Is baseball truly the great American pastime? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Yes, Americans have emotional connections to their favorite baseball teams and the sport.

Love of the game is passed down from generation to generation - not by video games or Loud-mouth sport shows.

75 million people attended baseball games last year.

Only 15 million attended NFL games last year.

People know about old players and old teams. Records like who has the most home runs and who has the most wins are hallowed statistics.

Answer 2

Yes! Baseball was invented in ours nations darkest days, Civil War soliders used to play it whenever they had a break. It brought them together and soon after the war men started to create ''leagues''. It was the first true sport in America, bringing legends such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gherig, Ted Willams and grandparents would pass the great storys on about these players to their grandchildren. Its a mans thinking game not a rough, aggresive, sport like Football. Its simply a game were you can buy a couple of hotdogs, and root for youre team. It was the first game ever to bring famlys together and give them something to cheer on. It brought joy to people in the Civil War, WW2, ETC...Its were famliys can have a good time and hang out....I mean, has anyone NEVER been to a ballgame? The word ''ballgame'' is legendary. It bring famliys closer together, like a bonding time. Football isnt. You have a bunch of drunk adults at a bar throwing stuff at the television when someone makes a terrible play, Baskest ball is just a whole guys running around the court shooting a ball inside a net. Baseball is a bunch of guys getting together to pitch a 9 inning game, playing baseball takes a lot of knowledge to understand the game. But too watch a game you dont have to know anything. You can be young or old and you can still have a good time at a ballgame.

THAT is why Baseball is truly America's pasttime.


























~ Kyle V ~

Answer 3

I LOVE baseball.. LOVE it. But it is NOT the Great american Passtime, and hasnt been since the 60s. That title belongs to the NFL. NFL Games DWARF any individual games in MLB. even when the Yankees are Playing the Redsox on national TV the ratings that game will get are miniscule when compared to how many people watch a game between bad teams in the NFL on a sunday afternoon.. a game between contenders in the NFL obliterates any individual game in baseball in the year. More people will watch a sunday game between the indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots than will watch a World series Game 1. the NFL makes more money than any league, gets more ratings than any other sports league, and the title game in the NFL, The superbowl, is a national event and is watched by damn near a billion people worldwide every year.... im sorry, but The NFL and NFL football is the National Past time now.

Answer 4

It is truly the great American past time but with the emergence of the hip hop culture and flashy style in sports, I don't think baseball is considered a big deal right now in America (like it used to be). I think its popularity is on a very very very slow and steady decline.

Plus no cheerleaders hehe

Answer 5

Yes! To quote one of my favorite movies, Field of Dreams:

" They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come"

Answer 6

It still is, yet basketball and football have made inroads in become more popular over the years. Personally, I thought baseball made a comeback following the September 11, 2001. My opinion is based on the increase on television viewership of baseball games.

Answer 7

I don't think baseball is the great American pasttime anymore. Football has taken over that spot. The NFL beats MLB consistently every year in ratings.

Answer 8

While it is my favorite sport, I don't think baseball is still our national pasttime anymore. Football has overtaken baseball because of it's more convenient schedule (one game per week) and the labot peace between owners and players. The players union issues of the 80's and 90's took their toll on baseball's fan base.

Answer 9

I believe that it is but I am a baseball purest. People are individuals and make their own choices. Many Like Football more. I just think it depends on the person

Answer 10

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