Is baseball America's pastime?

Ya it was the pastime. Now in 2009 I could really care less about it. By far my favorite sport is college football followed close by college basketball. Not much into the pro sports at all.

Who cares about todays "steriodball," what a great example they teaching todays kids . It's a joke and most of todays "athletes" couldn't hold the jocks of yesterdays REAL ballplayers, ie, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron to name a few. I'd rather watch soccer than todays baseball!

They should split the leauge up: one will be drug free and the other will be druged. Then for the world series have the best teams from each play each other. You get the idea.

For a bunch of steroid using cheaters it is.

The bottom line is that IT IS AMERICA'S PASTIME AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE! Every sport goes through peaks and valleys. Do not necessarily put the blame on player but rather Bud Selig. He knew about steroids for a long time. If he would of squashed the steroids right away then it would of not got to this point. Look at the NFL. Goodell has changed everything around and is nipping things in the butt so it does not get bad. That is what MLB needs to have happen. If you have ever attended a MLB game then you will know that it is Americas Pastime. If you have not then you necessarily do not know what the total experience is like. Going to a college game, farmteam, or other may have some similarites but it does not capture the whole experience. The smells that encompass a ballpark is never going to be compared. Long live baseball and BE PROUD TO KNOW THAT OUR FATHERS IN THIS COUNTRY INVENTED A SPORT THAT IS A WORLDWIDE PROUD EVENT!!

WHy is it America's pastime? Because it's in the summer and the fam can go to the park and enjoy a $7 hot dog and a $9 beer? To watch a bunch of steroid users?

It's the NFL, my friend. They still break you on the food and beer, but at least the games are entertaining.

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Television is America's Pastime.

It's definitely NOT baseball - I would say it's college football or professional soccer. Those sports actually have some action to them.

How do you figure soccer. ESPN and all other sports fan and analysts state that soccer is not even in the same city in terms of "America's Pastime!"

It certainly is a pass time, and a lot of it. The games are too long, with very little action. I know very few people who care about it.

MMA and UFC is on a roll. They may pass up everyone someday.

Baseball is no longer America's pastime. Its so obvious to anyone over 50 years old, if you compare things today with the 1960's from youth involvment, through local support of town team baseball, all the way to the Big Leagues.

Kids don't go out and play ball all summer from sun up to sun down like they use to. They're interested in other things.

Town-team baseball was huge until television provided families with another entertainment option.

Major League Baseball's role in America's pastime has been tarnished and diminished over the past 40 years, starting with the end of the reserve clause in the 60's, strike-shortened seasons, greedy owners and players, performance enhancing drugs. This, when combined with sky rocketing ticket and concession prices, all contribute to fan dissatisfaction and disconnection.

I don't think America has a pastime anymore and really...its too bad.

What ever football is our past time that and drinking.

Of course it is!!

N.A.S.C.A.R. !!!!

I thought America's pastime was drinking beer with other losers at some brothel/bar and growing pot in your basement.

Tommy Chong

Don't forget overeating like a pig. (No offense to pigs)

Standing outside of the bars smoking seems to be a huge pastime.

I see more kids playing Quidditch lately.

TO ME BASEBALL IS AMERICAS GAME THINK ABOUT HISTORY AND TRADITION,THINK OF CAPITALISM. I ALLWAYS SIT AND WONDER WHAT IF THERE WAS NO BABE RUTH, HANK ARRON,REGGIE JACKSON,FRANKIE ROBINSON OR EVAN ROGER CLEMENS STEROIDS OR NOT IT TAKES SOME SORT OF SKILL TO HIT OR THROW A 90 MPH FAST , CURVE OR BREAKING BALL. FOOTBALL IS GREAT AND SO IS HOCKEY,BASKETBALL BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AMERICA THE LAND WHERE YOU DONT HAVE TO BENCH PRESS 400 LBS OR BE 7 FOOT TALL TO BE GREAT MY QUESTION TO YOU ALL WHO BASH BASEBALL OR AT LEAST HAVE SOME SORT OF NEGITVE THING TO SAY HOW MANY OF US LOOK LIKE A BASEBALL PLAYER FROM A PHYSICAL POINT.THEY ARE EVEYDAY DUDES THAT CAN CRUSH A WHITE LEATHER BALL THAT YOU OR I CANT EVAN SEE LET ALONE HIT 1200 FEET.THATS WHY IN MY OPINION BASEBALL IS AMERICAS PAST TIME.