That’s it. maybe another post thereon. B lit and guess eric, Talks all sports in 2020. “Yes, the food and drinks were crazy expensive but it was a rare treat and worth the experience for the memories we created.”. Maybe the team owners and all the players should change careers and become politicians. You forgot the part about how all pro and college sports are fake and scripted from start to finish. Given the clear opinions that sports broadcasters and sponsors shouldn’t be in the business of promoting politics during sportscasts, then don’t add fuel to the fire. No spiking, no dancing, no jumping in the stands. Thank you for sharing, James. I got to do better with my qualifications. Confess your redemption all you want, I’ll be over here doing a brake job on my decade-old car so I can get to work. $146.54 to go to a Jet game (ticket + beer + hot dog + parking, gas, and tolls). Rap music concerts are the best but don’t judge me for liking rap. “…[I]t’s just a bunch of ringers assembled from across the USA and beyond.”, Great freakin’ point, Steve. Yes Superb Owl: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/qs3r6w/the-colbert-report-logo-restrictions-for-the-super-bowl. Eighteen to twenty teams is enough for most leagues. So true, Dave. Still trying to extract myself from the remnants of my last hold out passion – Michigan State football. The parasite keeps it’s host under control. All I can say is that words evolve. What to do? You’re a wise man, sir. Who cares? I too grew up watching Detroit sports – The Pistons Bad Boys, Red Wings, Tigers, and Lions – and attended quite a few games over my adult years. The owners don’t care about you. I hate watching sports on TV, it’s a big waste of time. Yes! This could be a welcome outlet for some and provide an opportunity for open dialogue to truly help us understand how to work together. I disagree with some of those points– but can wholeheartedly get behind the lack of reciprocity (and can I add lack of accountability) on both sides. They give a big FU to America and kiss Chinese ass. Living vicariously through others is not okay, however, if it precludes you from saving for retirement, advancing your career, or becoming a better spouse or parent. one of these calculators) i like to provide a fake-but-close birthdate. My buds and I did a bucket list trip to Green Bay last year. $96.81 to go to a Met game (ticket + beer + hot dog + parking and gas). 8:07 a.m. — A La Grande resident on the 2000 block of Third Street asked to speak to an officer regarding harassment. If we all stopped watching sports, i would love to see what they would do then. Lawn tickets are a great frugal hack. These players are spoiled and treating us like garbage. Given the historic kneeling issue, the NFL may have the most on the line with nearly a quarter of at-risk-fans (24%). The Oakland Raiders once moved to Los Angeles before returning to Oakland (maybe Los Angeles isn’t such a hotbed for football after all). Some sort of a ball. As I got older I became angrier and angrier at people trying to stuff sports down my throat. And here’s the truly amazing thing about my transition from sports fanatic to sports dabbler. I forget who the opponent was that night, but I remember Artis Gilmore being on the team. I will admit. Movies and sports are entertainment and nothing else. The league survived all sorts of crises in the past. And that’s fair. Some players believe it is their social duty given their public profile and reach. Few non-watchers want to hear about social issues (12%) when tuning into sports. The thinking here is that many people went back to watching “Better Call Saul” when they realized several NBA stars will miss the entire season or a significant part of it due to injuries — namely, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Steph Curry, DeMarcus Cousins and Zion Williamson. albums? Your Canadians are better than my Canadians.”. The same people who financed and owned the slave ships also finance and own and run and comment on sports. Another thing I hate about sports today is all the showboating athletes do on the field. All i know, if i had a job paying me millions of dollars, i WOULD NOT WALK OFF MY JOB!!!! I was excited when DeadHeadTedThompson lost his GM job and thought that mentality was over. How exactly does one do a dead lift with the legs, not the back? But then again, maybe I’m nuts. OUCH! I love it, Ms99to1. Let’s take out our frustration by flipping over some cars!”. And to make matters worse, they have no problem spitting in the face of patriotic Americans. Spot on! Sad how people get into that terrible addiction. Why do people lose their minds about “we beat you”? Subscribe to get irreverent and incisive sports stories, delivered to your mailbox every morning. Time to grow up Americans. Now, I didn’t even know the Rams were leaving St Louis (or have they left already?). Meh. Half of the at-risk fans (12%) are avid watchers planning to watch less this season, along with 9% who often watched in the past but plan to watch little or not at all now. Responses were collected August 18-20, 2020 as the NBA and NHL playoffs are underway and MLB, MLS and NASCAR continue their regular seasons. I didn’t watch a single MLB game when I flipped past one this year and saw a BLM logo on the field. I’ve even got a great pic of Harry Caray trying to grope me and a friend as we posed for a pic with him. Once it becomes all-consuming, you’re sunk. They are making so much money today they do not care what vulgar actions they respond on the field including disrepecting our flag. 18 Sooners (5-2, 3 … Haha! I love it, Kaity. Twice the number of whites are shot and killed every year by police than blacks. Your list is one of the better ones I have seen. I couldn’t name five New Jersey Nets. Want to start a side-hustle business with me, Kris? Hulu live sports money grubbing commercials, so vulgar. But I’m done with it. Appreciate the dialogue and discourse with you! Winners are doers. P.S. Nice, Mr. WoW. Your current age: 26 Under ordinary circumstances, the start of the NFL season is like an unofficial national holiday. He or she won’t do any better with my remaining follicles than a Braun. You’re not ditching anything. And you are so right about rampant fanaticism when it comes to sports. Why do we value it? What employee just walks off the job and does not get fired? Valid points, Mr. G, and for the most part I agree with you. Get out and toss a football. Don’t feed the beast. Going to the bar after the show or having a few beers in the parking lot before the show is a great frugal concert hack as well. All fanatics i know want to escape reality and enjoy a time out in life. I want to shout, “Snap out of it. Very sobering. Professional Bull Riders is my new sport and yes I agree they are overpaid unprofessionals. Your sport is a disgrace to our country. One of my favorite memories of my grandfather was watching the Sunday games with him. Or better yet, what self-respecting adult proclaims his or her beta status by adorning a jersey with some dude’s name on it and then freaking out like a Price is Right contestant whenever his or her “hero” does something noteworthy on the field? 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People travel on business trips a lot for big businesses just like sports players do. lololololol. Only 18% see “today's political and social issues as two different things.” The remainder believe it’s the same thing (26%) or something in-between (56%). Why let it be squandered on something so frivolous? Few non-watchers (6%) or … My Dad and I watched every Packers game on the tiny (12”?) We’ve run similar paths, my friend. From April to November, you can literally spend three hours every night watching a professional baseball game. I’m a diehard Green Bay Packers fan and I will try to take time to watch them when they’re on tv since we live in East TN where they aren’t on national tv that much. One thing I think you overlooked is the ridiculousness of a “home team”. It's early in the 2020 NFL season, but the Minnesota Vikings are already in trouble. The real question is, why do we consider it entertaining when we are wasting so much by watching it? I don’t know. ... TV viewership and ratings in the United States 2010-2020 . This post may contain affiliate links. It reminds me of the film “A Bronx Tale” from 1993. Really? Starting with baseball, Gone are the players such as Robin Yount, Mike Schmidt, Tony Gwynn, George Brett and Cal Ripken JR who spent their entire hall of fame careers with one team. Ya but sports are fun and the point of life is to have fun. “Forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Sigh. Many escape into sports fan world to avoid real life, it’s like a drug for them, yeah we’re farmed by megalomaniacs and sports is only another drug. By the time I was a freshman in college, I stopped watching completely. Thanks for sharing the link. I’ve got more productive things to do that interest me. No, you’re far from being a sports fanatic. Thank you for a great and honest post. Only one 30-second commercial in the first half of the first quarter. If my team lost, I was sullen until it won again. In the 70s, shorts were tight and cut off just below the crotch. For others, it’s the kneeling. Thank you, Amy. I read novels regularly and watch movies from time to time. Pro sports is not engaging in woke signaling at the ... — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 12, 2020. Having attended a college that hasn’t had a winning football season in over 30 consecutive years and to see all the money that is still poured into the program has left a bad taste in my mind. I remember being so invested in my NY Knicks. I lost many years ago myself. ). I know it’s silly, a huge time-waster, expensive, and at times ridiculously frustrating…but I love it. For sentimental reasons, I think I’ll keep it. How many people can say that! Did fans turn off NFL games when Tom Brady was injured? Never bend the knee–whether the tyrant’s a politician, a “protester,” or a grown man in a skin-tight costume. I started watching the NBA in 1985 with the advent of Michael Jordan, and continued into the era of Kobe, Shaq, and Tim Duncan. My life is too busy, and my child doesn’t particularly enjoy watching. From our poll, the NFL leads the way with the most at-risk fans (24%), followed by MLB (21%), NBA (17%), NHL (17%), NASCAR (14%) and MLS (14%). The only noticeable changes are that I am less irritable and I have several more hours per week to pursue worthwhile activities. My peeps and I would head to Chicago every year from Mpls to take in a Cubbies game. I understand strongly disagreeing with the way it’s subsidized by taxpayers, the way it’s marketed and priced, or even the way it’s glorified in our American culture. Way too much of the weekend is burned up with watching instead of doing IMHO. And great question about music. I see professional sports a plague on our society, a crappy influence on our kids and can see absolutely nothing good about it regarding positively contributing to our society. I agree with everything you said. Haha! For all the building wealth doubters out there, put that in your pipe and smoke it! Power Fishing, gardening, and playing with your daughter–that’s living. Or were most of their ignoble deeds ignored by the press? www.thesunchronicle.com 34 South Main Street Attleboro, MA 02703 Phone: 508-222-7000 I ask for birthday, but store year, month, and randomize the day before storing. Pretty terrible thing to let your kids emulate and see you giving respect to. Nice job, i reached that conclusion too after i lost my job. Excellent point. But the armor many batters are now encasing their exposed arms in is crazy. Among those planning not to watch any games this year, only 18% care about the politics of any individual athlete, with no significant differences based on race. If you all disappeared tomorrow the world would still spin on its axis. There was one drawback to that incredible season, though. Excellent point, Todd. And give my regards to your husband. Not only that didn’t happen, it became way worse, bringing into broadcasting the idiotic opinions and messages of every spectator through the internet. Sports viewed on selected devices in the U.S. 2017, by age. There are several professionals that do not wear corporate sports-team logos. Just seems like all the “money” teams get preferential treatment in every way. It is ridiculous how the costs to attend a game have gotten out of control. Flannel shirts and jeans wouldn’t suffice? I guess watching a guy die brutally by a cop with his knee on his neck like some big game hunter can change some minds or understanding… bluecat013 says: June 11, 2020 at 3:47 pm Do that and sports are an awesome form of entertainment. My childhood buddies and I ventured up to Lambeau Field to experience a Green Bay Packer game (yes, it was a bucket list thing). I wish some of the pro athletes were more responsible with their behavior. My sentiments almost word for word. And you are so right about the politicization of sports. I really appreciated hearing about your Knick “tragedy.”, I have lost interest in Sports over the years for some of the reasons you mention. Again, such freedom I can’t explain it. The amount of commercial interruptions and stupidity involved is unacceptable. Today, regardless of the professional sport, commercial breaks not only occur more frequently but are also an insufferable slew of inane pitches that will easily consume three to four minutes of your life. I forgot to mention that you’re absolutely right about the anthem dis. And now you have the “fashion” show when players show up part of it and the sneakers weirdos etc and just ugh. I completely agree with EVERYTHING you wrote, and I have followed in those footsteps also. Marx said tgat religion was the opiate of the masses but I maintain that today its sports. AMEN!!! Even among those whose first love is the NBA, the large majority (59%) of the 18-49 demo has no interest in player politics. But people go crazy obsessed over watching and following professional sports when in the end win or lose the players and owners go back to their wealthy homes and we still have to go to our regular jobs in the morning and none of them probably could careless if you couldn’t make the rent payment next week or if you’re lost your job to layoffs. I began following a similar trajectory as the author, watching fewer and fewer regular season games, then just the playoffs, then just the Finals (NBA and NHL), World Series, and Super Bowl, then when the kneeling crap started I just stopped watching everything altogether. You say that it’s useless to be a professional sports player cause they aren’t helping the world but then how is writing this whole website helping the world? Mickey Mantle makes $100,000 a year. Do you want to cast Simone Biles, Anthony Edwards, Dearica Hamby or a backyard magician in the starring role? Given today’s business model for professional sports, this is the way professional sports should be consumed–infrequently and strategically. Kudos to the athletes for making all this money for doing absolutely nothing useful. Nothing but roided up cheaters. Thanks for stopping by, my friend. Fans don’t watch sports to keep up with current issues of the world. My cousins didn’t talk to me for a year! It’s her parent’s faults. You don’t need professional sports to bring joy and meaning to your life. If we all stopped watching sports, i would love to see what they would do then. Today we introduce our bracket of 16 contenders. The players use to care about there fans and showed them some respect. Thanks for stopping by, Claudia. How I miss I miss the red, white, and blue basketballs. Fans whose favorite sport is the NHL (80%), NASCAR (76%) and MLB (74%) are uniformly disinterested in the politics of athletes. Nothing wrong with watching an occasional game. This is brilliant and refreshing! Now gay is used more and more to describe something stupid or beneath the actions of a self-respecting soul. Thanks for stopping by, my friend. j/k He never had anything to chat about with the barber and now that I shave his head, he doesn’t have any reason to go and sit there quietly. Did I nail the foolishness of being consumed with professional sports? After that I just became disinterested and now I don’t watch at all. And because Los Angeles is such a hotbed of football fanatics, the San Diego Chargers decided to move there too. As I said, we’ve walked similar paths. So for Christmas 1986, my brother and I made Christmas t-shirts for the family celebrating the Mets victory over the Sox in the World Series and Bill Buckner’s historic error. And I know my fate is destruction–digitally, socially, and professionally. Back in the ‘88 World Series I had a guy from California trying to explain to me how the Oakland A’s(and just about every other professional athlete) are on performance enhancing drugs. The most important factor is making sure that the service has the most games of your favorite team. They didn’t say if your team doesn’t win it’s time to sack the city.”. Peace. If you invest that $40,000 VIP ticket money and let it ride for 40 years with a 10% interest rate, you will have over $2 million in net worth and be a 401(k) millionaire. He was my hero. Baseball’s getting better. Time is a finite resource. I haven’t bought merchandise in over 20 years. They do make mistakes. I don’t know how anyone in the throes of adulthood, especially those who have kids, can devote more than a couple hours per week to professional sports. The NFL might think it best to target the coveted 18-49 demo, thinking younger fans watch for different reasons. But if you really love something, don’t watch it, do it. Donald Trump vows to stop watching NFL and Major League Soccer games amid Black Lives Matter. Excellent point. “Better yet, get some exercise and pursue some mind-expanding activities such as art, music, literature, and philosophy. I’ve come across this sad phenomenon as well. But I’m also a white male and I don’t see the same level of concern for my inalienable rights and my well-being coming from the Left–especially the feminist, black, and gay Left. Take a look around you. 7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Now’s your chance to play director of the 2020 ESPYS Presented by Capital One. . 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