POLL: is baseball still the national pastime?

[CubicZirconia]

High TV ratings don't make a sport the national pastime. Bigsmooth was right when he said baseball is the national pastime because of the history associated with it. You can bet that Football/NASCAR won't stay at the top of the ratings forever, not that it matters. Baseball was, is and will be the national pastime for a long time to come.

 

[Ranger X]

Baseball's a dying sport. The sport's popularity has dropped because there aren't as many players coming out of the American farm system in comparison to foreign countries. Football is popular and will always be. Basketball is also but who knows if it'll slow down like baseball.

 

[Dragon365]

Nope, i think NASCAR is taking over in popularity. Not that I like it.

 

[Lifer]

upp

 

[TheeeChosenOne]

Baseball will be replaced by Soccer as the BIG 3 in sports.

 

[MustangSVT]

never was big fan of baseball.

i was always into basketball.
and recently started to like soccer 🙂

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: PunDogg
Football is the nat'l past time, they have done a much better job in everything, and second is Basketball, then Hockey, then maybe Baseball

Dogg

Actually Baseball's play continues to improve with each season while both the NBA and the NFL has declined. Todays Baseball teams are better than the Baseball teams of the late 80's early 90's. You can't say the same for the NFL or the NBA.

Hockey? That's a regional sport at best.

 

[rh71]

I say we steal Canada's national sport. (No, not curling)

This sport is non-stop and hard-hitting action. I don't know why people don't like it. What's not to like? You can't follow the puck ?

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: rh71
I say we steal Canada's national sport. (No, not curling)

This sport is non-stop and hard-hitting action. I don't know why people don't like it. What's not to like? You can't follow the puck ?

To many Euros that have names with too few vowels and look like they never shower!

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: rh71
I say we steal Canada's national sport. (No, not curling)

This sport is non-stop and hard-hitting action. I don't know why people don't like it. What's not to like? You can't follow the puck ?

To many Euros that have names with too few vowels and look like they never shower!

So ?

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: rh71
I say we steal Canada's national sport. (No, not curling)

This sport is non-stop and hard-hitting action. I don't know why people don't like it. What's not to like? You can't follow the puck ?

To many Euros that have names with too few vowels and look like they never shower!

So ?

They are hard for Americans to relate too. Actually that's not true, some of the best NBA Players today are coming from Europe and they seem to be accepted by NBA fans.

 

[rh71]

I thought it was all about the excitement of the sport itself... you don't have to pick any idols.