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picnroll
02-16-2009, 10:03 AM
Of the four major sports, assuming you consider hockey a major sport, which one do you feel is the most manipulated by the league for marketing reasons?
m33p0
02-16-2009, 10:06 AM
nike. that's all you need to know.
FreeMason
02-16-2009, 10:42 AM
co-mvp's

how cute.
TDMVPDPOY
02-16-2009, 10:44 AM
stern getting what he wants, and when he wants it = lame

its even worse than match fixing....
Doug Collins
02-16-2009, 11:06 AM
co-mvp's

how cute.

Stern's wet dream come true, how convenient...
Ghazi
02-16-2009, 11:09 AM
Ive seen bad officiating in all sports, but never to the degree of the bullshit 2006 Finals in any other sport.
IronMexican
02-16-2009, 11:18 AM
Boxing.
picnroll
02-16-2009, 11:22 AM
Boxing.

Boxing isn't even in the top 10 sports, probably in part because of the years of scandal and corruption involving the game.
IronMexican
02-16-2009, 11:24 AM
Boxing is bigger than hockey.
picnroll
02-16-2009, 11:41 AM
Boxing is bigger than hockey.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_professional_sports_in_the_US_rank_in_popul arity

I chose not to include NASCAR and WWE. Extreme fighting is probably more popular than boxing now.
IronMexican
02-16-2009, 11:45 AM
So the WNBA is also bigger?
picnroll
02-16-2009, 11:48 AM
So the WNBA is also bigger?
Reading is FUNdamental.
LEONARD
02-16-2009, 01:08 PM
Extreme fighting is probably more popular than boxing now.

Extreme fighting... :lol

But you're right...MMA is more popular than boxing...
j-money24
02-16-2009, 01:10 PM
you forgot soccer my freind..
its the most popular sport in the world
z0sa
02-16-2009, 01:11 PM
you forgot soccer my freind..
its the most popular sport in the world

basketball > soccer > every other sport
Thompson
02-16-2009, 01:14 PM
you forgot soccer my freind..
its the most popular sport in the world

Except in the U.S., where it ranks right behind curling.
picnroll
02-16-2009, 01:22 PM
you forgot soccer my freind..
its the most popular sport in the world
Yeah but we all know soccer and WWE are fixed.
JamStone
02-16-2009, 01:26 PM
Baseball.

I think the basic tacit consent of the steroids era by MLB and its owners in the 1990s and early 2000s to re-establish their fan bases essentially amounted to complete manipulation of the sport. I think it continues to be so despite the steroids witch hunt they have been doing the last few years. The NBA is dirty, but I think baseball is worse. Despite last year's Finals and the 2006 debacle, there have been 4 championship teams in the 2000s that come from "unpopular" franchises, Spurs and Pistons.
dirk4mvp
02-16-2009, 01:26 PM
Except in the U.S., where it ranks right behind curling.

Because nobody wants to watch that boring shit. I'd rather watch the Manning brothers and Williams sisters have that oreo eat-off than watch soccer.
Thompson
02-16-2009, 02:14 PM
Because nobody wants to watch that boring shit. I'd rather watch the Manning brothers and Williams sisters have that oreo eat-off than watch soccer.

:lol Oh I agree, that's why I said it ranked behind curling. With good reason.
Pelicans78
02-16-2009, 02:49 PM
Baseball is definitely corrupt. As far as marketing, it's the NBA. The NBA promotes stars rather than teams which is why we see alot of bad teams with stars on ESPN. That is why we see alot of bad teams on national TV.