View Full Version : Another poll, this time a MSNBC.
Alan S
30 Jul 2002, 11:45 PM
http://www.msnbc.com/news/787245.asp
Here is a poll at MSNBC ask which will us
watch more of during the Baseball strike.
Soccer is at 6% and needs some votes.
It is half way down on the left side.
Alan S
30 Jul 2002, 11:50 PM
The article predicts NASCAR (I call it NAS-CRASH)
will benefit the most from the bball strike. They only give a small paragraph to Soccer and give Frank DeFord the last word on soccer.
I think we should show them what a some organized soccer fans can do.
Soccer. After the excitement of the World Cup, it’s make-or-break time for the MLS when it comes to capitalizing on momentum and becoming a big-time, major entity. The guess here is that it ain’t gonna happen until the USA is an established entity in World Cup Competition. The MLS looks more stable and viable than its predecessors, but as far as attracting baseball types, Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated provide the final word on the youth-to-adult soccer transition: “It’s like mumblety peg. You play it as a kid and then you move on.”
thacharger
31 Jul 2002, 12:32 AM
NASCAR sucks. I cant believe people actually watch that crap. And they say soccer is boring...
anderson
31 Jul 2002, 01:11 AM
The MLS looks more stable and viable than its predecessors, but as far as attracting baseball types, Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated provide the final word on the youth-to-adult soccer transition: “It’s like mumblety peg. You play it as a kid and then you move on.”What's "mumblety peg"? Whatever it is, I'll bet kids haven't played it since the 1940's.
That's an unintentionally revealing quote from DeFord. It's sort of like asking a Perry Como fan if he'd prefer rock and roll or hip hop if Perry's records weren't available anymore.
Ok, I just couldn't get over this mumblety peg thing, so here's what you can get by running a quick search on google: www.inquiry.net/outdoor/summer/games/mumbly_peg.htm
Very Mayberry. DeFord needs to retire with a nice Norman Rockwell collection.
Ghost
31 Jul 2002, 01:40 AM
When exactly did DeFord perfect the game of mumblety peg? That summer when the parents first took the hroseless carriage out to the Arizona Territory to visit the relatives? HOw frickin' old is this man??
Mumblety Peg?
BallStateMiddie
31 Jul 2002, 02:16 AM
I voted for soccer, of course, but I can't really honestly say I'll watch more of anything if baseball strikes. That would imply that I watched any baseball to begin with.
dcc134
31 Jul 2002, 08:34 AM
well at least we are ahead of NBA
galperin
31 Jul 2002, 09:10 AM
soccer is at 7% now.
AngelN
31 Jul 2002, 10:26 AM
Originally posted by Alan S
The article predicts NASCAR (I call it NAS-CRASH)
i prefer ASSCAR
Sachin
31 Jul 2002, 10:39 AM
I hope all of you bashing NASCAR will shut the hell up next time somone bashes soccer.
Hypocrites.
Sachin
AngelN
31 Jul 2002, 11:22 AM
Originally posted by Sachin
I hope all of you bashing NASCAR will shut the hell up next time somone bashes soccer.
Hypocrites.
Sachin
do you pipe up when people on BS call baseball or american football bad names?
it's not like we said it's an incredibly boring sport for women, played by people picked last on the playground, never to catch on in america because people like to play it when they're kids but no one likes to watch it. we just had a little fun with its name.
we could make baseless criticisms of NASCAR forever and it wouldn't make a dent in its popularity. ignorant soccer bashing, however, in the form of a bad article or a good one that goes unpublished, does affect the sport.
take it easy. this is a soccer board. is a bias really that surprising?
Mainer5
31 Jul 2002, 12:52 PM
soccer at 8%
kasai
31 Jul 2002, 01:28 PM
soccer now at 8%.... I personally believe that soccer will benefit from a baseball strike. Both are family oriented sports, while nascar is really a male dominated sport which is geographically centered in the South.
If no baseball at the start of 2003 then the MLS will really benefit. What the MLS really needs to do is to finish its season before October. The season should realisticly end in August like the WUSA.
elainemichelle
31 Jul 2002, 01:34 PM
up to 9% now
NJPsycho
31 Jul 2002, 01:38 PM
The poll asked which sport people would watch. Since when is driving a car in a circle a sport? That would disqualify NASCAR from this poll. Hell, the way I drive to work when I'm late, I could be considered an athlete.
SoFla Metro
31 Jul 2002, 01:59 PM
Originally posted by AngelN
we could make baseless criticisms of NASCAR forever and it wouldn't make a dent in its popularity. ignorant soccer bashing, however, in the form of a bad article or a good one that goes unpublished, does affect the sport.
Prove it. I'm not sure it does anything but get a bunch of people riled up who are looking to get riled up.
SoFla Metro
31 Jul 2002, 02:00 PM
Originally posted by kasai
while nascar is really a male dominated sport which is geographically centered in the South.
Maybe 50 years ago. Today it's more of a national sport than professional soccer.
AngelN
31 Jul 2002, 02:15 PM
Originally posted by SoFla Metro
Prove it. I'm not sure it does anything but get a bunch of people riled up who are looking to get riled up.
how about the only thing it can do is hurt the sport. it certainly isn't what the sport needs--media that is going to keep it in the papers. consistent coverage increases credibility and makes it possible for people to follow the sport, even if it is just reading an occasional article, without seeking it out in the internet or in specialized publications. note that i said "makes it possible." I'm not saying they're going to convert in droves, but having serious articles about soccer is a lot better than only having the standard twice-yearly bashing column full of falsehoods and hyperbole.
as one of those who gets riled up, I think we are defensive for obvious reasons, not because we want to be.
Sachin
31 Jul 2002, 02:19 PM
Originally posted by AngelN
do you pipe up when people on BS call baseball or american football bad names?
it's not like we said it's an incredibly boring sport for women, played by people picked last on the playground, never to catch on in america because people like to play it when they're kids but no one likes to watch it. we just had a little fun with its name.
we could make baseless criticisms of NASCAR forever and it wouldn't make a dent in its popularity. ignorant soccer bashing, however, in the form of a bad article or a good one that goes unpublished, does affect the sport.
take it easy. this is a soccer board. is a bias really that surprising?
Actually, I do call it when people do that. It's one of the best ways to get entertained on this board. Sorry, but you can't bash another sport and not expect to get bashed in return. And there is a lot of bash about soccer. Starting with whiny fans.
Sachin
Sachin
31 Jul 2002, 02:22 PM
Originally posted by kasai
soccer now at 8%.... I personally believe that soccer will benefit from a baseball strike. Both are family oriented sports, while nascar is really a male dominated sport which is geographically centered in the South.
Really? How many NASCAR races have you attended? And where? I've been to races from Atlanta to Watkins Glen, NH. And if you actually look at the facts, the majority of NASCAR fans are adult males with children. There are a fair number of women at NASCAR races, in about the same proportion I've seen at MLS matches.
But don't let the facts get in the way of your rant.
Sachin