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Originally posted by GQMr2 baseball is NOT a sport. repeat: baseball is NOT a sport. no other sport besides Fotbal (Soccer, for the twits out there) can even compare to Hockey. Basketball is for puss. draw the foul? wtf? how about drew blood? = 4min double minor. the guy with the ball gets away with murder in that sport nowadays. can't play defense because you cant touch the guy = puss. American Football: take off their helmets that they so often use as weapons to crack spines, and then we'll see how hard those "though guys" hit eachother. + it's been done: its called Rugby

For one, your logic is completely and utterly irrational. Your points are false as well.

Baseball is not a sport? So that's why Baseball is in the Olympics and Rugby/Cricket were taken out decades ago.

Basketball isn't a sport about physic or strength. It's all finesse, athletism, skill and talent. That's what athletic sports are really about, right?

The football season gets real interesting in the NFL Playoffs because the boys are playing for keeps!


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playoffs - Hockey most definitely
then maybe baseball

regular season - football
but I don't really see much of a difference between a playoff game and a regular season game in NFL

basketball can be pretty decent, when they're scoring more than 60points

NHL has the most exciting playoffs for sure.

MLB would be awesome again, but they need to get the steroid use under control, put a salary cap in place, and get a new commissioner.

Also, they need to adopt a new playoff format. Too few teams get into the playoffs, and a lot of people lose interest when the season is over. Probably a 4-round system, with the first two rounds being a best-of-5.

The first round of the NBA Playoffs was horrible IMO,there were big layoffs in between games,the heat hornets series took 17 days to finish.Took way too long.But Go Heat.

NASCAR, the whole season is the playoff, no designated time. People make their own destiny with athat sport. cant just get in by fluke, you gotta work HARD the whole season.

The one and only Basketball! In my opinion NBA PLayoffs are great to watch, but NHL is also quite good, but on the 2nd place for me...

Real foot ball doesn't start until the playoffs!!!

NFL = Great playoffs, as said before "one and done." Also, they take a fairly large pool into the playoffs so you have someone to root for.

Baseball = Probably the best in my opinion. A seven game series (or five) takes place in a matter of days, not weeks, as in the NBA. So you have the drama of a series, but it's not so drawn out that you lose interest.

NHL = Too long. Too many teams, too many series. Besides the fact that hockey sucks on TV, you have to sit through too many games. If the playoffs went to shorter series it would help dramatically.

NBA = Worst. Long, drawn out series where you lose interest because the drama is gone by the time you get to the next game. Way to many teams, taking way to long to get to the finals. Playoffs shouldn't be nearly as long as the regular season.

If we're speaking on ANY sport in North America..i'd go with the Mens College Basketball "Big Dance". Lots of action, plenty of buzzer beaters, PLUS the underdogs always sneak deep into the tourney and thats just fun to see! UAB vs Kentucky anyone?

If we're on about just pro playoffs, then I'd go with the middle rounds of the Western Conference of the NBA or the NHL playoffs. This year being very exciting to watch; Montrel's comeback against Boston, The Flames in general..

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Originally posted by Aristronica MLS!!! Footie is footie, gotta stay true.

Agreed.

Got to go with NHL...and I like most sports. Simply put the energy of the NHL playoffs is more intense than it seems in other sports. Every goal is a riot, fans turn arenas into the "C of red", the "White Wave", "White out's"...etc. I've yet to see another time (north american) where 99% of the fans present wear the same color garb. On top of that, it's a game that is continually moving, 15 second maximum stopages (minus 3 tv stops), where the flow and advantage can change in an eyeblink. Scoring is down, but the acrobatic saves seem to make up for it. It's a great playoff sport to not only attend, but watch (if you can follow it...i understand it's hard to follow since it's fast), as well as probably the best sport to listen to on the radio...fast pace = intense for the imagination. Just look at the calls made by both the Flames and Ning broadcasters throughout the playoffs...absolutely bonkers.

Now...as for other playoffs out there. All are elevated above their regular season counterparts, but I fail to see the same intensity as with the NHL. NBA has fallen off so much the last 10 years...I can't hardly watch...Games where 60...70...80 points are "a lot"..and it certainly isn't due to defence....terrible shooting percentages and the free throw and mid-range jumpers are only found in history books...where paychecks and status are the forefront of the game today. Give me Bracketology anyday...love March Madness...and the buzzer beaters.

NFL is good in the fact that it's one game and out...but a sport that has 4.5 minutes of actual ball in play time during a 60 minute game...sorry...only good reason for the superbowl is to watch commercials.

Baseball has been good the last couple years...especially since the teams damned to hell for eternity have been making runs...i.e. Cubs and BoSox...Get one of these Nationally loved teams to win, and as long as the world doesn't implode because it happens...people will be ecstatic.

Soccer in North America....not exciting at all. Part of the playoff experience is the fans...a packed arena...going bonkers...MLS just doesn't have that (though I haven't seen the playoffs). Over the pond it's a different story. I personally think that 1-0 wins and 0-0 draws with 10 shots in the vicinity of the goal is pretty boring...not taking away anyones talent...but 50,000 bouncing jumping fans calls for a good time. With out that...MLS just doesn't have that excitement....yet.

That's my opinions...sticking to it.

You should come to a Chicago Fire game around playoff time. We may not have 50,000 people, but everyone where we sit (section 8) loves the game. Last year's Eastern Conference Final was INSANE! The best game I've ever been to.

Although I am more of a hockey fan then any other sport....I think that most people get excited for the NFL playoffs. It just seems like the NFL playoffs are a bigger deal. I guess it also depends on what state or city you live in too.

NHL for sure, for many of the reasons stated as above, but the best of the big name playoffs I'd say has gotta be march madness. One game elimination for so many kids fighting for their moment in the spotlight, and possibly their future paycheques. That and it's the only time of year I'll forego work, school, sleep and nourishment to watch

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