Augen76

Augen76 t1_jb0rtbj wrote

I know in MLS supporters are separate sections of home and away, but general areas can get smattering of away folks and rarely anything comes of it.

I'm sure there are exceptions, but a lot of people here view sport as fun entertainment rather than tribal.

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Augen76 t1_j9b2c59 wrote

In Cincinnati the Reds (the oldest baseball team) are absolutely woven into the fabric and have a gorgeous stadium in a great location.

Issue is there is no hope, not only have they been terrible for a while, the mood is they will not win another championship anytime soon.

They are lucky to have loyal fans and sponsors they do, because I know I and so many others are going to the ballpark less and less.

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Augen76 t1_j6jtedm wrote

The worst is they have a line "wrangler" and when I am content to wait in line for a cashier they go "sir, I have self check out lane right here available for you" and I'm like "I'm fine here, thank you" and they get oddly pushy about it.

I didn't design your shop to have capacity of 12 registers and then staff 3 of them and make the lines be so long they run back into the shopping aisles.

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Augen76 t1_j6iyg1g wrote

Given American Football is by far the most watched I've always been baffled how Rugby isn't even on the radar. To a lesser degree baseball and cricket. Handball feels similar as say to basketball.

In certain respects it feels like the US forged its own sports for the most parts and by the 1990s it became crowded. The only team sport breaking in has been soccer/football and that has the advantage of being the biggest sport in the world. Even that has been a tough long road over the decades. Years ago I thought Lacrosse might, but it continues to reside in the periphery of US sport culture.

I'd be surprised for any team sport to break into the collective psyche beyond an Olympic curiosity.

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