The water cooler: America’s pastime
by b | July 2, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Posted in b the paper, sports, the water cooler
Sports fans love to talk about sports — especially here in Baltimore — so we’d like to give our readers with sports-savvy an opportunity to rant and rave about what’s going on in the world of sports, both locally and nationally. Each weekday, we’ll pose a new question for you to discuss at the water cooler. Here’s your chance to be an armchair quarterback. Now speak up, play nice and let us know what you think.
Today’s topic at the water cooler:
Which sport is really America’s pastime: baseball, football or something else?
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July 2nd, 2009 at 12:19 pm | Please log in to reply. | Log in to rate this comment | report this comment
I think it has to be football. In addition to now being the most popular sport here, it has also taken over baseball's old position as a sport whose popularity in the good old US of A is unmatched anywhere else in the world. Baseball is now very much an international game.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 pm | Please log in to reply. | Log in to rate this comment | report this comment
Steroids in MLB to me has taken away the American Pastime for baseball! In my eye, its now the NFL!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:00 pm | Please log in to reply. | Log in to rate this comment | report this comment
That might be the dumbest thing I have ever seen you post, and god knows there has been a ton
July 3rd, 2009 at 12:28 am | Please log in to reply. | Log in to rate this comment | report this comment
Yeah and you are so much smarter right? You should move back to Boston already...Im sick and tired of hearing your stupid red sox stories! Yeah how does it feel getting embarrassed by ycktr..haha?
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:54 pm | Please log in to reply. | Log in to rate this comment | report this comment
Goodness knows there are no steroids in the NFL!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:04 pm | Please log in to reply. | Log in to rate this comment | report this comment
Baseball..yes its popularity has dwindled, but Baseball is the one true spoort that can bridge together mulitple generations of people..When the Red Sox won in 04. there wasnt a person in New England that wasnt thinking about a grandfather, great grandfather, uncle cousin etc..After 9/11 Baseball was what brought NY back from the devestation that occured.. when President Bush threw out that first pitch there wasnt a dry eye in the house and EVERYONE cheered.. Football hasnt always been As popular as it is today, so there is less to talk about when a grandfather, father, and son/grandson go to a game.. In terms of current popularity its obviously football, but in terms of making us feel good about ourselves and bridging generational gaps.. Baseball is where its at.
July 5th, 2009 at 4:53 am | Please log in to reply. | Log in to rate this comment | report this comment
drinking, rock and roll and sex, prolly in that order.