Comments on: Football writers: please stop trying to write about baseball

By: chuckleberry1974

chuckleberry1974 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:38:02 +0000

Dumb

By: jdd428

jdd428 — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:23:01 +0000

OK, first – none of the pro-baseball posters here have suggested that the MLB is more popular than the NFL. Clearly it is not; NFL has earned its dominance and is unlikely to relinquish it any time soon.

But this is not about the NFL’s popularity; it’s about an arrogant football writer suggesting baseball has no fan base and no future while the NFL is far superior – both points we pro-baseball commenters vigorously dispute and have been able to disprove.

Also, there’s a big difference between NFL’s draft coverage dominating the ratings (which is not accurate) and dominating the programming on ESPN and NFL Network. NFL Net has nothing else to show right now and ESPN’s priorities are so far gone they continue to provide a forum for Skip F. Bayless (the F standing for the same middle name Red Sox fans assigned to Aaron Boone).

By: mgv38

mgv38 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:26:05 +0000

“The NFL has sold out to attract the lowest common denominator fan, while baseball has finally exorcised the demons from their own foray into that territory (the homerun era.)”
That’s probably my favorite line in this whole thread. Well said.

By: rabbdogg

rabbdogg — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:21:07 +0000

*does*

By: rabbdogg

rabbdogg — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:20:46 +0000

soutlouiswhateveryourname is…lol @u..alex didnt own anything..i said i like baseball..i know how to hit one..hitting a baseball IS NOT the hardest thing in sports..it aint no harder than doing the other things in any other sports…make no mistake about it..no baseball player can guard lebron or cover calvin johnson..lets not be stupid here..u reason u coudnt cover calvin is u wouldnt be within 20 yards of him to hit his feet/knees when the ball got there and neither would 99% of mlb players..lebron is so big,strong,and fast that he most like still dunks on u and shoots his free throw after u febaly try to foul him..if he doesnt break your ankles with a crossover just like he would do to 99% of mlb players..could lebron or calvin johnson hit a fastball as good or better than u can?..likely..maybe…could they hit curveballs or sliders? probably not…bottom line is..it doesnt take any more skill to play baseball at a high level than it does to play any other sport at a high level..so please lets dont pretend it doed

By: chumthumper

chumthumper — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:50:40 +0000

Amen to the ‘no clock’. Baseball is the most judicious game because it’s yours to win or lose. No Excuses. How many times have you heard some jerk football player say ‘we didn’t lose; we ran out of clock”.

By: wendell7

wendell7 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:53:47 +0000

That guy who used to play basketball for the Bulls tried baseball once

By: wendell7

wendell7 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:33:34 +0000

I’m in full agreement, spud. No clocks, and the game isn’t two teams out there each defending a goal, like most other team sports.

By: creek0512

creek0512 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:17:49 +0000

As someone who is also a soccer fan, I am all to used to people belittling my sport for no apparent reason, other than they don’t understand it and therefore don’t like it and seeming can’t comprehend how anyone could possibly reach a different opinion than they have, even though they know nothing about the sport.

I have never understood the need some people have to try to put the sports they don’t understand down and pump their chosen sports up. I have sports that I like and their are others that I fon’t really care for, but why would I care if someone else likes those sports that I don’t?

By: gilbert718

gilbert718 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:11:24 +0000

i also have mlb.tv and not the nfl gamepass but its because its much cheaper.

By: thefalcon123

thefalcon123 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:04:13 +0000

“The hardest thing in sports is to hit a baseball.”–Lardin

“Are you fucking kidding me?”- A professional, Olympic level Gymnast.

By: koufaxmitzvah

koufaxmitzvah — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:32:43 +0000

By the way, fantasy football geeks, where do you think the idea of fantasy sports comes from?

By: Jack Marshall

Jack Marshall — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:21:11 +0000

If you had to choose between baseball or football as to which could go the way of boxing and horse racing as former “national pastimes” relegated to marginal status. As with boxing, fans might just realize that they are paying athletes to cripple themselves or worse, making them invalids by their 50′s. And if football has the integrity to change that (or is forced to by lawsuits), the sport may not be the one Americans want to watch.

My guess is it won’t happen, but it could. Baseball, however, will be here and thriving as long as there is green grass, summer days, and memories Bobby Thomson, Fisk, Gibson, and the Bird talking to the ball, and Willie, making that catch in the Polo Grounds….

By: koufaxmitzvah

koufaxmitzvah — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:10:35 +0000

Don’t forget the 5-minute replay review to see if the knee touched the ground at the half-yard line, or if the ball crossed the plane before tumbling out of the runner’s hands.

I mean, that shit is awesome.

By: koufaxmitzvah

koufaxmitzvah — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:08:47 +0000

Nope. In baseball, you’re hitting a moving ball with a crowd making noise. In golf, the ball is still, and the people are told to STFU or GTFO.

By: sportsdrenched.com

sportsdrenched.com — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:33:44 +0000

To which I will throw this out there from the co-comment of the day:

That kind of jives with the estimations that the NFL had 9.2 Billion in revenue in 2010, and MLB had 7.2 Billion. We can all agree that NFL is King in America. But clearly MLB is holding it’s own and is no where near the death bed a lot of people think it is.

I’m not sure about the 2011 numbers, but from interviews I saw with Bud, 2011 was better in terms of revenue than 2010.

The only thing I can tell is Football Fundementalists some how feel threatened by baseball? That because one likes football they are a superior human being? WTH? I don’t get it.

Football is my second favorite sport. I will attend High School, College, & NFL games this fall, and I’ll throw the football around in the backyard and at family reunions. However, if I like football…I LOVE baseball. I don’t get why there has to be a competition between the two. I guess the loss is on the Football Fundementalists. After all, they’re breaking down dudes running around in their underwear, and wondering where they go on draft day. Then they wish 5 months of their lives way waiting for football season. Baseball Fans have 2400 actual games to savor until football starts.

By: ajcardsfan

ajcardsfan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:33:29 +0000

He who walks behind the rows concurs!

By: ajcardsfan

ajcardsfan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:31:41 +0000

We might harass each other from time to time, but we defend our own and our passion.

By: ajcardsfan

ajcardsfan — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:29:50 +0000

You forget call challenges, reviews and flags!

By: weedman8693

weedman8693 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:15:40 +0000

The hardest sport is golf, then baseball.. U might complain about that but I have a harder time getting the ball in the hole then swining a bat at a ball

By: Alex K

Alex K — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:50:50 +0000

It just really gets under my skin when someone says something as stupid as PED’s being a big problem in baseball and totally under control in football. It’s just too stupid to be ignored.

By: Alex K

Alex K — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:40:45 +0000

Oh! you mean the guys that played MLB baseball, too? You know those guys didn’t just decide, “I’m going to play baseball now” and get put in the majors, right?

Athleticism is what it is. Any elite athlete baseball player (Kemp, Stanton, Braun, ect.) has a much higher chance of not embarrassing themselves when on the basketball court or football field than an elite football or basketball player trying to hit a baseball. That isn’t said to downgrade the technique used in those other sports, it’s just a fact. With lots of practice sure a football or basketball player could be a good baseball player, but they can’t roll out of bed and play in the major leagues. Michael Jordan is the best example of this. He is a super athlete and he couldn’t hit anything that moved.

By: The Dangerous Mabry

The Dangerous Mabry — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:31:13 +0000

When the learning curve in baseball is shallow enough that players straight out of college regularly compete in the majors, maybe the draft will come into play as a spectator sport. Instead, the pro game is played at a substantially higher level, and thus recently drafted players won’t see the big show for years in most cases, if at all. Since the skill level NFL isn’t all that different than college ball (mostly just distilled down to the best of the college players), the players go straight from college to the pros, and thus the draft has substantially more relevance in football, making it of more interest to the casual fan, since the QB they draft this year is likely going to start next season for their team. That amazing college pitcher that your team drafted? He’s got a slim chance of ever seeing the majors, never mind being a star.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:25:10 +0000

Dogg: Alex just owned you on this topic. Alex wins…you lose.
I did get a nice laugh though trying to picture Calvin and Lebron hit ANY pitcher in MLB. Thanks.
Again…forget Doc. I would put up any pitcher currently on an MLB roster against those dudes.
I really can’t believe you are actually trying to argue this point.
There are literally hundreds of players in MLB that could compete in basketball or football based solely on their athleticism. How many Football players could compete in MLB?
Yeah…about 7.
Thanks again for the laugh though. I still can’t get the picture of those two dudes trying to hit out of my head. Hahaha!

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:14:27 +0000

Excellant play Alex. Dogg: What Alex said!

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:13:27 +0000

Dogg: Your “ain’t no harder to hit a baseball” comment illustrates for everyone that you have never attempted to do it. Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing (from a sports perspective) on the planet. I can cover MegaTron by tackling his ass when he jumps to catch the pass.
Interference? Absolutely.
I can stop Lebron by hacking his ass when he drives to the bucket.
Foul? Absolutely.
Hitting a baseball? I am good with the fastball.
But you throw me a curve, sinker, slider, etc… and I meekly swing at it like a 7 year old Girl Scout. And I played the great game of baseball well beyond high school.
Learn how to hit…then get back to us.

By: chadjones27

chadjones27 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:08:12 +0000

Yes, but can Roy Halladay hit a 3 at the buzzer?

I would like to think so.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:06:32 +0000

Hahaha! He will “e-chase you.” LOL! I know…I know. But it’s the small things that make me laugh. “E-chase you.” Hahaha! Well done Cur.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:27:25 +0000

Area is measured in square inches, feet, etc.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:12:26 +0000

…ain’t no harder…fakely…Yep, Baseball does have a different appeal.