Anyone Here Like American Sports

[hobbes]

Originally posted by Rappy@4 April 2004 - 22:23
English sports suck

What about "drinking", I like that sport.

Oh, it's the Irish, not the English.

Oh, it is not a sport, nevermind.

[bigboab]

Originally posted by Marius24@4 April 2004 - 21:29
english sports do suck

I do apologise. It seems that I am outvoted. But then again I am not an authority on sucking.

[Rappy]

Originally posted by bigboab+4 April 2004 - 21:31--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (bigboab @ 4 April 2004 - 21:31)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Marius24@4 April 2004 - 21:29
english sports do suck

I do apologise. It seems that I am outvoted. But then again I am not an authority on sucking. [/b][/quote]
no you aren&#39;t you just suck

[bigboab]

Rappy this is an international forum. We can do without people running down what other people do in their own countries. This board should be promoting international cordial fraternity. If it is your or any other ones intent to disturb those intentions then I respectfully suggest that they leave the board and go somewhere else to create discord.

[jazzthefunk]

Originally posted by bigboab@4 April 2004 - 22:07
Rappy this is an international forum. We can do without people running down what other people do in their own countries. This board should be promoting international cordial fraternity. If it is your or any other ones intent to disturb those intentions then I respectfully suggest that they leave the board and go somewhere else to create discord.

here here

[Cheese]

Originally posted by Rappy@4 April 2004 - 20:23
English sports suck

I thought members of this board weren&#39;t allowed to troll?

Behave little puppy dog.

[hobbes]

Although Rappy is being a bit of an arse, you should bear in mind that the Euro contingent has a nasty history of disrupting our threads, in particular, comments about American football vs rugby. "All those pads, blah, blah, blah..."

Hope you can appreciate how irritating it can be when are just trying to have some fun.

I must say that the forum has come a long way in this regard. Let people enjoy what they enjoy.

[Busyman]

Basketball is the best sport out there.

1. There&#39;s plenty of scoring

2. Every score is a highlight and there are many

3. Each player has to play offense and defense

4. It takes tremendous skill just to basically score.
(anyone can kick a ball, but barely anyone can shoot a ball into a hoop a little bigger than the ball itself)

I like NFL football but hate baseball.

It sucks so bad and I don&#39;t care if it&#39;s "American".

It needs a clock to keep the game moving.
The only way to halfway enjoy it is to actually go to the game.
Watching on TV is about as exciting as knitting a rug.
Home runs, when they happen, are great but at the time, well....they&#39;re not.
Striking someone out isn&#39;t exciting.
Catching a fly ball isn&#39;t exciting.
Now the triple or double play, that&#39;s exciting
Stealing a base, that&#39;s exciting

but they seldom happen

[hobbes]

The cool thing about baseball is connecting with the ball. Something very satisfying about crushing the ball, and knowing it from the sound it makes on your bat.

Basketball is great, but the excitement is only moderate as you can only score 3 point.

The long bomb, the break away in hockey are much more exciting than a turn-over dunk.

I remember Vince Coleman, Willie McGee, Ozzie Smith and Lonnie Smith on the St Louis Cardinals. You get 1 of these guys on base and the pitcher goes nuts. Vince Coleman was awesome, as was Whiteyball.

[bigboab]

Originally posted by hobbes@4 April 2004 - 22:59
Although Rappy is being a bit of an arse, you should bear in mind that the Euro contingent has a nasty history of disrupting our threads, in particular, comments about American football vs rugby. "All those pads, blah, blah, blah..."

That is a comment on a particular sport and not on a nation. That is where I draw the line.