Baseball Sucks

[The Lucario Trainer]

Not only is the game unfair (salary is not evenly divided among the teams--this might explain why the Milwaukee Brewers haven't been to the playoffs since 1982, while the New York Yankees are in contention for the World Series every single year), and not only because the games are boring as hell to watch (especially since there are 162 of them per year) either.

ESPN - Mitchell report: Baseball slow to react to players' steroid use - MLB

I am baffled that such a large organization could allow such a problem to run so rampant. Widespread steroid and HGH use has tainted the game beyond repair. None of the records have any sort of integrity. Why they did not institute random drug testing a decade ago is beyond me.

Barry Bonds, the most influential batter of our time (possibly ever), and Roger Clemens, the most influential pitcher, have both been linked to steroid use. So has Andy Petite, Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi and a myriad of other players. Which such pervasive corruption, practically none of the records mean anything!

If I was a fan of the sport or even found it remotely enjoyable (to watch--playing is another matter), I'd be devastated. But, as it stands, I sit back and laugh at the joke that is the MLB. To me, it's never been anything more than crap that interrupts football highlights anyway. Indeed, football has undoubtedly usurped baseball as "America's Pastime."

 

[PokemonHero]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but baseball is, and will always be, America's Pastime. The steroids situation is a trobule spot, but a baseball fan really doesn't care. Baseball was the first professional sport in the United States and it has the greatest history. For all those players who were named in the Mitchell Report, there are many more who are legends and some of the greatest players of all time. And do you truely think that steroids is not a problem in football. Look at those players. They are giant.

A true fan of a sport does not let the bad things ruin their love of the game. And as you can guess, I am a baseball fan. I am a Baltimore Orioles fan. Even though the team has been bad in recent years, it is because of the owner refusing to go out and bring in the veteran leaders they need to win. It doesn't matter that they have been bad recently. They have a great history and one of the best ballparks in the country.

Baseball will, no doubt, no matter how popular football is or ever will be, always be America's Pastime.

 

[Fig]

True story : the last time I got dragged to Baseball, I brought a novel with me. It's just that boring.

Now hockey, THAT's an action-based sport.

 

[Calvin]

But honestly, it depends on what sports everyone in your family/neighborhood/country likes.

(Not to be stereotypical or anything but) for instance:
Canadians like hockey and that's how it will be.
Americans like baseball and same reason above.
And so on and so forth.

So, don't rant about how much you hate watching baseball so bad.

Flip the damn channel, already.

 

[Perxio]

True story : the last time I got dragged to Baseball, I brought a novel with me. It's just that boring.

Now hockey, THAT's an action-based sport.

I actually walked out on a baseball game...like, big one, too.

Man, sports can have its really harsh injuries, but hockey gets SLASHED THROATS. Baseball you get your broken bones occasionally. You get hurt in hockey, you're HURT. Like HELL.

Granted, it's the only sport I'd even consider watching. Baseball's just the most boring for me, but you'd have to pay me to see any sport.

I fail, I know.

 

[Dr. Peppa]

I love baseball because I grew up around it. I find the steroid use disgusting and, unfortunately for me, I can't play baseball where I now live because the teams all discriminate you if you aren't popular or don't have connections in the small town I live in so the year I played I got 2 innings a game tops. Always in the outfield (where I suck).

 

[Æsahættr]

I fail, I know.

Eh, I don't watch sport. Like, at ALL. I went through junior high school all but failing Phys. Ed., simply because of my sport ineptitude.

It's hard to take a thread like this seriously though. Just the title made my "Fanboy Alarm" go off inside my head.

 

[The Outrage]

Eh, I don't watch sport. Like, at ALL. I went through junior high school all but failing Phys. Ed., simply because of my sport ineptitude.

I passed gym class by doing something whenver the teacher was looking. Good thing they were only marking us on effort because I put a lot of effort in knowing when the teacher looks over.

I'm Canadian, I don't really watch hockey that much, or any sports actually. The only time I watch someone playing sports is at a school thing when I was in elementary school (since it was during classes and we get to miss class) or when its a movie based on it. Or the Olympics, sometimes Foot Ball (soccer) but like only fifteen minutes, same case with hockey.

 

[Calvin]

^ Same here.

We're doing track and field right now, and that whole lesson average, I got a C.

I like sports, but all this steroid BS just pisses me off.

 

[Gligar13]

baseball doesnt suck. I saw a game with great seats the other day. Steriods are bad and should not be used

 

[Shinx3000]

I used to watch baseball since start of last season, but having to watch it at night in UK, sort of made me turn it off and not watch it. I watch the opening game of the season this year, but could not really get into it much. I like baseball, just not enough to watch all the time, just on occations.

 

[bell02+]

I love baseball... but I admit, I'm not a die hard fan. If one of my teams aren't playing, then I probably won't really be watching. (Except for maybe a few games in the WS) I guess a lot of people get bored with it, personally I get pretty bored with football (American, and to a lesser degree Soccer)... I guess I look for different things. (But.. more or less I find football generally boring because there isn't as much "action".. Move up 10yds, move up 5yds, push back 5yds, etc. I will watch the playoffs though)

As for steroids. I think people blew it out of proportion. Drugs are bad, m'kay... but some of the steroids in question are only illegal in Baseball/professional sports. Sometimes there may be a legitimate medical reason for needing steroids. I think Futurama unintentionally makes a point with their Blurnsball, as times change, rules are going to need to change anyways, might as well not be so vein. I can also see how a person would think everyone would take steroids if it was okay'd, but I'm not so sure. It really only creates sluggers, and doesn't necessarily make you better in other aspects. It also doesn't go without its horrible consequences for using it.

I guess... I just have a hard time picturing their fans wanting to hang players that are pressured into using steroids (Honestly, I find it hard to believe they are unprovoked like it makes them seem to be) when they're smoking cigarettes and/or drunk over alcohol.