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Date Posted: 19:18:39 05/30/02 Thu
Author: Charlie Vike
Author Host/IP: 207.170.57.5
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In reply to: Jesus Quintana 's message, "Anti American rant in here" on 16:49:13 05/30/02 Thu

1. You might enjoy the sport if you understood it. Playing it every now and again hardly means that you understand the sport.

2. Stats over-kill. I agree on that point.

3. Scoring off of every "attack". I'm not sure what you mean here, but I think you mean that somebody scores every time that they're on "offense". This simply isn't true. Maybe you're confusing the number of points awarded with the number of times a team scores (i.e. in American Football, a touchdown is 6 points).

4. Short attention spans. The "stop and start" nature of some of these games actually requires you to pay attention for longer periods of time. Moreover, I think your comments on this issue smack more of ignorance than reality. Show me some evidence (other than your own wishful thinking borne of a desire to feel better than someone else) to support this.

5. Money men. You've got a point here. This kind of person ruins sports. There are enough "purists", however, to make sure that the money men don't completely pasteurize the fun out of sports.

6. Globalization. I'm not sure what your concern is here. If you're worried about the level of competition rising, toughen up and compete. If you're just spewing, you're the one who should piss off.

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[> [> [> Hooray, we're all on the same side. Actually, I like "American" sports, except gridiron which is shit and played by 49 fat blokes and one all-American white man with polished teeth, combed hair and a good throwing arm. You have to have time for Baseball, it's another international, and simple game to play. Ice hockey also has global appeal and I share JQs views on Basketball. -- Simster, 10:42:52 05/31/02 Fri (212.124.229.1)


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