1. Baseball
2. NFL
3. College Basketball
4. NBA
5. NHL
6. College Football
7. Tennis
8. Soccer
9. Golf
10. Auto Racing

I can’t stand auto racing.

1. Baseball
2. College basketball (and 1 and 2 are virtual ties to me)
3. NBA
4. NFL
5. College Football.
6. Tennis
7. Golf
8. NHL
9/10. Auto racing/soccer (I don’t follow either one AT ALL).

1.) Baseball – far and away the main one I watch – 4 fantasy leagues – generally competitive. Had won won league two years in a row… then finished last this year (14 team league). Finished 2nd in another league ths year that won the previous year. The other two leagues, upper half.

2a.) NBA – if there isn’t a good comedy or drama on – 1 fantasy league, a keeper league – not a good first year, hope to improve.
2b.) NFL – if there isn’t baseball on, and primarily to watch my fantasy teams – 2 fantasy leagues – usually compete, won two out of five years.

Big Drop here –
4.) College Football – The Gophers are even watchable this year.
5.) College Basketball – used to when I was in high school and into college, I guess… haven’t really paid much attention since Jeff Boschee left Kansas.

The other five are unwatchable, but just to put a ranking –
Tennis – women’s only…
NHL – college is better… hockey is actually fun to watch but only in person
Golf – boring!
Soccer – unwatchable, soccer wants to be hockey!
Auto Racing – drive fast, turn left. It is better than track & field which is run fast, turn left.

1. Baseball
2. Soccer (Serie A)
3. College Football
4. Le Tour de France
5. NFL
6. College Basketball
7. NHL
8. College Baseball
9. College Swimming & Diving
10. Golf

1/2 MLB—-Twins… Daily predominantly April – October…European Soccer—-AFC Wimbledon…Daily predominantly mid-August-Early May. (Watch religiously on Saturday and Sunday mornings)
3 NASCAR/Formula 1
4. Horse Racing
5-9 Depending on the Season:
NHL, NFL, College Fooball (U Va, Missouri), College Basketball (George Mason, U Va, Missouri), NBA (April-July).
10. College Baseball

Baseball (lifelong favorite) and Soccer permit daily excitement 365/6 days each year.

I have experienced 2 Twins World Series wins in my lifetime, yet there is NOTHING which has the emotional Highs/Lows as Soccer. A World Series win Super Bowl win are great, yet the next year one starts from scratch. In European Soccer, there is nothing so devistating as relegation, and nothing quite as satisfying as promotion.

With the Twins, I can follow each game with any number other Twins fans from around the USA on several blogs. On Saurday mornings in particular, I can get a web-cast of AFC Wimbledon, and interact with supporters from Australia, Singapore, Bulgaria, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Holland, Italy, Romania, Norway, Belgium, the UK and USA. Where else can one find a global common interest?

I don’t generally do fantasy sports, yet I do participate in a England Premier League fantasy team for fun.

Regards,

ps: If I remember correctly, Jesse is now in the UK, it would be interesting to hear his observations as to an almost exclusively soccer environment.

at least in the UK.

I have been following UK soccer for 10+years.

I remember with much humor, 7/8 years ago when WE were still in the Premiership as Wimbledon FC. There was an FA Cup game to be played at Watford, approx 15 miles north and 45 or so minutes by train/subway.

The Saturday games are 3:00pm starts. ALL week the supporters were posting how they would be drinking at several pubs in Wimbledon (which opened at 11:00am) and would drink until 1:30pm, at which time they would take the train to Watford, and meet up at a pub outside the ground in Watford, for one last drink before the game.

It seemed that the game was secondary to the drinking.

Regards,

1. Baseball
2. College Football
3. College Basketball
4. NBA
5. NFL
6. Auto Racing
7. Golf
8. NHL
9. Tennis
10. Soccer

I read this blog every day but had never joined to post a comment. I signed up today just so auto racing didn’t finish last in all of the lists. I started following NASCAR when I moved to North Carolina from Minneapolis. If you live in North Carolina and don’t know who won the last race or which driver has the points lead, people think your form outer space.

Tier 1 – Baseball
1. MLB

Tier 2 – Sports I enjoy following
2. NFL
3. NBA
4. Tennis

Tier 2 – Indifference
5. NHL
6. Soccer
7. Golf
8. Auto Raciing

Tier 3 – Sports I truly dislike
9. College Football
10. College Basketball

I dislike college football because the vast majority of games feature a match up of superior offensive talent against relatively poor defensive talent (and yes there are exceptions of course). I dislike college basketball because the 3-point line is too short for the caliber of player playing. It severely subtracts from the incentive of a 2-point jumpshot. Also, I have a problem with players playing without pay when they’re helping keep 90 seat stadiums full, but that’s another can of worms.