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Automatic.
As in, instantly.
No sports fans get bitchier than soccer fans. And the first thing they say is "its the most popular sport in the world."
If its so popular, how come soccer fans care so much about what everyone else think?
Shouldn't they, by some logic, not give a fuck?
I mean, I don't really fuck with Golf either. I ain't never heard a Golf fan get MAD AT ME for not liking it. Golf fans are swaggerific like that...they basically like:
"Oh word? You don't like it? Seriously, who cares. My dick prolly smaller than yours, and I don't care about that. Fuck makes you think Ima care about you liking my sport? Hush, nigga."
Seriously -- Tennis fans, Hockey fans, etc. All can be defensive at times, but not NEARLY as cry baby and bitchlike as Soccer fans.
>Firstly...I played competitive sports when I was a >kid....soccer and hockey were my best sports. I can say from >experience that the physical pain endured in soccer far >outweighs that in hockey. Many in North America don't >understand this.
Odd, just about everyone says this about their sport.
Thankfully, I don't need the sports I like to be more or less dangerous than any other in order for them to be enjoyable. I enjoy them because I enjoy them.
>In soccer, your shoe has a top layer of leather (no padding) >with a bottom full of cleats. Getting stepped on or clipped >on your feet (very common) is an extremely painful experience >but the pain goes away very quickly. This is why players >spend time on the grass after getting tackled. It's not >because they're not tough.
Odd, because I know soccer purists who bitch and moan about how pussy a lot of modern players are more than "north americans" do.
>Diving/simulation is a problem in soccer....granted. But this >kind of gamesmanship is present in many North American sports >as well....basketball and hockey are good examples. North >American sports analysts call it 'veteran smarts' or 'IQ' when >a player flops on a charge. But in soccer, it's used as >evidence to invalidate the quality of the game.
No, "floppers" in the NBA actually have a terrible reputation. Taking a charge can be seen as a good thing when its done at the right time, but people who consistently fake are not highly regarded in basketball.
And the consequences of flopping in an NBA game aren't nearly as great. Ole boy on Uruguay flopped in that South Africa game and got the goal keeper a RED CARD. That completely ruins any chances that RSA had(which were slim already)
>And about the lack of goals....why is it that Americans can >find pleasure in watching a 'pitcher's duel' in baseball but >not find pleasure in watching a 1-0 score in soccer?
Odd, because most people can't, which is why the juiced ball era brought so many fans back to the game.
In the rare instances that a pitcher does draw fans, its usually because he can throw 100 MPH or something physically amazing like this Strasberg kid
Imagine >if a foreigner, unfamiliar with baseball, were to say 'this >game was boring because one team got no hits and the other got >one hit'? A baseball fan would be quick to point out that a >game such as this would probably be very entertaining for >those who KNOW about baseball.
Actually, AMERICANS complain about baseball all the time. LOTS of people say its boring and long, etc.
That's what's interesting.
What do Baseball fans do?
They shut the fuck up and keep watching, for the most part.
The league management did introduce the home run derby, interleague play, the all star game rule, things like that to make the sport a bit more exciting.
But overall -- its baseball. Its gonna be baseball.
And in America, its always going to have fans.
>Which leads to me to another point. Why does everyone feel >the need to throw in their two cents when they clearly don't >understand the game in the first place? Personally, I don't >like auto-racing and golf. But when the US Open or the Indy >500 take place...I don't go running my mouth off about how >inept those sports are. I realize that the reason I don't >appreciate those events is because I don't understand the >nuances, strategies and histories of those traditions.
Sounds like a personal problem. If you work with dickheads, change jobs. If you hang with dickheads, maybe you need to think about why that is.
>The true meaning of ignorance is 'placing judgement on >something you don't understand'. This is the character of >North American perspectives on soccer. And because these >sports 'journalists' need to disguise their lack of >familiarity with a sport they're paid to cover....they resort >to commenting on the vevezulas, lack of goals and diving. >Every four years....same shit.
Fam, if I don't feel it, I don't feel it.
I'm not saying its lesser, but I'm not gonna act like I enjoy some shit out of some cultural relativism bullshit.
When it comes to Soccer, I watch some world cup games, usually in social settings where I can drink and act loud.
I've caught some EPL matches. I can dig a lot of those.
I would, never, ever, ever, watch a soccer game by myself if I wasn't doing some shit along with...I'd have to be writing, or reading the paper, catching up on e-mail, or whatever.
And if it comes up in conversation (my views on Soccer, that is), Ima tell you how I feel, B. It ain't hate. Its my opinion.
Those are the breaks.
You ain't gotta be mad. Just do you.
I'm gonna do me.
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O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain"
"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."
(C)Keith Murray, "Cosmic Slop"
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