OT: which wierd sports do you follow? (wierd = sports other then BB and FB)
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Mumbley peg. The world championships are held on the grounds at Sing Sing every year. It's a beautiful thing.
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Not weird at all. But not a top team sport. At least not here in the US of A.
Rugby Union and Rugby 7s. Absolutely great entertaining sport, IMVHO. Love everything about it!
Rugby Union and Rugby 7s. Absolutely great entertaining sport, IMVHO. Love everything about it!
Curling. Rugby, Water Polo, 3rd Division Italian soccer.
oh and the Icelandic Soccer League. I love that soccer team that does the wild celebrations after they score a goal. They don't do that anymore but been a fan ever since.
oh and the Icelandic Soccer League. I love that soccer team that does the wild celebrations after they score a goal. They don't do that anymore but been a fan ever since.
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Always been a big international soccer fan. Other than the NCAA Tournament, nothing is better (in my opinion) than the World Cup. I don't really follow the European leagues, just like watching the international competitions. I watch lots of golf too.
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Not to weird but I follow Boxing. You pretty much have to be above 130 lbs for me to follow you other than a couple fighters, but I watch a bunch of fights.
Boxing fan here too and some of the best fighters are under 130:
Vasyl Lomanchenko
Roman Gonzalez
Mikey Garcia
Vasyl Lomanchenko
Roman Gonzalez
Mikey Garcia
Tennis.
Think you have to play at least some to really appreciate the sport, but I honestly believe that the top tennis players are the most skilled athletes on the planet. Not best, mind you, but most skilled. And I think the sport, with its one on one nature, is like boxing, but with an intermediary. Federer vs Nadal at their best can be like Ali vs Frazier.
But I understand why it's totally a niche sport. 2 people hitting a ball back and forth can be boring.
Think you have to play at least some to really appreciate the sport, but I honestly believe that the top tennis players are the most skilled athletes on the planet. Not best, mind you, but most skilled. And I think the sport, with its one on one nature, is like boxing, but with an intermediary. Federer vs Nadal at their best can be like Ali vs Frazier.
But I understand why it's totally a niche sport. 2 people hitting a ball back and forth can be boring.
Michele Warnke was one of my students when she attended U Cumberlands in Williamsburg. Second female to scale the warp wall and finish the course.
My family physician is a former pro beach vb player. I enjoy making my appointments, now.
I used to love when ESPN would show Australian rules football back in the 80s.
Lacrosse (my son plays so I'm into now), golf, and will watch curling when its on sometimes. Used to watch tennis in the Agassi days.
Every sport can be boring. That's what I hate about his society today. Imo baseball is the probably the most difficult and beautiful sport there is. Also imo the best playoff experience, you just don't know who will win. For some reason 20-28ish year olds thinks it's boring. I think it's a word used for people unable to understand the games and have little patients. That's why the NFL was so popular.
Tennis players are super athletic and super skilled. I've attended several matches in college and really enjoyed it.
Now soccer? I will never buy in.
I love to watch tennis, and I can watch baseball when the Reds are good, which is very rare. But baseball definitely needs something to cut down on the monotony. Games that last 2:30 to 2:45 or so are not bad, but when they go well over 3 hrs, that's a bit much. And they play far too many games in baseball. 162 is ridiculous, IMO. Cut it down to about 100, if that.
Man I don't want anyone screwing around wth baseball. But it's my favorite sport. I understand where some think it's too long, or too slow, but that's the game. I don't want a hurry up rule for pitchers (would destroy a pitching advantage), hate the replay rule, and love it played the way it's meant to be played.
When I was growing up in the 90's baseball was huge. My family are huge cardinal fans but Griffey is my guy (besides Ozzie). I collect expensive and rare Griffey memorabilia, but stay away from the reds stuff. Griffey will forever be a Mariner, but I've ventured off.
Baseball is coming back strong. Our high school team had to have tryouts and cuts for the first time in history in 2015. Parents are growing fearful of football, and reverting back to baseball. I'm so glad. This countries obsession with the NFL over the last decade has become unbearable to me.
Some consider '92 to be the nadir of the pre-Bischoff years, but a roster of Vader, Sting, Simmons, Austin, Pillman, Steamboat and Rude (all in their primes) has aged well, and the silliness of Halloween Havoc aside, is actually rewatchable and enjoyable.
