OT: Am I the only one who doesn't miss sports?

aluminum seats said:

Yes, I miss sports. Sports are awesome and a lot of fun and I miss them.

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I thought that I'd feel the same way but I don't.

Triumph said:

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Don’t miss watching sports but that is partly cos of having 2 young kids and time was already scarce. Before Covid, I was playing soccer weekly and I miss that a lot, partly for the fitness but partly for therapy. It was my weekly outlet for my high stress job. I didn’t have to (and couldn’t) think about work when I was playing. Now, I think about work all the time. Haven’t really found an alternative activity.

1960Pats said:

Slow pitch softball was absolutely huge in the Boston area in the 80's-90's. When they'd have the Metro-Boston tourney there'd be 125 teams entered and the fields would be packed 5 deep with spectators/beer drinkers.

At the top level it became a home run hitting contest, even as they kept moving the fences out. I watched one game up in Peabody MA between a veteran team named Gartenhaus (perennial CT state champs) vs a young up-and-coming team named VIP Limo. VIP won the toss and you could see they were all excited. The first 8 batters for Gartenhaus hit homers and the game was well on it's way to a big blowout.

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I play in the lower divisions, it is more relaxed and has limited HR's. The game is more strategic and team-based. and at 54 years old the I vcan still compete (they haven't pastured me to the senior league yet). The biggest tourney I played in was 74 teams, State tournament. One year we finished second in a 68 team State tourney against an out of state team, so in our minds we were the State Champs (LOL). The best part of our team is that there are 7 of us that have been on the team for all 19 years. Great friendships and fun times. I miss that more than anything else that is on hold due to Civid-19. But we are doing a weekly Zoom Happy Hour and trivia/ ******** sessions.

Honestly I think unless you are a total geek you should be able to love your life and not constantly obsess over sports and then when they are on it’s a nice pleasant thing to watch that you can enjoy. It’s entertainment at the end of the day. Do I want it back? Absolutely. I’m not losing my mind over it

PatsFanInVa said:

I'll miss NFL (don't think it'll be back this year) but really only caught the other 3 majors flicking around channels.

Here's what I'll miss more... you guys do realize that all staged television, from SNL to your favorite sitcom to movies, require people to be together, indoors, right? I mean, they could do it on soundstages w/no audience, but you're still looking at a nightmare scenario. I think we might be in reruns with no new movies soon. I don't know. We're not talking about it... Imma google that, figure it out.

It might be a whole year of having to talk to our families. ***** that!

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Animated shows and reruns, baby!

I've been watching less and less sports every year now. Sports games on TV used to be a big excuse to drink. I have cut way back on drinking so that trigger is now gone.

I typically watch all Pats games however. I might miss (1) due to a camping/ski/hiking adventure. I can't remember when I last watched an entire Sox game on TV. With the Globe ownership being so anti-Pats I have really tuned out. Trading their best player was the last straw. I watched a ton of hockey in the 80's and 90's. Not so much anymore. If the Celtics made a playoff run I could be talked into watching. Hard to watch basketball anymore. The game had totally changed and you really only need to watch the 4th quarter.

I would attend 2-3 Rockies games here in Denver. That was fun. It was a nice night or day at the ball park.

I was planning on a trip to Tampa to see Tom play. I'm bummed that won't be happening now. I will miss attending a game or 2 at Foxboro this season.

QuantumMechanic said:

Animated shows and reruns, baby!

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I watched the Seinfeld Bubble Boy episode last night. That was like a triple play with Bubbly Boy, the weird laugh lady and Kramer burning down George's girlfriend Susan's cabin.

Btw, Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David are one hell of a team.

I’ve been good without them. Got a lot of cool projects done around the house. The one I’m missing is hockey. Just love the toughness of the players. Broken bones, sprained muscles and tendons and they still go out there like mad men.

I was already disgusted with baseball and all the scandals. With the current player demands I’m never going back to where I was 10 years ago. For me that definitely painted a bad picture. Sox could sign Mike Trout and an entire roster of all stars and I might watch the World Series if they made it.

1960Pats said:

Let's put football aside because they haven't been affected by the pandemic as much as the other sports. But I don't miss the rest of them.

NBA - I was starting to take more of an interest in the C's but that interest has faded away and I don't think it will ever come back.
NHL - The B's looked like they were on a roll and at first I was annoyed by the NHL's proposed playoff format. Now I don't care.
MLB - I stopped watching many years ago but I started to go to some games recently with my son. I won't be returning.
PGA - I've been working on the driving range at the pro tourney in Norton since I retired (has it really been 12 years?!?) and I'm scheduled to work it again in August. I'm leaning toward not going back.

I know the saying is you don't know what you missed until it's gone, but that doesn't apply at all now. I'm finding out instead that I don't miss them.

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Competition can be a great thing when it brings out brother and sisterhood. For instance, the Olympics (without occasional nonsense) are a thing of beauty.

Professional sports can also be intriguing much like a good movie or show. However, too often in America these events and media end up functioning as a distraction from issues needing our attention. That fact alone is why everyone seems to get extremely irate when players or movie stars make it about politics - they don't like their artificial sanctuary from social responsibility to be disturbed. Or as one news channel puts it "just dribble the damn ball."

America has such potential to make everyday lives better. Perhaps we need to put sports aside for a while to be able to see clearly both our failings and our possibilities.

surprisingly, I don't miss sports as a whole. I do miss Hockey, College Football, and the Patriots...but i don't agonize over it. I watch baseball but only have it on in the background as i am doing something else. Same for golf. I am not a gear head so NASCAR does not interest me. I have no interest in the NBA as i find the brand unwatchable. Ill watch the Celtics in the playoffs, but that's about it.

I miss the live action - sports is the ultimate reality TV - and it was the only reason I ever watched the 4-Letter Network (games & draft coverage)...Even when live action does return, I'll have the sound shut off for the most part so I don't have to hear any preaching...

The filthy, ungrateful, traitorous scum of the Nazi Basset-ball Ass-ociation are feckin Dead to me, especially while the LA Fakers are in the POs...

Dead Sux aren't going anywhere anyway (Mookie Betts trade was 60 cents on the dollar)...

Bruins would've made a nice entertaining run if they could've kept home ice throughout, but Toooka's their goal-keeper so it wouldn't have ended with a Cup...

I think all professional sports leagues are about to shoot themsleves in the foot. People watch sports as an escape, and now these leagues think it is their job to "educate" thier fanbases. The NBA will most likley cease to exist soon, I really don't need a high school dropout telling me I'm not educated enough to understand something. I will be done with the NFL if they go through with their cop hating agenda.

Even NASCAR is bending the knee at the alter of these terrorists! They might be the first to go, talk about not knowing your audience!

I saw that the ESPYs were on last night, that used to be a fun night of entertainment, I didn't even think of putting it on because I knew just from the hosts, that it was going to be more left wing lunacy.

Nobody turns on a baseball game because they want to hear Bob Costa's political opinoins, nobody watches the NFL to see some guy champion killing cops. Here is a news flash, people turn on sports to watch sports and not get preached to! I would be saying the same thing if they were preaching right wing politics.

Deus Irae said:

If baseball, basketball and football were to all fold up permanently, I'd probably breathe a sigh of relief.

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What? You would breathe a sigh of relief if football folded up?!? As the top poster on this board - Numero Uno, The Big Enchilada, She Who Does Not Sleep (judging by your avatar) - you have to kidding.

That's like saying Elvis was not really all that into amphetamines.

I miss NBA ball and can't wait for the Orlando bubble to start...Celts taking the east, book it!

Football...I always miss football....even during the season between Monday night and Thursday night, LOL.

Baseball? Don't care...I just watch the Sox in October...if they are there.

Hockey...I like the Broons, but don't miss them....

betterthanthealternative said:

My biggest disappointment is that my college basketball team in the reigning national champions and they have a really good team coming in to this year. They are one of the few bright lights in a college sports landscape that's dominated by fake "student" athletes and one-and-done mercenaries.

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I was thrilled that the Wahoos finally got an NCAA championship in 2019. I must say that 2019 was the best year for a pandemic to shut down NCAA basketball. The Heels were a mess.

I agree completely on the one-and-done kids. Most never amount to anything at the next level and squander the best years of their lives by leaving early. There are a couple of kids every year who make any kind of impact. I'm hoping the new rules where kids can get a job or get some money from their schools that are cashing in, will make a difference. Cole Anthony had no business leaving Carolina for the NBA.

They will, however, have a lot to say about the 2021 NCAA championship with the combination of returning upper classmen and the incoming class. I hope to see you in the ACC Finals and further on down the road.

As the saying goes, "Teach A Young Child To Hate Duke."

goheels22002 said:

As the saying goes, "Teach A Young Child To Hate Duke."

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Amen.
Cavs got two natties last year, and missed a third on penalty kicks. They have fully established themselves as by far the most successful men's sports program in the ACC, if that's the metric. A long way to catch the UNC ladies, though.

goheels22002 said:

What? You would breathe a sigh of relief if football folded up?!? As the top poster on this board - Numero Uno, The Big Enchilada, She Who Does Not Sleep (judging by your avatar) - you have to kidding.

That's like saying Elvis was not really all that into amphetamines.

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I've been saying for years that I'm done when Brady's done. The NFL, as an entity, has driven me completely away from its future. The NFL, as the game, has become a parody of its former self.

Professional Sportsball isn't much different than the Bread & Circus of Roman times... a distraction from what is really going on. I've also come to see sportsball fanaticism as inherently toxic, and almost disease like. It started with deflategate, and I have seen the same toxicity bleed into politics. I'd be totally fine if it never came back honestly. People need to focus on the coming storm, and get prepared to protect themselves and their loved ones. I do not see things going back to normal in any capacity, anytime soon.

Deus Irae said:

I've been saying for years that I'm done when Brady's done. The NFL, as an entity, has driven me completely away from its future. The NFL, as the game, has become a parody of its former self.

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Same. I have a feeling I'll be tuning into the Bucs more than the Pats if the season actually comes to pass.

Deus Irae said:

I've been saying for years that I'm done when Brady's done. The NFL, as an entity, has driven me completely away from its future. The NFL, as the game, has become a parody of its former self.

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The NFL has changed a lot. There is a lot to like compared to the 1970s and 1980s when I started to really pay attention to the way the NFL worked. The salary cap and free agency is a good thing, and certainly the safety measures are a great improvement, especially the concussion prevention rules and the quality of the playing surfaces. (I grew up watching the Eagles at Franklin Field and the Vet. Then to move up here and and go to games at Shaefer Stadium was like getting demoted from purgatory to Hell. Victor Kiam. Rod Rust. I was begging somebody to shoot me back then.)

In the end it still boils down to who wins the turnover battle and who controls the line of scrimmage. That's what made Brady successful, and it's what will make Stidham successful. It was just two years ago that the Patriots won the Super Bowl with defense and patience on offense.

The pendulum has swung too far in favor of the offense, but it will swing back. I don't expect that they'll ease up on protecting QBS, but I do expect the league to give pass defenders more latitude. We're already seeing that with the PI rule which swings both ways, and making receivers secure the ball until the play is over.

Anyway, I hope you give the post-Brady era a chance. It would be a lot less interesting around these parts without you.