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Why americans cannot play Football Properly (pg. 4)
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| electric_soul |
| still doesn't make sense |
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| tranceaholic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian^
I mean 'Soccer' to u guys who think the game where u throw it all the time is football ;)
this isn't fully clear but the Keeper is Kasey Keller, American International..... isn't he good
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hahaha funny..its also funny that he plays for an ENGLISH team..so i bet he doesnt suck that much..i also think the US is gettin better at soccer making it to the semi-final at the continents cup..had an excellent world cup..but offcourse not like england who's last accomplishment is...........????????? hahahahahaha
also a piss take |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by Izzy
tackle football no-pads and in my opinion the more pads you have on, the less bruises you get. |
I think that's common knowledge, not just your opinion :p |
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| TuanAnh213 |
| quote: | Originally posted by netw3rkd
americans... :rolleyes: |
can u please shoot yourself already?:rolleyes: |
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| TuanAnh213 |
| quote: | Originally posted by TiestoFanMatt
It sure would make the World Cup more interesting if the USA did get football more popular than it is, and it is happening, but only with women. Womens football is massive and they're really good (one of the best nations in the world).
Unfortunetly, the increase of another top sport into American society will not happen...why...well, they hosted the world Cup in '94 and it maybe gave it a little "bump" but nothing to spectacular. Then last year USA were actually in the World Cup 2002 and reporters were asking people what great day it is..and people had no clue, apart from an odd one.
people would rather bore themselves watching baseball, which is just an excuse to sit on a chair and eat hotdogs and pretzells for about 5 hours whilst watching and cheering every 5 mins lol
American football is a s game of rugby, just look the Rugby World cup, Scotland beat them today and they were dissapointed in their final points coz it wernt really enough lol,
basketball on the other is a sport that i actually dont mind playing or watching, and i can see the fascination in supporting a basketball team, same goes with Ice Hockey, though i do wonder how the hell u follow the puck lol.
Also why do u ppl call it the world series? its only bloody usa who enters it? that makes no sense lol:p
Anyway, football players i know have been John Harkes ( player from about 10 years ago lol), Coby Jones :p i like his hair doo, Claudio Rayner...he actually is not bad and he's playing not too bad as Man City climb the table, and as ^Ian mentioned, Kacie Keller (spl).
Oh also, Japan play baseball nd im sure they beat the national USA team.
I wish though they would play football, it would do their supporters a world of good for understanding geography of the worlds nations.:p :p
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you talk about how boring sports like baseball and football are...you know why no one here likes soccer? because soccer is a complete joke to watch on TV...i mean there's ing 20 guys on the field and ALL they do is kick the ball back and forth back and forth for 3 hours, the ball usually staying at midfield...and how many total goals are scored each game? like...3? so yeah...you guys can enjoy ur bloody soccer while i'll enjoy my bloody "american football", baseball and basketball
american football probably is a version of rugby...do i really care what you think it is? american football is by far the number one sport and i love it to death, just like europeans or whatever love their soccer
the MLB championships is called the world series because people from all over the world are playing on the teams right now in the world series like the dominican republic, cuba, japan, korea, central america, etc although the teams AREN'T from different parts of the world
and DON'T you call baseball a boring excuse to sit in the stands and eat pretzels and hotdogs and cheer for 5 minutes...obviously thats just coming from a person like you who doesn't understand the sport...baseball isn't called america's pasttime for no reason |
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| TuanAnh213 |
| quote: | Originally posted by butterfly
i very often fail to see the athletic value in baseball. but baseball players are generally hot so i dont mind it's dominating presence in this country. |
you're telling me fielding the ball when you have to dive for your right, pick it up cleanly and throw it to first base doesn't take athleticism? Or having to catch a flyball on the run? or even having to dive for it doesn't take any athleticism? gimme a break |
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| Izzy |
| quote: | Originally posted by TuanAnh213
you're telling me fielding the ball when you have to dive for your right, pick it up cleanly and throw it to first base doesn't take athleticism? Or having to catch a flyball on the run? or even having to dive for it doesn't take any athleticism? gimme a break |
We all know the players aren't drafted or famed for their out fielding skills, but rather batting averages and # of home runs. I'd say almost all of the baseball players in the MLB are equivelently skilled at 'cathcing a ball'. Everyone can make that spectacular jumping catch or is prone to drop a ball. |
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| joeh |
| quote: | Originally posted by TuanAnh213
you talk about how boring sports like baseball and football are...you know why no one here likes soccer? because soccer is a complete joke to watch on TV...i mean there's ing 20 guys on the field and ALL they do is kick the ball back and forth back and forth for 3 hours, the ball usually staying at midfield...and how many total goals are scored each game? like...3? so yeah...you guys can enjoy ur bloody soccer while i'll enjoy my bloody "american football", baseball and basketball |
Few things here, there are 22 players on the pitch, rather than 20. A match is also only 1 1/2 hours long, rather than 3. It's not just us that enjoy football, its played all over the world and is the most popular sport in dozens of countries. Barely anyone plays american football though... thats because its just like rugby (which is popular in many countries) with breaks every 10 seconds and stupid ammounds of padding.
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american football probably is a version of rugby...do i really care what you think it is? american football is by far the number one sport and i love it to death, just like europeans or whatever love their soccer
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How is american football by far the number 1 sport? Its not played or watched by the most people so how can it be the number 1?
Football is played all over, not just in europe :haha:
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the MLB championships is called the world series because people from all over the world are playing on the teams right now in the world series like the dominican republic, cuba, japan, korea, central america, etc although the teams AREN'T from different parts of the world
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I'm sure there are players from a far greater range of players from different countries playing in the english football premiership... yet this isn't called the world series.
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and DON'T you call baseball a boring excuse to sit in the stands and eat pretzels and hotdogs and cheer for 5 minutes...obviously thats just coming from a person like you who doesn't understand the sport...baseball isn't called america's pasttime for no reason |
Baseball is incredibly boring IMO, but i dont hate it because people just go there to eat. We play a sport, cricket, (baseball was based on it), matches last 5 days of 8 hours or so.. so people do go to sit around and drink beer and eat or whatever. Cricket i'm pretty sure is probanly more popular than baseball. It's one of the most popular sports in India which has 1billion people living in it, its also very popular in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, England & the Carribean. There are many other countries playing it but just not at a high level. |
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| TuanAnh213 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Izzy
We all know the players aren't drafted or famed for their out fielding skills, but rather batting averages and # of home runs. I'd say almost all of the baseball players in the MLB are equivelently skilled at 'cathcing a ball'. Everyone can make that spectacular jumping catch or is prone to drop a ball. |
are you ing kidding me? if you knew anything about baseball at all...players aren't drafted just for their hitting but for their DEFENSE...if you read scouting reports on potential draftees they always talk about their defensive abilities whether they are good or not...you think that playing defense is not in important in baseball? not everyone can make the spectacular play...have u even watched baseball? if u did you would know some players are better defensively than others...thats what gold gloves are for...why would barry bonds win 8 straight gold gloves when you think everyone is equally defensively? so should everyone in the league be winning gold gloves? end of discussion...my god if you're gonna bash bsaeball is at least know what you're talking about... |
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| TuanAnh213 |
| quote: | Originally posted by joeh
How is american football by far the number 1 sport? Its not played or watched by the most people so how can it be the number 1?
Football is played all over, not just in europe :haha:
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whoops i meant american football is by far the number 1 sport in america not the world...that was stupid |
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| Mrs.Spice |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
stupid ass american rugby where the game stops every ing 5 seconds :whip: |
ya but I'd like to see a street fight between any soccer club and any football team:) |
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| blazed it |
| the soccer club would get creamed by the football team, end of story. |
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