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Sunday, April 22, 2007

Why Are Americans Addicted to Baseball?

we have noticed that in our experience, it is very common for fans of Major League Baseball to wear caps or other apparel displaying team colors and logos (even when not engaged in
sports-related activity) and to gather in bars or other social settings when watching games.

You’ve got to hand it to those academics - they really don’t miss much.

Dan Turkenkopf Posted: April 22, 2007 at 07:40 PM | 23 comment(s) | Bookmark
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   1. Guts Posted: April 22, 2007 at 09:21 PM (#2342441)
Having to mention every obvious detail explicitly is an annoying byproduct of academics.

Actually, this article looks kind of interesing. Maybe they can explain why Amercians don't like soccer.
   2. ekogan Posted: April 22, 2007 at 09:54 PM (#2342451)
why Amercians don't like soccer

no time for bathroom breaks
   3. Torn_cuff Posted: April 22, 2007 at 09:54 PM (#2342452)
Is it because soccer doesn't have cool hats or jerseys?
   4. Raskolnikov Posted: April 22, 2007 at 10:15 PM (#2342460)
To be followed by the sequel: Why are Men attracted to Breasts?
   5. pv nasby Posted: April 22, 2007 at 10:22 PM (#2342465)
To be followed by the sequel: Why are Men attracted to Breasts?

My God, Boog Powell could be the answer to it all!
   6. Rough Carrigan Posted: April 22, 2007 at 10:45 PM (#2342476)
Bravo pv nasby!
   7. 2 Balls on Clemente Posted: April 22, 2007 at 11:02 PM (#2342486)
I like boobs because they're round and soft.
   8. RB in NYC (Now with New Running Goal!) Posted: April 22, 2007 at 11:07 PM (#2342491)
Ah, another brilliant study from the world-renowned Institute for the Study of the Incredibly Obvious.
   9. Jeff K. Posted: April 22, 2007 at 11:15 PM (#2342494)
I like boobs because they're round and soft.

This is why every man who likes boobs likes boobs.
   10. Meatwad is on team keefe Posted: April 22, 2007 at 11:22 PM (#2342505)
i like boobs.....i bet i could run a successfull campaign on that platform
   11. 2 Balls on Clemente Posted: April 22, 2007 at 11:25 PM (#2342506)
"This is why every man who likes boobs likes boobs."

Yeah, I didn't invent that. But if I had invented boobs, I'd have invented them pretty much the same as they are right now.
   12. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: April 22, 2007 at 11:52 PM (#2342556)
I like boobs because they're round and soft.

That's also why America loves David Wells.
   13. greenback Posted: April 23, 2007 at 12:17 AM (#2342596)
What about Russ Ortiz though?
   14. Bitter Calculus Instructor Posted: April 23, 2007 at 01:14 AM (#2342674)
Why Are Americans Addicted to Baseball?


Because this is the best country in the world!
   15. MSI Posted: April 23, 2007 at 01:28 AM (#2342698)
Do you know what's the best? Push-up bras.
   16. 2 Balls on Clemente Posted: April 23, 2007 at 01:35 AM (#2342705)
"Do you know what's the best? Push-up bras."

Credited. And tan lines.
   17. The Ghost of Sox Fans Past Posted: April 23, 2007 at 02:10 AM (#2342739)
No self-respecting Northwesterner could look at this piece without remarking on the quality of academic product coming out of Washington State University.
   18. Golfing Great Mitch Cumstein Posted: April 23, 2007 at 02:26 AM (#2342763)
Is it because soccer doesn't have cool hats or jerseys?

Soccer in Europe has some very cool jerseys. Barcelona, Celtic, Ajax, and any number of English sides have nice jerseys. If you watch Premier League matches, you will notice that the majority of fans are wearing their team's jersey. The number of fans wearing jerseys is stunning when compared to fans of the 4 major sports. But Premiership fans are just a bunch of fanboys according to CHB.
   19. 3Com Park Posted: April 23, 2007 at 03:54 AM (#2342895)
Boobs a lot, immortalized by the Fugs:

Do you like boobs a lot?
(Yes, I like boobs a lot.)
Boobs a lot, boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)
Really like boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)
Boobs a lot, boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)

Down in the locker room,
Just three boys,
Beatin' down the locker room
With all that noise,


Singin' do you like boobs a lot?
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)
Boobs a lot, boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)

Do you wear your jock a lot?
(Yes, I wear my jock a lot.)
Got to wear your jock a lot.
(Got to wear your jock a lot.)
Jock a lot, jock a lot.
(You gotta wear your jock a lot.)
Got to wear your jock a lot.
(You gotta wear your jock a lot.)

Well, down on the football,
Football field,
You never can tell
What a heel can wield,

So you gotta wear your jock a lot.
(You gotta wear your jock a lot.)
Jock a lot, jock a lot.
(You gotta wear your jock a lot.)

If I had a flag-a-long,
(If I had a flag-a-long.)
If I had a long flag-a-long,
If I had a long flag-a-long,
If you like boobs a lot, tag along

Bee beep, bop, de boob a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)
Boobs a lot, boobs a lot.
(You gotta like boobs a lot.)

They're big and round,
They're all around.
They're big and round,
They're all around.

REPEAT
   20. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: April 23, 2007 at 08:20 AM (#2342959)
Is it because soccer doesn't have cool hats or jerseys?

As an avid collector, soccer jerseys > baseball jerseys.

Soccer hats don't really exist though.
   21. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: April 23, 2007 at 12:14 PM (#2343014)
Boobs a lot

Aah, only during the drug-addled 60s.
   22. Designated Sitter (GGC) Posted: April 23, 2007 at 12:35 PM (#2343023)
The number of fans wearing jerseys is stunning when compared to fans of the 4 major sports.


I don't really own too many things with a Red Sox logo. I have a hat and a t-shirt. I'm not about to go out and get a jersey. Halloween only comes once a year.
   23. SoSH U at work Posted: April 23, 2007 at 01:17 PM (#2343054)
I don't really own too many things with a Red Sox logo. I have a hat and a t-shirt. I'm not about to go out and get a jersey. Halloween only comes once a year.


You and me both GGC. I find the fact so many grown men own and wear jerseys mindboggling. I would genuinely feel silly wearing one to a ballgame.
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