Baseball is a conspiracy to keep soccer down!! (652 hits)
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Submitted by Rokinroj <rokinroj.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2003-08-12 16:34:44 EDT
A few weekends ago my family and I were having dinner with my in laws. My mother-in-law is Mexican and my father-in-law is Danish. Both cultures being hugely interested in soccer, they start talking to my 11 yr old son about soccer. The conversation went something like this:
My son: "I don't really like soccer that much, but I LOVE baseball!"
My father-in-law: "What do you mean you don't like soccer!? Soccer is played world wide! It is the most played sport in the world!"
My son: "Oh, I didn't know that. But still, I just really don't like it that much"
My father-in-law: "You must not have ever played it have you!?"
My son: "Yes, I was on a youth league for 1 season, and it is a required sport in my physical education class at school. It's ok and all, but I really prefer baseball!"
My father-in-law: "Baseball is a conspiracy to keep soccer down!! There is a conspiracy in the US by all Americans to keep soccer out of this country!"
At which point I jump in....
Me: "A conspiracy?? Don't you think that's a little deep considering the issue??"
My father-in-law: "Baseball is going down! Attendance is down, ticket sales are down (etc, etc). Soccer will soon be America's sport!"
Me: "Yes, I believe you're right. With the continued influx of Latin, and European immigrants, soon soccer will be the dominant sport in this country!"
My father-in-law leaves the table and doesn't talk to me for the rest of the night.
hahaha
rokinroj
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Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2003-08-13 11:18:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
barry got #650 last night, btw.
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2003-08-13 11:17:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
"Oh, and btw, the little league world series is being televised right now on ESPN. Watch these boys play if you want an interesting look at the game."
I am 60 miles away from the field mike. were going 6 out of the 10 days.
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2003-08-13 11:13:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Razor (user info) at 2003-08-12 20:43:27 (#)
Ranking: 2
Hey Mick, where are you from? So I know what baseball team to root against?
GO ORIOLES!
I am a Dodger fan.
they are buring themselves this year.
Submitted by tartpumper (user info) at 2003-08-13 11:00:44 EDT (#)
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'If God were to come back to earth right now, he'd be sitting in the stands watching Shill strike out 15. He'd be watching Barry hit 500 foot homers. He'd also be watching the Mets lose'
Are you fucking mental? If god came back he would sit nicely in Englands back four and he would captain us to winning the World Cup again, as he did in 1966.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2003-08-13 10:56:39 EDT (#)
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IT'S CALLED FOOTBALL. FOOTBALL I TELLS YA.
Infidels!
Submitted by Thanatos (user info) at 2003-08-13 10:10:47 EDT (#)
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I played soccer for years, but I can't stand watching it. There is no way you can claim baseball is more boring than soccer. Either way, you can't compare watching them on tv to watching live. I'm not a big baseball fan, but I do like to catch a game every once in a while(watching the Cubs win when Clemens was trying for his 300th was cool).
The true conspiracy is the fucking NBA keeping hockey down.
Hockey kicks ass, coolest game on earth.
Submitted by Bigmike (user info) at 2003-08-13 02:37:32 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
If God were to come back to earth right now, he'd be sitting in the stands watching Shill strike out 15. He'd be watching Barry hit 500 foot homers. He'd also be watching the Mets lose. After he did this he would make a mandatory rule that all ocurrences of baseball being played would be doubleheaders because baseball is the American Pastime. It is also now a truly international and global sport. Just ask the Dominicans and the Japanese.
Oh, and btw, the little league world series is being televised right now on ESPN. Watch these boys play if you want an interesting look at the game.
Submitted by Beer_bong (user info) at 2003-08-13 02:30:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
My consipracy theory was better.
Submitted by NinjaStep (user info) at 2003-08-13 00:49:07 EDT (#)
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Soccer kicks ass, I don't see any Shaolin monks playing baseball, why? Because even mad kung fu skills couldn't make baseball less boring. I suppose that being an American you subconsciously think that soccer is a gateway for non-Americans into your country, and by non-Americans you think terrorists.
Submitted by Razor (user info) at 2003-08-12 20:43:27 EDT (#)
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Hey Mick, where are you from? So I know what baseball team to root against?
GO ORIOLES!
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2003-08-12 20:12:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
your son fuckin a ROCKS!!
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2003-08-12 20:12:02 EDT (#)
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your son fuckin a ROCKS!!
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2003-08-12 20:11:58 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
your son fuckin a ROCKS!!
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2003-08-12 20:11:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
your son fuckin a ROCKS!!
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2003-08-12 20:10:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
your son fuckin a ROCKS!!
Thank god there are lads out there that still love baseball.
my son and daughters have played since they could throw a ball....they also love it.
i just got back from my sons soccer practice, we view it as staying in shape for baseball practice.
its ok but cannot be compared to baseball>>>no other sport can come close to what baseball is and means.
Submitted by hockyman (user info) at 2003-08-12 19:06:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Both sports blow dogs dicks for dollars.
Submitted by Food_TTD (user info) at 2003-08-12 18:57:56 EDT (#)
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So is that pronounced "Rockin' Roj"? Like, short for "Roger" with "Rockin' " in front of it?
Submitted by Bigmike (user info) at 2003-08-12 18:40:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
I would have thrown a rawlings at him just for good measure.....damn foot fairies.
Submitted by jyrka (user info) at 2003-08-12 17:11:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
No Comment
Submitted by Insanethemind (user info) at 2003-08-12 16:39:29 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Please post a picture of your wife, as danish/mexican sounds like a nice combo.
;)
Submitted by Nator (user info) at 2003-08-12 16:38:12 EDT (#)
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