the NFL fucking sucks : chapotraphouse

[-] BlueMagaChud@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago

well, that and it's fucking rigged, I can't even bother to give a shit anymore because whoever you root for will be fucked over to reify some storyline and/or for gambling interests. I'm interested in the sport, not some sports-themed entertainment theater.

[+] Cummunism@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[-] Weedian@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

And it’s half commercials yay

[-] Weedian@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

But then we will miss classic moments like the manager kicking dirt on the umpire’s shoes and throwing 1st base out into right field

[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Not a fan of watching sports (rather being playing them, truthfully), but my impression from when I have watched is it's just close ups of dudes chewing gum with their mouths open.

[-] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

Absolute classic

[-] Southloop@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Ah man, I remember going to Braves games in the 80s and the stadium being half as full as that one. Nostalgia!

[-] Alch_Fox@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

I'm partial to theft of the 1st base bag.

[-] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

The only baseball I like is Tommy Lasorda being tormented by Youppi, the Expos mascot:

https://youtu.be/zTvqka-R44E

[-] Weedian@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

Kill the umpire

[-] forcequit@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

yeah, I'm antiumperialist

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[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Also the players get TBIs

[-] ShareThatBread@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

geordi-no American Football

geordi-yes Australian Rules Football

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[-] Tachanka@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Teddy Roosevelt loved the sport because he thought it was a good way to instill young men with imperialist values and keep them hyped for war during peace time. It was also a lot more deregulated back then. Helmets were leather and weren't mandatory, there were no face masks, tackling was a lot rougher, dogpiles were the rule rather than the exception, long distance passing almost never happened and every play was about ramming through the defensive line with full force, and deaths were a regular occurrence. They also played on real grass with sticks and rocks coming up out of the ground instead of on astroturf.

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[-] Tachanka@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm against contact sports in general because of TBIs. people think I'm a real stick in the mud, but it's like, look at the olympics. You have swimming, running, throwing javelins, curling, ice skating, etc. Those tend to have a much lower instance of TBIs and CTE specifically. Professional wrestling is the worst and it's not even a truly competitive sport. You got these performers on steroids slowly getting CTE from getting slammed on the mat in fixed kayfabe matches. They said Chris Benoit had the brain of an 80 year old in his autopsy (not to blame what he did entirely on the CTE, but you get my point).

[-] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

I agree with you. It would be different if contact sports were only played by consenting adults who weren't economically coerced into playing. Professional contact sports drive the interest in high school sports where children are getting traumatic brain injuries to entertain a bunch of adults.

High school hockey is big where I live and it's crazy how violent it is. The size difference between players is more pronounced than it is in the NHL, so you have kids getting checked by someone a foot taller and 70 pounds heavier.

Kids getting permanent brain injuries so their fathers can relive their glory days.

[-] newmou@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Did something happen

[-] ZapataCadabra@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

My friend was streaming Red Zone. It was a little chaotic for me but he seemed to enjoy it. No commercials and you see the highlights of all the games.

[-] Spike@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

The NFL and NBA are the best examples of pushing the boundaries for inserting ads and capitalist ideology into everything they can while still keeping an audience

[-] ElRenosaurusReg@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I feel weird going to highschool football games, but I have way more fun watching those than professional games. Commercial breaks have taken games that should only last a couple hours at most and stretched them into all day affairs