ESPN.com Page 2

WarrenWallace · Mar 25, 2003

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/neel/030325.html

Tournaments of tournaments. Some guy goes through and ranks the post season tourneys from Baseball to College Hockey to the World Cup. There is a poll there for you input. There is also a section for which you can complain/congrat him on his picks.

Knave · Mar 25, 2003

The World Cup is a "post season" tournament?

I had no idea ...

WarrenWallace · Mar 25, 2003

That 3.5 year regular season can sure put a toll on the players.

fidlerre · Mar 25, 2003

baseball playoff's wins yea, umm, sure...

Frieslander · Mar 25, 2003

The guy is clearly an idiot. He said he prefered the NBA playoffs to the Stanley Cup playoffs because the NHL lets in too many teams... The NBA has 16 of 29 teams in the playoffs while the NHL has 16 out of 30.

I'm sure this guy agrees with the poll that says the fans of college basketball are more fanatical than World Cup fans.

wanderingpress · Mar 25, 2003

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"World Cup should probably be the call, what with its high-octane cocktail of globalism, nationalism and general fanaticism. But there's something too diffuse about it. Like looking up at a starry night sky, you can appreciate and admire the Cup tournament, but you can't take it in. The baseball playoffs, on the other hand ... "

anyone care to top that?

WarrenWallace · Mar 25, 2003

Re: fill in the blank

Originally posted by wanderingpress
ESPN, page 2:

"World Cup should probably be the call, what with its high-octane cocktail of globalism, nationalism and general fanaticism. But there's something too diffuse about it. Like looking up at a starry night sky, you can appreciate and admire the Cup tournament, but you can't take it in. The baseball playoffs, on the other hand ... "

anyone care to top that?
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Let him know how you feel. There is a feedback section.

sch2383 · Mar 25, 2003

Really whats the point, the World Cup shouldn't even be part of break down. Its a tournament, but not a post-season one.

purojogo · Mar 26, 2003

What a coincidence...Baseball's is about to start and they get the "win"
MLB should pay this guy (if they have not already) if not only because he describes baseball as being better than all other sports, something i think even hardcore fans American sports would disagree on

jamesf24 · Mar 26, 2003

come on big soccer, we are currently getting our ass kicked..

jamesf24 · Mar 26, 2003

Originally posted by purojogo
What a coincidence...Baseball's is about to start and they get the "win"
MLB should pay this guy (if they have not already) if not only because he describes baseball as being better than all other sports, something i think even hardcore fans American sports would disagree on
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it's not over.....

once you get there, you have to click on "weigh in on those issues at sports nation survey"

James

superdave · Mar 26, 2003

Actually, what happened in K/J is called the World Cup Finals, is it not?

subbuteo · Mar 26, 2003

Originally posted by fidlerre
baseball playoff's wins yea, umm, sure...
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he's clearly anti-soccer

CrewDust · Mar 26, 2003

Originally posted by superdave
Actually, what happened in K/J is called the World Cup Finals, is it not?
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Heck, you could consider the 20 game CONCACAF qualifing the regular season.

appoo · Mar 26, 2003

Re: fill in the blank

Originally posted by wanderingpress
ESPN, page 2:

"World Cup should probably be the call, what with its high-octane cocktail of globalism, nationalism and general fanaticism. But there's something too diffuse about it. Like looking up at a starry night sky, you can appreciate and admire the Cup tournament, but you can't take it in. The baseball playoffs, on the other hand ... "

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I don't even know what that means

Lanky134 · Mar 26, 2003

Originally posted by CrewDust
Heck, you could consider the 20 game CONCACAF qualifing the regular season.
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Not to mention that it takes place after many seasons around the world have ended.

jamesf24 · Mar 26, 2003

Originally posted by jamesf24
come on big soccer, we are currently getting our ass kicked..
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bump.... 10 hours later, still getting our ass kicked!

James

jamesf24 · Mar 26, 2003

bump again,

couldnt be stuck on 1300 before I log off....

Femfa · Mar 26, 2003

We're getting a little respect on most fanatical fans, but we're still not winning anything. . .

fuzzyBunny · Mar 26, 2003

It's soccer's owns fault for being too much like a starry night sky.

I think we definitely need some rule changes to make soccer less starry-night-skyish.

Creeper_thp · Mar 27, 2003

Even if you take World Cup out of the equation, it's terrible. MLB playoffs better than the NCAA tournament? NBA playoffs better than NFL playoffs? I dunno, maybe it's a joke article or something.

seahawkdad · Mar 27, 2003

At least the 'most confusing' was easy...go figure...

IsItSnowingInSpace · Mar 28, 2003

The guy is an idiot. Not that soccer should win, IMO. But for him to choose the MLB playoffs over the World Cup and the NCAA Tournament? Moron.

BackOtheNet! · Mar 28, 2003

Absolute friggan idiot. Tell me where I can spew my drunken rage! Cause I can no find the feed back?

todda74 · Mar 29, 2003

the one area where the Final Four tourney is more exciting than the World Cup is because more teams have a chance to win and if you lose you go home. No first round group play. The first round in the NCAA tourney is the most exciting two days in sports because there is a finality to it. The first games in the first round in the WC do not impact as heavily on the teams. But for a whole tournament though the WC ranks first far and above any others. You're playing for national pride here...!