Is Football the National Pastime?

[skinsnut]

Baseball is our national PAST-time....yes...50-100 years ago.

Since the first Superbowl, FOOTBALL easily became America's biggest sport and will likely always be..
No other country (except Canada) even plays the sport.
It is truly AMERICAN.

[skinsnut]

Originally Posted by hooskins

Ok how about this. A simply way to figure out is too total up the number of viewers and tickets sold.

I would think the NFL beats out MLB, but I don't know the statistics.

I wouldn't go by ticket sold....primarily because there are 10 times the number of baseball games as there are football....another reason why winning a single game isn't so important.

[irish]

Originally Posted by skinsnut

I wouldn't go by ticket sold....primarily because there are 10 times the number of baseball games as there are football....another reason why winning a single game isn't so important.

Tell that to the Padres.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

And a bunch of steroid and HGH enhanced cheating freaks!!!

Not to get off the subject but NFL players do it too and no one seems to care. Rodney Harrison and Shawn Merriman to name a few. And I'm sure there are PLENTY more.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by irish

Baseball is the national past-time. Football is the national passion.

Well said.

[prinzeofmoval]

with hgh and steriods bring their ugly heads to the table now..i would have to say yes..But i still love my RED SOX

[BleedBurgundy]

I'm with saden on this one, it's like watching grass grow. I can enjoy going to a game, but only because of the atmosphere, the stuff happening on the field? Couldn't care less other than to say "wow he hit that pretty far."

[DynamiteRave]

I used to be a big fan of baseball and I like following the O's and Nats but otherwise, baseball is just boring to me. Baseball used to be the national pastime, along with apple pie. But it's all about football and BBQ now.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Not to get off the subject but NFL players do it too and no one seems to care. Rodney Harrison and Shawn Merriman to name a few. And I'm sure there are PLENTY more.

My understanding is that, until recently, drug testing in the MLB was a joke relative to the NFL program. Moreover, the NFL was more cooperative in the congressional investigations than the MLB. Finally, things like the Mitchell report revealed in one fell swoop that numerous high profile baseball players were doping. If a similar report revealed that LT, Michael Strahan, Reggie Wayne, and a few other stars were involved in doping, you might see a similar outcry about the NFL.

[SmootSmack]

MediaPost Publications - Pro Football Remains America's Favorite Sport - 02/06/2008

Just thought I'd update this thread with the link above

[Big C]

football for sure. plus college football is much bigger than college baseball...hands down

[Redskins8588]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

MediaPost Publications - Pro Football Remains America's Favorite Sport - 02/06/2008

Just thought I'd update this thread with the link above

I would agree with the link, I would say football is America's past time and I would think that basketball is pretty high also. For both football and basketball it is a lot easier to get pickup games going than base ball.

[70Chip]

The National Pastime is now officially Internet Porn.

[Longtimefan]

If the suggested answer is limited to sports, I would say it's a toss-up between Baseball & Football. However, in actuality the national pastime is having sex, eating, and watching TV. Oh!! don't forget Ballet.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

The National Pastime is now officially Internet Porn.

You have a point, even in the workplace supervisors are facing the challenge of redirecting employees attention back to work assignments.