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« on: April 03, 2011, 11:40:37 pm » |
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I've just been curious to see which sport the Wii Unite community is mostly in to. I understand some sports you'd rather watch and some you would rather play but making two polls is a waste of time... so just pick one. 
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thanks Tiger, now i can say **** without getting random asterisks.
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2011, 11:56:51 pm » |
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I enjoy playing a good soccer game. Been a really long time though. Also, I hate watching sports on tv.
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« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2011, 12:51:26 am » |
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2011, 06:19:07 am » |
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Badmitten and wiffel ball are teh harc0rez! 
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2011, 10:52:27 am » |
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well I will watch or play any sport where two humans compete against each other. As for favorites, baseball is my favorite sport. I played in college and I love it. However, as a fan, a 162 game season results in my passionately watching it quite a bit less than others. I also love football and basketball and follow Ohio State fanatically. So for watching, I love college football the best and as for playing I love baseball and golf.
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« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2011, 11:02:34 am » |
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no, actually NY. I grew up near columbus, ohio. At the time, the Columbus Clippers were the AAA affiliate for the yankees, so I grew up going to Cooper Stadium and watching all the yankees players as they went through the minor leagues. I am an avid yankees fan to this day.
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« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2011, 11:21:27 am » |
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What are your thoughts on placing a salary cap in baseball? The luxury tax is useless at this point. Small market teams like San Diego get royally screwed out of star players because of the large market teams. Seems like baseball should implement an NHL like salary cap because it seems to be working well.
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« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2011, 12:18:21 pm » |
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I personally am against player's unions as well as salary caps at all. I understand how they benefit the small market teams, but it is at the expense of the free enterprise of the owners who have chosen to have teams in better markets. Just like any private business, it is the responsibility of the owner to make it a viable venture. If a smaller market cannot support a franchise, then it is time to move on. I know the arguments both ways and can respect the benefits to the sport in general to having a cap and to having successful teams in all different cities. But I can't overlook the destruction to the free market that comes from salary caps. I wouldn't be a good capitalist if I support them. 
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« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2011, 01:34:26 pm » |
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« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2011, 01:40:41 pm » |
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Some valid points but at a certain point, all those teams will just pack up and call it quits. Having a 4 team league consisting of the Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies and Cubs wouldn't be much fun would it? I'm sure many owners would love to have a team in New York, or Boston, or Philadelphia but you can only put so many teams there. For the sake of capitalism, sure, no salary cap but for the sake of competition, there needs to be. Apart from miraculous years of drafting Tampa or Kansas style, most small market teams are at a massive disadvantage and it basically takes the importance of the front office out of the equation.
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« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2011, 01:47:43 pm » |
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Playing baseball and watching hockey/football. But I don't really keep up with trades and statistics and all that, I just watch the game...
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« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2011, 01:49:14 pm » |
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I would agree with you to a certain extent. However, these sports were able to grow and thrive over the years before salary caps. While there is a disadvantage, it isn't one that is insurmountable. As you pointed out, drafting, scouting, coaching, etc... allows small market teams to compete on a short term basis. Sure, eventually they will lose their talent, but if they can repeat the cycle, they can still compete. With that said, small market teams have always shown the ability to make a splash and survive. Yes, some end up going bankrupt, but they are quickly replaced and the league never shrinks. The overall market for these sports teams is so strong nationwide that you can't limit the franchises for long. There might be more turnover in the grand scheme of things, but ultimately I have no doubt the sport as we know it would survive.
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« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2011, 01:55:07 pm » |
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It's the concept that whatever one team does, it won't matter, because in 5 years, guys like David Price will get offered massive contracts by big market teams and cripple the small market once again. We can't forget how many years of obscurity Tampa went through to put together a serviceable lineup. I'm sure it's great being a fan or large market teams and seeing your franchise sign big names but that will never happen to other franchises. International free agents are becoming more and more common and once again, the big market teams win those. A salary cap would put all teams on equal standing and owners would still profit in the same way. Repeating a cycle of prospects and drafts is 40 times harder than repeating a cycle of free agent biding wars.
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