I do to. How can pool be called a sport when an overweight, out-of-shape, beer-guzzling, cigar smoking man can (and has) been successful at it? :wink:
Maniac
But doesn't that describe Babe Ruth???
I do to. How can pool be called a sport when an overweight, out-of-shape, beer-guzzling, cigar smoking man can (and has) been successful at it? :wink:
Maniac
We all know that you never see any cue sports on TV in the US. But the fact that pool will NOT be shown on the major networks was driven home a week or so ago: for two consecutive nights the collegiate cornhole...yes corn-effing-hole...was on ESPN.
This isn't the first thread started by people getting worked up that cornhole is on ESPN and pool isn't.
ESPN has also had E-league, Madden, paintball, competitive eating, bowling trick shots (in case regular bowling just doesn't do it for you), dog agility, and probably a dozen other one-off events.
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But doesn't that describe Babe Ruth???
I do to. How can pool be called a sport when an overweight, out-of-shape, beer-guzzling, cigar smoking man can (and has) been successful at it? :wink:
Maniac
But doesn't that describe Babe Ruth???
I saw that cornhole championship in the schedule too. Turns out to be a fancy version of a bean bag toss that was popular at kids birthday parties. Who knew! At least it wasn't a bad prison movie! I guess most pool is on-line these days.
You could also be describing Golf! There are plenty of overweight and out of shape pro golfers. John Daly comes to mind first and he's still making a good living on the Senior Tour.
There is an even bigger Cornhole Championship held nightly on Porn TV.
I do to. How can pool be called a sport when an overweight, out-of-shape, beer-guzzling, cigar smoking man can (and has) been successful at it? :wink:
Maniac
Babe Ruth and 30 other baseball players!! John Dailey and 30 other golfers!!!
Every other bowler!! Need more?
You call John Daly a successful golfer? What has he ever won really? Okay, long drive competitions in which his size more likely than not played to his advantage. Babe Ruth, while uglier than a man's ass, was not (for the era) what you'd call fat nor out-of-shape.
And what 30 other golfers are you referring to? How successful were they? Bowlers??? Look at the past champions and you'll see that the bigger majority of them had normal builds...some even wiry.
I absolutely stand by my opinion that pool should not be considered a sport, nor bowling, nor golf, and many other games that utilize a ball of some kind. Just because a ball (or balls) are used doesn't qualify it as a sport. Last I checked Jacks was just a game.
Go ahead and compare your examples to football, basketball, baseball, hockey players, Olympic athletes and the like and see how they'd fare in a real athletic contest.
Hell...you probably think Curling is a sport!
Maniac (can a man have an opinion???)
That’s all arbitrary....the athleticism required as is the mental aspects required in each. Each generally comes up with bullshit as to why theirs is more sporting. I’ve always though footballs was a crappy sport it’s extremely exclusive and they use an army of coaches to call everything. It’s a little silly compared to everything else. At the highest levels all of the participants are great at what they do and have put in great effort to get there.
Archery/shooting has been considered a sport for longer than anything mentioned....I’ll let that sink in and cap off my retort
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Which means track and field is still king
You call John Daly a successful golfer? What has he ever won really? Okay, long drive competitions in which his size more likely than not played to his advantage. Babe Ruth, while uglier than a man's ass, was not (for the era) what you'd call fat nor out-of-shape.
And what 30 other golfers are you referring to? How successful were they? Bowlers??? Look at the past champions and you'll see that the bigger majority of them had normal builds...some even wiry.
I absolutely stand by my opinion that pool should not be considered a sport, nor bowling, nor golf, and many other games that utilize a ball of some kind. Just because a ball (or balls) are used doesn't qualify it as a sport. Last I checked Jacks was just a game.
Go ahead and compare your examples to football, basketball, baseball, hockey players, Olympic athletes and the like and see how they'd fare in a real athletic contest.
Hell...you probably think Curling is a sport!
Maniac (can a man have an opinion???)
Until professional pool has a governing body like golf has with the PGA Tour or tennis has with the USTA this is what it's gonna' be. These organizations set rules and regulations for the sport as well as market the events they organize and promote. The longer pool chooses to be a disorganized mess there won't be any television.