[Lefty Noob]

You miss the point, trashed. It's the game itself, not the players, that I'm talking about. Like I said, you may not like the personalities involved, but the sport itself is a thing of beauty, whether you're watching little leaguers or major leaguers playing it.

[Trashed]

Let's all live together in peace. That's my idea!

[desertrat]

Originally Posted by Trashed

I dont see the beauty in Barry Bonds grotesque, steroid infested body and Jason Giambi's salary. I see beauty in a sunset or watching a hawk fly. Ill never see beauty in sports but in baseball all I see is pure sick and ugly. Is Dmitri Young beautiful too? I bet the players union will say he is!

I am curious. Do you like sports? There is scandal and cheating in every sport, as well as in everyday life. I choose not to focus too much on the negatives and more on the positives. I don't approve of cheaters, but I will not let them diminish my enthusiasm or love of the games themselves. I am just wondering if you like sports because some of your statements left me wondering.

[Trashed]

I like sports as form of entertainment. Im not by any means a fanatic whos gonna paint his face and go shirtless to a game. There was a point in my life where id die to see the Giants win the SuperBowl again but now its not that big a priority. I like other things in my life more. Its a TV show to me, I enjoy it a lot (NFL and NHL) but its as good as my favorite show My Name is Earl only Earl doesnt have all those cool stats to crunch! Then again My Name is Earl does have Jaime Pressly and Nadine Velasquez!!!

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by desertrat

I am curious. Do you like sports? There is scandal and cheating in every sport, as well as in everyday life. I choose not to focus too much on the negatives and more on the positives. I don't approve of cheaters, but I will not let them diminish my enthusiasm or love of the games themselves. I am just wondering if you like sports because some of your statements left me wondering.

I believe there are two different subjects to which you are referring to. Loving "the" sport is one issue and hating the sport because they allow such monsters as Barry Bonds is yet another subject. I like the concept of baseball, basketball, football etc. Long ago the concept was lost with the inception of over paid players. Thanks George !!! Players today are only loyal to the dollar and the fame it might bring them if and when they enter the hall of fame. There may well be chaeting in every sport but in the major sports of today there are too many drug related issues that are not being taken up by the powers that be. Until that changes many sports for me will always and forever contain an astrict *****

[Trashed]

LSC said it better than me actually. Thats another problem I have with sports which was brilliantly illustrated is his post. If more sports fans were like LSC and more critical of the sports they like, maybe things in sports that are wrong would change. His post actually was the type of answer I was hoping for when I started this thread, not a baseball vs. football battle royal. I wanted critically thought answers. Its tough when it comes to sports though I know.

[desertrat]

I have never been a fan that would paint his face and go shirtless, well, not unless it is hot outside. I am an avid college sports fan more than pro sports and have been all my life. I enjoy watching pro sports for entertainment, but the games that really matter to me are played on saturdays in the fall. That is when I break out my Husker jerseys and hats and analyze every detail of the game as it is played. Pro sports lost a lot of it's appeal to me over the years due to the attitudes of the players involved and what I see as terrible officiating in the biggest games. I personally believe many playoff games and title games are fixed by the refs working the games for whatever reason. Maybe the networks influence looking for higher ratings, maybe the league top brass influences to further market a likeable star player over an unpopular star player. Who knows? For me, it is all about college sports first and the pro's are secondary. The only exception for me is baseball, where the pro game is far superior to the college game that uses aluminum bats. I guess the other reason may be that baseball is the ONLY sport going through the long summer.

[Trashed]

Wow! 3 pages??? This thread is like Freddy Krueger or something! Just when you think hes dead...BANG!!! Youre having nightmares of ol' razorfingers!!!

[Ilovecoronas]

Trashed, sometimes the "excesses" of the game can become more hyped up than the game itself, which is irritating, but I always come back for more. (I'm weak) Besides it's a game that we all grew up with. Haha but if you're looking for some good ole fashioned type stuff, you can always try baseball in JAPAN: http://www.hudsonent.com/feature.php?feature_id=34

[Lefty Noob]

Welcome to GoTeamsGo, Ilovecoronas, and thanks for joining us here! Interesting article you posted a link to there. Fascinating stuff. Do you follow the Japanese baseball scene very closely, or are you more of an MLB fan?