If You Could Get Rid Of One Sport…
So I was reading my friend Tyler Stanton’s blog today and he asked a simple question. The question was if you could get rid of one sport what sport would it be?
What sport and why?
Los
So I was reading my friend Tyler Stanton’s blog today and he asked a simple question. The question was if you could get rid of one sport what sport would it be?
What sport and why?
Los
RAIN IT DOWN
Women’s Bodybuilding.
‘Nuff Said.
I was managing a 24 hour restaurant in Dallas. There was, apparently, a 3 day national female bodybuilders convention that ended at about 12am on this particular thurs night. Can I just say that 25-30 starving, muscle chicks is quite intimidating, awkward, and just plain scary! A lot of deep scary voices with weird burnt orange skin. Agreed!
Skimming through the other responses I saw something about appreciating the politics involved in soccer. I think NOT knowing about the politics is why I enjoy it so much. I would get rid of any “professional” sport. Sports should be played for the lie of the game, NOT who can score the largest paycheck and some of the players are downright greedy. I don’t hear about soccer players acting like that (and don’t want to either). I can watch any college sports but nothing professional for me!
I would totally get rid of poker. I don’t know it’s even called a sport
easy…baseball.
I agree….baseball
that’s lame. its an american tradition. get rid of a non american sport first.
Heck no! Not baseball! That’s the only sport I really enjoy!
I would deem “Jay & Brad” a sport and get rid of them for trying to oust baseball…
Poker. I don’t think it’s a sport, but ESPN says otherwise. I don’t think it should no longer exist. It’s fun to play. But it’s a game, not a sport.
THE WNBA! it is useless and a drain on the NBA’s budget, not that they do not have enough anyway.
Olympic speed walking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2urNVmKnEaQ
Football (aka soccer).
Why?
1. It’s boring.
2. It’s played by spoied cheats who get paid to much.
3. It has too many thugs pretending to be fans.
Next on the list is anything to do with horses
or even SPOILED … my typing gets worse.
I would argue for American Football for those same three reasons.
oh, you mean the real football? so not boring.
you want to see real football you have to watch Australian Rugby League – fast paced and tough men, no helmets and padding just real men toughing it out – oh and we dont stop every 5 mins for a comercial break
As a Brazilian I am SUPER offended. the reason why Americans hate soccer is because you guys don’t understand the politics of the game. Like yesterday, sure the referee was wrong but we’re used to it. We’re used to improper displays of power. That’s why developing countries do awesome at soccer and the USA does so poorly:)
I {heart} soccer
I am an American living in Germany. I think it helps to be in a culture that appreciates soccer to better appreciate it myself. America got robbed in game two.
soccer.
These baseball answers astound me….Really?
For me, it’s pretty easy…Soccer….it’s not football….not even close and I’m kinda offended that they call it that
Really Toby are you serious? A little naive arent you?
It’s called sarcasm Ed, calm down
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I know! Those baseball haters are breaking my heart!
baseball.
at any level.
boring.
at any level.
I agree. Totally
“Micahel & Los” = new sport.
GONE! Or better yet – “Yerrrrr out…!”
cricket.
LOL cricket rocks!! at least it’s not as boring as baseball!!
The sport of “Ed”
OUT!
Soccer. Hands down.
Wrestling–because the outfits are gross. Just gross.
That’s the first good response I’ve seen to this question. Except the women’s bodybuilding.
professional basketball
For me, it is a tie between the trampoline competition (some obscure form of ‘gymnastics’) and men’s synchronized diving. The trampoline because if you need to enhance your performance with a piece of equipment, then it isn’t a sport; men’s synchronized diving because if you have to shave, where a speedo out of the water, and time your moves with a partner named Sascha, then it shouldn’t be a sport.
Shave your body, that is.
Maybe the USA and Europe could switch sports. You’ll get soccer and we’ll get baseball. That would sure make me happy!
rugby …. for sure
but maybe the indoor bagpipe relay too (though that might have come from a recent dream and not ESPN)
Soccer or hockey.
Soccer is just plain boring and hockey is too violent.
Seriously, no-one’s mentioned synchronised swimming yet?
golf, pool, poker, curling…
get rid of soccer? well a billion people like it…there must be something wrong with you…
get rid of baseball? the quintessential american sport? that actually has a world cup too…must be something wrong with you…again….
and why is it okay for steroid filled men to play football and not baseball?
badminton – my college offered this as a phys. ed class and I can honestly say it was the dumbest thing I have ever done. is it tennis? is it volleyball? nope…and someone decided a ball wasn’t good enough, so they had to invent this thing called a shuttlecock. Dumb.
Is the general hatred of ‘soccer’ amongst Americans because:
a) you haven’t yet learned the proper name for the game;
b) your domestic league is of a very low standard; or
c) most of the rest of the world are better than you at it?
(PS I say ‘most’ of the rest of the world – I will openly admit that England are truly terrible at the moment)
Nail on the head? I think so.
You, sir, are my new favorite person.
I have grown to like the sport more and more as an American. I do think that more and more Americans are starting to understand Soccer a bit more. I have come to understand it as a highly strategic game, setting up the ball and your men just right so that you can confuse the defense and score. It is a fantastic game for that. When it comes down to that or a basketball game where each team scores a hundred times, I would much rather watch soccer.
Some of us are “haters” because in P.E. it was the unit where you got the poo kicked out of you and the other kid got away with it. It was a misunderstood sport.
Soccer. It sucks. That’s why.
tie between soccer and golf… soccer would be alright if they scored more often & got rid of those annoying vuvuzela horns.
There’s not much hope for golf… though it does provide for a nice afternoon nap.
HEY!!! Don’t dis golf! Once you know how to play it’s fun.
I don’t care which one we get rid of, as long as it’s not volleyball. I played over 20 games (not sets, games) tonight.;)
I agree with the “baseball” people.
Matthew W – out at home! Should have slid!
Ohhhhh and Ice Dancing. C’mon.
1. Curling
2. Poker- it’s a mind game, not a sport
3. Bowling- seriously?
Nascar. turning left should not be a sport, no matter how fast you do it.
UFC. Beating the tar out of another human being isn’t a sport. It’s testosterone.
Agreed on UFC. Or MMA. Or any sport built on violence.
Soccer. It SUCKS.
And no, it has nothing to do with the fact that we don’t call it “football.” It has nothing to do with the fact that our domestic leagues stink (our real athletes play other sports) or that the rest of the world is better than us. Canada is better than the United States at curling but that doesn’t make a glorified version of shuffleboard any good.
Soccer is lame because for 90 minutes or so a bunch of guys run around doing nothing but kicking a ball and barely advancing it. When teams do advance it beyond the center of the field, there are numerous times people can get excited for about 2-3 seconds before the ball is booted back into the middle of the field.
On rare occasions, goals are scored. But it’s never a surprise to see a game end 0-0.
The worst part of this sport is that games end IN TIES. That is uber-lame.
Nobody hits a walk off game tying home run in baseball.
I like Jay. Advance him two spots on the boardgame of life for this post…
I pretty much agree with everything tymm has said in all his replies =)
I think football and basketball are at opposite ends of a sporting spectrum. In one, it’s exciting when a team scores. In the other it’s exciting when a team misses. That must make it difficult for someone to really appreciate both (los being a notable exception).
As for football games ending in a draw, these games can be absolute thrillers. Ask someone who’s seen their team come back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 whether they were bored with the result. I guess people who can’t fathom the idea of a draw also like their movies to have happy and very definite endings with no ambiguities…
hunting..like my dad used to say, “if you want to make it a sport..go out and butt heads with ‘em!” Definitely hunting.
Love the Trampoline & Speed walking mentions, but have to go with
toe wrestling…saw it on tv today!
I listened to “God of Second Chances” today at KLTY, Dallas, TX =)
(radio station)
Wow, there is certainly a lot of soccer hate going on for it being the best sport time of every 4 years. I will ignore the fact that it is just like arrogant Americans to get together in a group and decide that there is a sport that should be done away with. Ok, I won’t ignore it. If anyone is playing the sport, that means that they somehow enjoy it, or find meaning in it, so why would we get rid of it? The only reason that I can think of is because of the self centered mindset that if I don’t like it, it shouldn’t be going on anywhere. Just turn off your freaking tvs. I will admit that I am probably just pissed because soccer and baseball are my two favorite sports, but I love the idea that in many of the world cup matches that have happened goals are few and far between. It is an epic battle that usually comes down to the last couple minutes. You have to fight the whole time because at any point the game could become even.
I appreciate ALMOST all sports… they take skill and training to excel… except competitive speed walking…
However, I think you asked the wrong question… maybe a better question would be, “If you could convince ESPN that anything was a sport (that isn’t currently considered a sport) what would it be?”
Fencing, i remember when ESPN 1st started, they used to televise anything that resembled a sport. They showed collegiate fencing in New England..
Easy one for me. Soccer! Games ending in 0-0 tie. You have got to be kidding me.
I lol at anyone who defends baseball but says soccer is boring.
i would not be sad if baseball or hockey were gone both are extremely boring.
Soccer however, is extremely exciting! seriously, name one other sport where if a team gets scored on, you instanly fear for a loss?
Also, I am irritated with all who say mma… it is an awesome sport
suh-wing batter, batter, batter…
suh-wing!
STEEEE-RIKE 3. Isaac is out.
boy, you’re so funny…
you too. you called MMA “awesome.” I guess that kinda is funny.
You win.
It is awesome so I do win
to those who called UFC a sport, that would be like calling NBA a sport. UFC is a company, MMA is the sport
and finally, this whole question is just a fight waiting to happen, just because you don’t enjoy the sport does not mean you have the right to demean others who do, or even tell them they are wrong. It doesn’t matter if you try to do it cleverly through basball metaphors, or just out right say it. You don;t like the sport? don’t watch it, but don’t judge those who do.
i kinda wanna say “wahhh” here but that wouldn’t be nice…
If ya notice, I didn’t judge anybody for their love of a sport. I just judged those who judged a sport I like.
That’s kinda like 2 negatives – doesn’t that make a positive? I remember something about that from math – so I think I am safe (no baseball reference intended – it just popped out).
“Popped out”?? I can’t even help it – it’s like my mouth only knows how to speak baseball-ese…
Dude, are you 12?
In spirit Isaac. In spirit. Are you 73?
nope, 24, who works with middle school kids everyday, and this conversation is exactly like talking to one of them
good for you man for working with middle school kids every day. that would explain the “lol” thing…
hopefully it’s only on here and not in the classroom that you are an example of saying things like “i lol at people who defend baseball….” and “baseball and hockey are extremely boring..” and then turn around and say “just because you don’t enjoy the sport does not mean you have the right to demean others who do…”
Isn’t that what you just did???
Thanks Los for yet another interesting study on people…
No, its not what I did. I said I laughed at people who say soccer is boring, but turn around and defend baseball…they have every right to do it, it just makes me laugh and shake my head, as baseball is just as boring…pretty sure I didn’t say there was anything wrong with people liking it though, nor did I demean anyone who did like it
Also, when you are going to quote someone, quote the whole thing, not just the part you can twist to try and accuse me of hypocrisy
how is laughing AT people not demeaning?
I didn’t quote the whole thing cuz ya can just scroll up and see what ya wrote. Pretty clear to me.
Not sure why ya chose to go after me – but find it funny how hard you’re hanging on to it.
Seems to me like you were just looking for an argument.
On a blog.
On the internet.
That’s the silliest thing of all.
might have been easier to ask “if you could only keep 1 sport which would it be?” however… For me it would be a toss-up between basketball and golf…
the toss up being between which to cut out… if I were KEEPING A SPORT I WOULD CHOOSE FOOTBALL…
curling. stupid.
NASCAR!!!
Softball.
Like, come on. Just man up and play baseball.
i played softball for 7 years. it sucks. but the ball is harder than a baseball. and its bigger. so when its coming at you at 70+ mph its gonna take someone to “man up” and take that sucky hit. i dont see how its worse than soccer…
Soccer, futbol, football, whatever it’s called. Because it’s lame to run up and down a field, and end in a 0-0 tie. Please, someone stick sharp stuff under my nails.
Dear God, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEase never let my children play soccer. Amen.
I’m gonna have to go with Badminton! Is it even a sport lol?
Easy! Youth Soccer played on Sundays. I have seen draw more kids away from church then any other event!
Probably this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIMCGEpRZFI
I honestly can’t stand to watch most sports. (Sorry sports fans.) Skateboarding is about as close as I get. It might not be an actual “sport” to some people, but it’s highly athletic and Rodney Mullen is pretty dang close to breaking the laws of physics in a beautiful way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkbV1KUyNKI
But if I had to pick one sport to get rid of, I’d have to say I could’ve been spared so much heartbreak if my college never had a volleyball team…
Any activity that doesn’t raise the heart rate but is masquerading as a “sport” should be eliminated . . . (i.e. poker, curling, bowling, golf, AND BASEBALL)