts: 3,020	Television, hands down, is what I consider to be the real, modern, American pastime. My heart, of course, says baseball. However, having spent two years coming to grips with the topic, I think that television easily trumps any of our sports and that - among sports - the NFL is the "National Pastime" of today. __________________ History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."