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To: 1rudeboy
I made the similar point as well. I said that there are some cultural differences that some people can't get over when it comes to soccer.

One, its not an American sport and we have traditionally liked playing our own.

Two, there are ties in the game and Americans hate ties. Do you remember all the handwringing that used to go in in college football before they had overtime? Hell, they even incorporated an overtime in hockey.

Three, Americans are now supposed to only like high scoring sports. A 2-1 baseball "pitchers duel" is now a thing of the past with juiced balls and pee-wee ball parks where the fences are moved in. In basketball, a 24 second shot clock was installed and a "no zone" rule was put into place just so nobody could play defense. They even seriously discussed having the "no zone" rule in football because they thought the scoring was too low, but they changed the kicking and passing rules instead to encourage higher scores.

194 posted on 05/31/2002 11:47:03 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: KC_Conspirator
A 2-1 baseball "pitchers duel" is now a thing of the past with juiced balls and pee-wee ball parks where the fences are moved in.

Don't be so sure. With pitching catching up to expansion, you're starting to see more of them. The Giant/Discoback series this week featured 2 1-0 games.

205 posted on 05/31/2002 12:03:21 PM PDT by GoreIsLove
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