Now this is what Twitter should be used for: Trash Talking...
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That's what he tweeted after the game. I thinkit was just a desperate attempt to get some attention, no reason to tweet something like that at that moment.
SPS (DS)'s responses:
-Kind of like your articles "@bradlocke: 99.9% of the people celebrating won't watch a lick of women's soccer til the next huge event." [Good job DS, made me chuckle]
-@bradlocke And apparently it brought up enough 'emotion' in you for you to tweet about it.
A couple of other responses reflecting my thoughts:
-Who cares? It's an awesome moment. Learn to appreciate things for what they are instead of finding problems with everything.
-Man, can't enjoy it for 10 minutes, can I?
He also said: "Sports are over valued"…I can't believe I heard it from a sportswriter.
I'd say a good 75% of people I know who watch majors don't watch regular tournaments.
And around this party of the country, soccer is huge. My Facebook blew up over the game
And around this party of the country, soccer is huge. My Facebook blew up over the game
Great game but it IS still just women's soccer. Soccer means very little in the USA, always has, always will. MLS. Are you serious?<div>
</div><div>And less that 5% of our LEGAL population will watch a single soccer game until the olympics or the world cup. That's just the cold hard facts friends. Nothing against soccer, even though I do hate it personally. Just the facts.</div><div>
</div><div>That said, congrats to the women on a great game. On to offseason college football talking points...</div>
</div><div>And less that 5% of our LEGAL population will watch a single soccer game until the olympics or the world cup. That's just the cold hard facts friends. Nothing against soccer, even though I do hate it personally. Just the facts.</div><div>
</div><div>That said, congrats to the women on a great game. On to offseason college football talking points...</div>
you did state those are facts. In fact, that women's game got the highest ratings for any soccer game since the '99 world cup in the US.
And, why are immigrants watching the US team play? Oh wait, they aren't.
And, why are immigrants watching the US team play? Oh wait, they aren't.
Let's see 5% of 300 million = 15 million viewers. How does baseball compare?
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now in person, love going to games. But on tv, hell no. I only watch the playoffs, and still DVR them so I can fast forward boring parts. During the season I'll watch a few innings here and there, but never an entire game.
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Instead of replying with a bunch of made-up facts like you did, I would like to just say that even though the sport isn't extremely popular in the Southeast (you're assertion of "soccer means very little" was exaggerated though), it is a major staple in parts of the US... For example -- the Pacific Northwest. And I assure you many of them are legal citizens
Not like the "hate" as it applies to a person, race, ect., which is very bad. But the hate of something a lot of people see as a bother.
How often do I turn on ESPN2 and see like college lacross and think "damnit, i just wanted to relax and watch something relevant, even Sportscenter highlights"? Too often.
In the south, this might be a normal reaction, and lots of people would agree with me venting frustration. In the northeast, however, it might generate a lot of hate, because that's a relevant sport up there.
As someone else already stated, in the pacific northwest, banging on soccer might not be accepted, but lets say you and most everyone you know holds no fondness in their hearts for soccer, except this one annoying dude down the hall that's always yelling about it and wants to talk to everyone about how amazing every little game or goal is. Wouldn't that bother you? Wouldn't you chuckle just a little bit more at someone poking fun at that sport? I sure would.
Sure, I know a lot of you guys are either soccer fans or all-encompassing sports fans that can watch tennis, soccer, golf, or nascar for hours on end. I'm actually jealous, I wish more sports appealed to me even a little, I like having sports to enjoy. However, you've got to understand that you're severely outnumbered by southern sports fans that by-and-large aren't just neutral to soccer, they get annoyed whenever it's brought up.
I have to assume that's why he tweets the way he does. I personally get a chuckle out of those type of tweets. Anyway, that's just the point of view from a soccer "hater."
How often do I turn on ESPN2 and see like college lacross and think "damnit, i just wanted to relax and watch something relevant, even Sportscenter highlights"? Too often.
In the south, this might be a normal reaction, and lots of people would agree with me venting frustration. In the northeast, however, it might generate a lot of hate, because that's a relevant sport up there.
As someone else already stated, in the pacific northwest, banging on soccer might not be accepted, but lets say you and most everyone you know holds no fondness in their hearts for soccer, except this one annoying dude down the hall that's always yelling about it and wants to talk to everyone about how amazing every little game or goal is. Wouldn't that bother you? Wouldn't you chuckle just a little bit more at someone poking fun at that sport? I sure would.
Sure, I know a lot of you guys are either soccer fans or all-encompassing sports fans that can watch tennis, soccer, golf, or nascar for hours on end. I'm actually jealous, I wish more sports appealed to me even a little, I like having sports to enjoy. However, you've got to understand that you're severely outnumbered by southern sports fans that by-and-large aren't just neutral to soccer, they get annoyed whenever it's brought up.
I have to assume that's why he tweets the way he does. I personally get a chuckle out of those type of tweets. Anyway, that's just the point of view from a soccer "hater."
Are you comparing regular season baseball vs. the Women's World Cup? Maybe a World Series game vs. the same would be more accurate.<div>
</div><div>Soccer is viewed by most in this country the same way lacrosse is viewed. Odd that both are big in the northeast. That says a lot right there.</div><div>
</div><div>The Women's game set a record, good for it. The original poster was correct, after this, it falls so far below the radar it isn't even an afterthought by most Americans.</div><div>
</div><div>5% or less of America gives a flying crap about soccer outside of the World Cup or Olympics. Those are the facts.</div>
</div><div>Soccer is viewed by most in this country the same way lacrosse is viewed. Odd that both are big in the northeast. That says a lot right there.</div><div>
</div><div>The Women's game set a record, good for it. The original poster was correct, after this, it falls so far below the radar it isn't even an afterthought by most Americans.</div><div>
</div><div>5% or less of America gives a flying crap about soccer outside of the World Cup or Olympics. Those are the facts.</div>
that the US Men in the World Cup had a higher rating than the World Series a few years ago. And that's with the US playing in the morning on a weekday.
"less than 5% of the US population will watch a game until the Olympics or World Cup."
your statement (paraphrased), not mine. Which would be better than the average MLB game which is watched by 750k - 2 million on average.
your statement (paraphrased), not mine. Which would be better than the average MLB game which is watched by 750k - 2 million on average.
And ever farther less than 5% give a flying crap about MLB until the World Series. Those are the facts.
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June 28</span></span><div class="tweet-corner"><div class="tweet-meta"><span class="icons"><div class="extra-icons"><span class="inlinemedia-icons"></span></div></span></div></div></div><div class="tweet-row"><div class="tweet-text pretty-link">The new Transformers movie is 2
1/2 hours. Hollywood expects u to sit thru that garbage for that long?
Insulting, but many will do it.
In short, a typical summer action flick. RT <span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">ebertchicago</span>: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Visually ugly, wi… (cont) http://deck.ly/~6PuMt
<span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">wesswedenburg</span> Dude, I've seen the first two, and they've given me no reason to hope the third is any better.
<span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">wstewart32</span> Oh, Bay knows how to blow stuff up real good. He's like the Dave Kingman of directors.
July 6
About to check out Transformers 3. I'll try to keep an open mind -- for you, <span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">tbradenbishop</span>.
OK, Transformers 3 wasn't garbage, but there isn't a single thing about
it that's memorable either. Harmless fun. 2 1/2 stars out of 4.
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bradlocke
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June 28</span></span><div class="tweet-corner"><div class="tweet-meta"><span class="icons"><div class="extra-icons"><span class="inlinemedia-icons"></span></div></span></div></div></div><div class="tweet-row"><div class="tweet-text pretty-link">The new Transformers movie is 2
1/2 hours. Hollywood expects u to sit thru that garbage for that long?
Insulting, but many will do it.
In short, a typical summer action flick. RT <span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">ebertchicago</span>: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Visually ugly, wi… (cont) http://deck.ly/~6PuMt
<span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">wesswedenburg</span> Dude, I've seen the first two, and they've given me no reason to hope the third is any better.
<span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">wstewart32</span> Oh, Bay knows how to blow stuff up real good. He's like the Dave Kingman of directors.
July 6
About to check out Transformers 3. I'll try to keep an open mind -- for you, <span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">tbradenbishop</span>.
OK, Transformers 3 wasn't garbage, but there isn't a single thing about
it that's memorable either. Harmless fun. 2 1/2 stars out of 4.
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<div><div>MLB # of games per season: 162</div><div>MLS # of games per season: 34</div></div><div>
</div><div>MLB # of teams: 30</div><div><div>MLS # of teams: 18</div></div><div>
</div><div>MLS is averaging just under 17K per home game. <div>Florida, the lowest of any MLB team, is averaging 17K per home game.</div></div><div>
</div><div>Avg MLS Salary: 97K</div><div>Avg MLB Salary: Minimum salary is 414K. Avg is 3 Million.</div><div>
</div><div>Ask the average American to name a MLS player other than Beckham and see what you get. Ask the same about MLB. Now please go away and watch Univision or ESPN Deportes or whatever the hell that station is that is always playing when I eat at a Mexican restaurant.</div>
</div><div>MLB # of teams: 30</div><div><div>MLS # of teams: 18</div></div><div>
</div><div>MLS is averaging just under 17K per home game. <div>Florida, the lowest of any MLB team, is averaging 17K per home game.</div></div><div>
</div><div>Avg MLS Salary: 97K</div><div>Avg MLB Salary: Minimum salary is 414K. Avg is 3 Million.</div><div>
</div><div>Ask the average American to name a MLS player other than Beckham and see what you get. Ask the same about MLB. Now please go away and watch Univision or ESPN Deportes or whatever the hell that station is that is always playing when I eat at a Mexican restaurant.</div>
First of all, is soccer bigger in the Northeast than the US as a whole? <div>onewoof said:
</div><div>But we'll assume that's true because what I really want to know is, what exactly does that say a lot about?</div>