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Quin Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 I can't believe they had sabermetrics in 1930. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrockway Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 In terms of its place in American society and culture, they weren't exactly wrong. Major League Baseball is alive and well but I don't think you could call the sport "America's pastime" anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 28 minutes ago, nrockway said: In terms of its place in American society and culture, they weren't exactly wrong. Major League Baseball is alive and well but I don't think you could call the sport "America's pastime" anymore. Very true that moniker belongs to the juggernaut called the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 I still think it is our Pastime because it’s played almost everyday for at least 6 months and with spring training and the post season it’s 8+ months long. Football is probably now more popular but a game that is only played once a week is not a pastime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 1 hour ago, Quin said: I can't believe they had sabermetrics in 1930. I can't believe greg had a newspaper column in 1930. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 1 hour ago, The Mighty Mite said: I still think it is our Pastime because it’s played almost everyday for at least 6 months and with spring training and the post season it’s 8+ months long. Football is probably now more popular but a game that is only played once a week is not a pastime. But it is basically now played every night of the week, holidays like Christmas included. Back when I was a kid it was blasphemous to even think about playing on Christmas Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 14 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: But it is basically now played every night of the week, holidays like Christmas included. Back when I was a kid it was blasphemous to even think about playing on Christmas Day. I was thinking more in the line of individual teams, they play basically 1 game a week, maybe 2 if they are the Thursday game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 1 hour ago, The Mighty Mite said: I still think it is our Pastime because it’s played almost everyday for at least 6 months and with spring training and the post season it’s 8+ months long. Football is probably now more popular but a game that is only played once a week is not a pastime. I wonder how many people are interested in the game vs. interested in gambling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 10 minutes ago, kitekrazy said: I wonder how many people are interested in the game vs. interested in gambling. Good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46DidIt Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 11 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said: Very true that moniker belongs to the juggernaut called the NFL. Incorrect. Gaslighting is the new national pastime. I hardly ever see anyone out playing football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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