Then WHY is Baseball called America's Pass time?
2006-09-07 08:42:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Kona George, i just checked, it's called Pastime OR Passtime..NOT Pasttime, what the hell does that even mean? LOL, Pasttime LOL.. so, dont you feel stupid.
2006-09-07 09:05:54 · update #1
Nascar? lol whatever youre smoking i want sum. The nfl OBLITERATES anything its up against in terms of ratings..has since the inception of Monday night Football.
2006-09-07 13:13:15 · update #2
i think because that phrase was coined a long time ago when baseball was king and football was not
2006-09-07 08:48:02 · answer #1 · answered by eldridgejoe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't quite understand the history behind baseball and football...
Football may be the most popular, but it has not been around very long. As far as sports go, football is quite young and the NFL is even younger going back to about 30 years ago. Baseball has been played since the 1800 and the first world series was held prior to 1900. Baseball for years was America's Past Time and it still is; that term was coined back when baseball was the most watched and loved sport in America.
Many people are too impatient to enjoy baseball, but it is still the sport that defines our nation. Baseball brought us through the world wars, the great depression and even 9/11. The history of baseball is so rich and ingrained in American history it cannot even be compared to football which has simply been a form of entertainment. Baseball is a part of heritage, every American's.
The color barrier in professional sports was broken in Baseball. Women played in the 1940's while the men were off fighting in Europe. Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle... these names, mostly from the 1920's and 30's will live in forever. Football was barely even invented yet.
Baseball is and will always be America's Past Time. Who cares what the ratings say?
2006-09-07 15:51:21 · answer #2 · answered by Soda Popinski 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's because baseball was the first of the Big 3(baseball, basketball, and football.) That's what it's referred to as in historical terms. It's not considered that presently.
2006-09-07 17:12:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because Baseball used to be more popular back in the old days but now football is Amerca's favorite sport.
2006-09-07 17:36:59 · answer #4 · answered by ♥**Me**♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baseball is like a family thing. Football is for real sports fans
2006-09-07 17:05:43 · answer #5 · answered by NewYorkJetsFANATIC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
football is played once a week for twenty weeks, baseball is played every day for seven months.
people across the world bet on the NFL, 5 billion a game
I'm taking the over 34.5
2006-09-07 16:01:07 · answer #6 · answered by mason x 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure football is watched by everyone but baseball is played by everyone. bet you probably even played tball as a little kid. both boys and girls can enjoy playing baseball. you kinda need to be physically fit and at the very least coordinated to step on the gridiron , theres no right field to hide the slow pokes in football.
2006-09-07 15:48:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Professional baseball is much older than professional football and it was historically the nation's past time. I like to pretend it still is, personally.
2006-09-07 15:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Season is longer. Has 182 ganes plus playoff, as opposed to NFL 16 game schedule.
2006-09-07 15:48:18 · answer #9 · answered by tallerfella 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Baseball is called "America's PASTTIME", not PASSTIME.
2006-09-07 15:49:00 · answer #10 · answered by KonaGeorge 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋