Which is your LEAST favorite sport, of the five big ones in this country?

[Bicoastal]

Mine's basketball--the one game I knew from childhood I could never compete in, given my 5 ft 6 stature...

[Richardo]

1. Since soccer is not a big sport *duck*, I say hockey

Just a bunch of guys going back and forth as far as I can tell. Of course, this also describes soccer and basketball, which I also have no interest in. :shrug:

[mwooldri]

2. American Football. I say take off the pads and use Rugby Union rules. nt

[rurallib]

29. I second the motion

Rugby is so much better than 'football'.

[MrSlayer]

3. Since when is soccer a major sport in this country?

That's news to me. For the poll I picked basketball, the NBA is a joke.

[bluedigger]

4. You need to take soccer out of there.

In this country, it is a children's game, not a major sport. Try Nascar. Maybe golf, if you are thinking psrticipation as opposed to spectators.

[enigmatic]

5. I like soccer less than the others

But it's not even a dislike about the sport, just a general "meh". My wife is a huge soccer fan however, and whenever FC Barcelona or InterMilan are on, I'll watch w/ her..

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Anybody who votes 'baseball' is a Marxist socialist fascist Kenyan

who's trying to destroy America via teleprompter. :P

[realisticphish]

9. one MSFK right here

:hi:

;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Did I mention that you're also going to hell?

:P

[realisticphish]

16. atheist

going there anyway :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. I'll save ya a seat

Right behind first base. :P

[virgogal]

43. Loved your post. Go Sox . :-)

[KamaAina]

44. The only Marxist socialist fascist Kenyan I know

who's trying to destroy America via teleprompter, is a huge White Sox fan who wore a Sox jacket to the All-Satr game and called Mark Buehrle to congratulate him on today's perfect game!

[bluedigger]

46. Did you forget a "y"?

All-Satyr Game? Link to video, please!:rofl:

[KamaAina]

47. Sorry, it's blocked by my firewall

:evilgrin:

but I can tell you that A-Rod got to first base at least once... :P

[bluedigger]

49. Kinda gives a whole new connotation to his name...

:rofl:

[Mythsaje]

7. I hate football AND basketball, but I think I hate basketball just a little more...n/t

[Doc_Technical]

8. I think the NBA has a rule,

that if you make more than 2 million dollars a season,
that you won't be called for palming the ball,
or traveling.
The NBA is not a sport, it's a pinball machine.
200+ points scored in 1,2, and sometimes 3 point
increments.

[realisticphish]

10. traveling means taking more than 5 steps without dribbling, right?

or is that only on dunks?

I hate the NBA, but I like the NCAAB

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. The NBA did away with the traveling violation in the '80s

It also banned passing, defense and taking any shot inside the 3-point line that isn't a dunk.

[realisticphish]

17. well

unless you're an awkward eastern european power forward.

Than you're free to attempt lame duck hook shots from now til next thursday

[Dr. Strange]

40. They still have the "3-minute rule"...

to keep the big guys from staying in the lane too long.

[LostInAnomie]

11. For the actual sport, I would say soccer.

It is sooooooo incredibly boring. It a shit load of working the ball down the field just to have it go back the other way with nothing actually happening.

As for the entirety of the sport culture, I would say baseball. It is without a doubt the most pretentious sport in the US. Snobby fans that endlessly memorize stats for no fucking reason other than to impress other fans, out of shape players that could honestly make it through a whole game without moving, overly fetishized records , rampant cheating, a ridiculously drawn out series system that is only there to soak up cash, etc. It's about time America found a new "favorite sport".

[Canuckistanian]

12. Football. Five seconds of action and five minutes standing around.

Exciting? Woo-hoo.

[mix]

13. nascar and golf, not for me...love all five you listed n/t

[Zomby Woof]

18. I didn't realize hockey was a sport

[Forkboy]

19. *drops the gloves*

:)

[Zomby Woof]

22. Well, if you're looking for a fight

Then hockey would be the right answer. ;-) :evilgrin:

[TZ]

26. I voted hockey too.

Sorry Forkboy. Can't tell whats going on and the rules are well odd...plus the fighting puts me off.

[PVnRT]

28. Need some foil? (n/t)

[csziggy]

20. Football especially college football, and particularly FSU Seminole football

Because the entire town shuts down when the Seminoles play whether or not the game is in town. And whatever is going on with the NCAA and the Seminoles, I hope they get kicked out of the conference and fire Bobby Bowden and shut the entire damn program down.

The only redeeming thing about Seminole football is the horse - and it is not a Seminole horse, it is a damn Appaloosa, a breed developed by the Nez Perce in f**king IDAHO! WTF is up with that?

Oh yeah, I HATE football.

[jgodard43986992]

21. American football

Just a bunch of macho nonsense.

[bigwillq]

24. Hockey (nt)

[old mark]

25. Basketball. I have NEVER seen a complete game of any type of basketball on TV

and never intend to.Played a bit in high school for fun, not at all since.
Don't care about hockey, just not interested in it.
I used to play soccer a bit in college, but don't watch it at all, either.

I tolerate baseball on occasion, but LOVES football.
But not COLLEGE football.....
Now golf!!!!.........sucks.
mark

[AngryAmish]

27. You can scream and you can shout, even suck our eyeballs out, but soccer's not a real sport!

[rurallib]

30. since TV has taken over and the games stop every three minutes for commercials

none of them are much fun anymore.
I like to watch college football, but only if there are 3 games on at once so I can flip back and forth and miss commercials.
Basketball especially college ball is a shadow of its pre-commercial days.
For watching purposes anymore I like to take in high-school soccer and basketball.
And I do look forward to the World cup where there are few commercials and play is continuous.

[jakefrep]

31. I only chose football because NASCAR wasn't an option

For better or worse, NASCAR probably has greater stature than soccer in this country.

[liberaltrucker]

32. Soccer

More ignorance of the game than a dislike, though.

O8)

[WildEyedLiberal]

33. Basketball - specifically, the NBA

I watch NCAA hoops but I can only really get involved if my Illini are decent that year. Otherwise, basketball, meh.

Ironic, since I actually quite enjoy playing the game. I just couldn't care less about watching it played professionally.

[BurtWorm]

34. Football bores me.

:shrug:

[Rambis]

35. NBA is rubbish!

watching a bunch of stoned millionares posting each other up is not worth a millisecond of my time-

[Flaxbee]

36. Football. Makes me want to crawl out of my skin. Cannot

stand watching it.

I enjoy baseball (but really, only when at the ballpark), basketball, hockey and soccer. Football will make me run screaming from the room. :shrug:

[fizzgig]

37. basketball bores me to tears

football is my game of choice and i love a good hockey game. baseball i can take or leave, but i love going to the ball park. hell, i've even been known to watch the occasional world cup game.

basketball, however, is a good way to get me to leave the room.

[gbate]

38. College basketball is much better than pro. Way less boring.

[Moondog]

39. I'm not into spectator sports at all.

Used to play a lot of baseball and soccer as a kid. But I just get bored watching.

[applegrove]

41. I hate sports where horses get hurt like steeplechase and chuckwagon racing.

[bluedigger]

48. Chuckwagon racing?

Really?

I have heard of it, but...:eyes:

[applegrove]

50. It's a Calgary Stampede thing. We always hear about horses dying during the races in Canada.

[Vidar]

42. That would be American football.

[NJmaverick]

45. Definately soccer

those 0-0 ties (after regulation play):boring:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

51. Hockey = Soccer on ice skates

I've never been able to get into either one.

[scheming daemons]

52. I vote baseball.. I live in Pittsburgh and it has been 17 yrs since I've seen major league baseball

So... maybe I don't have a good perspective here.

[EndersDame]

53. Why isn't GOLF on your list It is boring to play and boring to watch

[BuelahWitch]

54. Don't care for sports at all

If I had one that I liked, it would be baseball.
Most disliked is football. Like someone above said: 5 seconds of action 5 minutes of standing around.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

55. Can't stand baseball... it bores me to tears

Then again, I'm Italian and I love calcio (a/k/a football, a/k/a soccer to ya'll) and definitely I'm a huge college basketball fan. To me, baseball is what soccer is to most Americans: boring. Unlike soccer, however, a baseball game is not over in 90 minutes.

Despite my love of basketball, I'm not so much an NBA fan. I think there is too much emphasis on the spectacular dunks rather than a good defense and good teamwork with lots of passing and working as a team.

I think that's the main reason why the U.S. team used to get beaten in international competition. In fact, many would argue that having a college ball coach as the U.S. team coach (won't mention names :) was a key in getting superstar players to play as a team and getting back on the winning track.

[annonymous]

56. Why didn't you list golf or NASCAR as an option?

Watching golf on TV is like watching paint dry. NASCAR is another so called sport I find extremely boring except if someone crashes or if someone needs the assistance of the pit crew.