I’m a huge basketball fan, I have a sports blog, and I’m a retiree. I watch a lot of games during the season. And how about other retirees who are fans of other sports. Do you think they watch just three games a week? I would bet many watch every game their team plays during the season. But so what? It’s like saying a real man should only go fishing three times a week. Whose business is it what someone does with their time? The thread is a joke.
Of course the thread’s a joke, and nobody begrudges the ways (within laws and ethics) that retirees spend their time.
Think of the dad raising a young family, or a young guy yet to get his career going. Then too much sports can crowd out either social obligations or the further enrichment of the mind or whatever.