Comments on: Play It Again? http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2007/10/23/play-it-again/ ~Tim blathers, prints, repeats.... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:52:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Becky http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2007/10/23/play-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3751 Becky Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:03:48 +0000 http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2007/10/23/play-it-again/#comment-3751 Since I'm not a fan of watching sports on TV, I can completely relate to this:) Ted won't record any games b/c he likes the "live" aspect of it (even if he doesn't know the score). <em>Watching sports live and in person is a better experience. If only I didn't hate crowds.... ~Tim</em> Since I’m not a fan of watching sports on TV, I can completely relate to this:) Ted won’t record any games b/c he likes the “live” aspect of it (even if he doesn’t know the score).

Watching sports live and in person is a better experience. If only I didn’t hate crowds…. ~Tim

]]> By: leezer http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2007/10/23/play-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3736 leezer Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:13:03 +0000 http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2007/10/23/play-it-again/#comment-3736 Tim: I'm not sure if this always rings true, but I think having played a game in one's life makes watching it more enjoyable. As kid, I played a lot of softball (girls didn't play baseball then, they do now). I grew up loving professional baseball. Still do. I don't care for football, most likely because I have no personal knowlege of what it feels like to play it. To this day, my husband will yell at me from the other room while he's watching baseball, "Hey, Lisa, come watch this play." It's usually an infeild catch or double play or something. He knows I'll always get a charge out of it. But I don't get the type of obsessive stuff you're talking about either. <em>You may have a point there. I played a little basketball when I was young [I sucked at it] and I still like to watch basketball occasionally. [I remember when it was a team sport....] On the other hand, I like watching tennis on TV. But I play racquetball, not tennis. ~Tim</em> Tim:

I’m not sure if this always rings true, but I think having played a game in one’s life makes watching it more enjoyable. As kid, I played a lot of softball (girls didn’t play baseball then, they do now). I grew up loving professional baseball. Still do. I don’t care for football, most likely because I have no personal knowlege of what it feels like to play it.

To this day, my husband will yell at me from the other room while he’s watching baseball, “Hey, Lisa, come watch this play.” It’s usually an infeild catch or double play or something. He knows I’ll always get a charge out of it. But I don’t get the type of obsessive stuff you’re talking about either.

You may have a point there. I played a little basketball when I was young [I sucked at it] and I still like to watch basketball occasionally. [I remember when it was a team sport....] On the other hand, I like watching tennis on TV. But I play racquetball, not tennis. ~Tim

]]> By: Southern Sweetheart http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2007/10/23/play-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3731 Southern Sweetheart Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:49:25 +0000 http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2007/10/23/play-it-again/#comment-3731 OH Tim Tim Tim....you definitely are NOT a sports fan or you wouldn't be asking such questions. :) I love sports, football, in particular, and I watch and rewatch games and plays, etc all the time. I'll even go to the game in person - experience it at the stadium - and then come home only to watch it on TiVo!! :) I love it. I can't speak for others, but one of the reasons I watch it after I've already seen it in person is to hear what the announcers are having to say about my team. They never give us enough credit. <em>One of the reasons I rarely watch sports on TV is because the announcers. Are they all idiots or do they think the audience is? [or both] ~Tim</em> OH Tim Tim Tim….you definitely are NOT a sports fan or you wouldn’t be asking such questions. :) I love sports, football, in particular, and I watch and rewatch games and plays, etc all the time. I’ll even go to the game in person – experience it at the stadium – and then come home only to watch it on TiVo!! :) I love it. I can’t speak for others, but one of the reasons I watch it after I’ve already seen it in person is to hear what the announcers are having to say about my team. They never give us enough credit.

One of the reasons I rarely watch sports on TV is because the announcers. Are they all idiots or do they think the audience is? [or both] ~Tim

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