Post by TheGoodMan19 on Feb 21, 2021 18:16:17 GMT
Feb 21, 2021 12:19:28 GMT @fatherjack said:
Freaky, aint it? The only thing it the US that is totally socialized is out sports. Between amateur drafts and salary caps, we do everything to even the playing field. Like the Scorpion in the story, it's in our nature. Americans could never stand a league like the Bundesliga where you have one big dog and the rest fighting for scraps. We all hope out teams will win a title someday. A team like West Ham or Hoffenheim, where you know damn well, you'll never see them holding up a trophy would be the kiss of death. Fan support would be nil
How do you grow and progress? Where's the jeopardy?
If you're halfway through a season and not in the title race, you had may as well not bother carry on playing the rest of the season. It's pointless.
There's no lower division for American football, so promotion and relegation moot. Baseball does but the Minor Leagues are slaves to the majors.
Some teams do "tank", trade off all their best players for draft picks or prospects. It causes a debate, some saying it letting the fans down, others say if this season is a disaster, look to the future. But player pride sometimes messes things up. For most of 2020, the NY Jets were a shipwreck. 0-13 and a lock for the #1. But they won two of the last three, against playoff teams. Now they pick second