how is it even possible to wear wears hats on a effing game?

[apalisoc_9]

Was just watching a baseball game with some idiot.

With all the Movement happening, wouldn't yhe hat fall off? Crazy.

[Brazil]

:lol at times when a guy run the hat fell tbh... I saw it happening one or two times

[Splits]

1) blocks the sun so they can make those amazing catches
2) protection

QixQMUu4CKI

[lefty]

Was just watching a baseball game with some idiot.

With all the Movement happening, wouldn't yhe hat fall off? Crazy.

What movement?

[midnightpulp]

What movement?

Movement that is faster than Fagnaldo, Missy, and the rest of those bird chested "athletes" that jog around for 90 minutes.

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v1216908183/clemin-buxtons-time-to-first-base-fastest-in-2016/?query=statcast

[140]

Well OP, you try standing still in the sun for over 4 hours with no hat on and see what happens tbh

[lefty]

Movement that is faster than Fagnaldo, Missy, and the rest of those bird chested "athletes" that jog around for 90 minutes.

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v1216908183/clemin-buxtons-time-to-first-base-fastest-in-2016/?query=statcast
Of course it's fast, they save their energy while doing nothing for 10 hours :lol

[lefty]

Well OP, you try standing still in the sun for over 4 hours with no hat on and see what happens tbh
:lmao

[midnightpulp]

Of course it's fast, they save their energy while doing nothing for 10 hours :lol

Ronaldo "saved" all his energy to sprint on that silly documentary they did about him, and only set a 3.61 second mark over 82 feet. Doing the math, Buxton covered 82 feet in about 3.31 seconds, and that was WITH the pause of having to drop the bat.

[chunticakes]

Well OP, you try standing still in the sun for over 4 hours with no hat on and see what happens tbh

:lol mah nigga 140 regulating :lol

[Darth_Pelican]

how is it even possible to wear wears hats on a effing game? (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=267161&goto=newpost)



http://img.pandawhale.com/161138-english-motherfucker-do-you-sp-8hwX.gif

[baseline bum]

Well OP, you try standing still in the sun for over 4 hours with no hat on and see what happens tbh

Bullshit. Two hours of that time is spent sitting in the dugout.

[140]

Bullshit. Two hours of that time is spent sitting in the dugout.
:lol true, tbh

[Brazil]

Well OP, you try standing still in the sun for over 4 hours with no hat on and see what happens tbh

:lol what ?

They spend most of their time chewing on the bench protected from the sun with their hat and sunglasses....

:lmao

[Chucho]

Man, sounds like the same, unfunny dead horse beating by a buncha dudes who struggled at batting cages back when.

[Mark Celibate]

I never understood the baseball hate on here tbh. I'm too lazy to look back and get the backstory. Some of the players (designated hitters) are out of shape, for sure, but pretty much any position outside of first base and pitcher requires athleticism.

I don't really care about baseball that much since it is boring to watch, but I'm not going to sit here, diarrhea all over myself, and pretend that it doesn't take athleticism or a special type of skill.

[DMC]

Well OP, you try standing still in the sun for over 4 hours with no hat on and see what happens tbh

He did how do you think he got to North America?

[DMC]

:lol what ?

They spend most of their time chewing on the bench protected from the sun with their hat and sunglasses....

:lmao

Yeah it's kind of amazing so many people on here make so little while those guys are making millions spitting sunflower seeds. You'd think some of you would step up.

[Brazil]

Yeah it's kind of amazing so many people on here make so little while those guys are making millions spitting sunflower seeds. You'd think some of you would step up.

sorry brah I'm not fat enough to play fatball tbh

true story I'm quite skinny

[lefty20]

sorry brah I'm not fat enough to play fatball tbh

true story I'm quite skinny

yeah that's the only thing stopping you from hitting fastballs 500 ft deep, clearly.

[Brazil]

yeah that's the only thing stopping you from hitting fastballs 500 ft deep, clearly.

apparently it is

http://www.menshealth.com/sites/menshealth.com/files/2014/07/MH-Prince-Fielder.jpg

gross tbh :vomit:

[Brazil]

but yeah Fat people can be athletic too tbh

https://soliloqueue.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/sabathia.jpg?w=614

[Brazil]

:lmao

[DMC]

sorry brah I'm not fat enough to play fatball tbh

true story I'm quite skinny

For that much money you can gain some weight though.

[Brazil]

For that much money you can gain some weight though.

:lol for sure but with my metabolism it gonna take a while... I can eat like hell I don't gain weight

[DMC]

:lol for sure but with my metabolism it gonna take a while... I can eat like hell I don't gain weight

Steroids. It's all the rage.

[apalisoc_9]

but yeah Fat people can be athletic too tbh

https://soliloqueue.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/sabathia.jpg?w=614

Wtf...

[Brazil]

Steroids. It's all the rage.

ya forgot about roids

thats one option

[DMC]

ya forgot about roids

thats one option

Talk to AaronY. He can hook you up. Ask for some "before and after" pics, ignore the acne.

[Clipper Nation]

They're fitted caps. They're supposed to fit snugly to the players' heads unless they're wearing the wrong size. Very weak bait from the OP, tbh.

[140]

apparently it is

http://www.menshealth.com/sites/menshealth.com/files/2014/07/MH-Prince-Fielder.jpg

gross tbh :vomit:


but yeah Fat people can be athletic too tbh

https://soliloqueue.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/sabathia.jpg?w=614
:lmao:lmao:lmao

[midnightpulp]

FloppyTrot fans still going to the Prince Fielder and CC well :lmao

It's the only thing they have left.

[midnightpulp]

sorry brah I'm not fat enough to play fatball tbh

true story I'm quite skinny

This is equally as gross.

http://media3.fcbarcelona.com/media/asset_publics/resources/000/060/867/size_640x360/REVISI_M_DICA_NEYMAR_56_.v1375085912.JPG

He looks like a Holocaust victim, as do many floptrot players.

Look at that little twink compared to a real athlete.

http://remezcla.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-03-700x379.jpg?x28508

[140]

FloppyTrot fans still going to the Prince Fielder and CC well :lmao

It's the only thing they have left.
Wrong, its the only thing we need :lol

[midnightpulp]

I never understood the baseball hate on here tbh. I'm too lazy to look back and get the backstory. Some of the players (designated hitters) are out of shape, for sure, but pretty much any position outside of first base and pitcher requires athleticism.

I don't really care about baseball that much since it is boring to watch, but I'm not going to sit here, diarrhea all over myself, and pretend that it doesn't take athleticism or a special type of skill.

I've argued before that outfielders are the most well rounded athletes in American sports.

Most would clock in 4.3ish-4.6 40 times. Sportscience did a comparison and found that your average Joe outfielder (Springer is above average, but he's your typical mold of today's outfielder) has similar explosiveness as an NFL running back.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31VIvj7R12I

In addition, you need to have at least a >30" vert, arm strength to throw over 90mph, be able to catch balls sailing over 100 feet in the air, and oh yeah, hit a baseball. Arguably the hardest routine action in sports.

Baseball is hated among some here because it's not a "stamina" sport. Who gives a shit? 102 year olds are running marathons.

[FkLA]

I've argued before that outfielders are the most well rounded athletes in American sports.

Most would clock in 4.3ish-4.6 40 times. Sportscience did a comparison and found that your average Joe outfielder (Springer is above average, but he's your typical mold of today's outfielder) has similar explosiveness as an NFL running back.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31VIvj7R12I

In addition, you need to have at least a >30" vert, arm strength to throw over 90mph, be able to catch balls sailing over 100 feet in the air, and oh yeah, hit a baseball. Arguably the hardest routine action in sports.

Baseball is hated among some here because it's not a "stamina" sport. Who gives a shit? 102 year olds are running marathons.

All that athleticism and they use it a handful of times per game, at most. It's a shame. It's the game itself that is fucking fat and lacks action. It's slow paced and there's barely any movement by it's "athletes".

[midnightpulp]

All that athleticism and they use it a handful of times per game, at most. It's a shame. It's the game itself that is fucking fat and lacks action. It's slow paced and there's barely any movement by it's "athletes".

The fat players that your lot keeps referencing make up less than 10% of the MLB. And none of the top MLB players look anything like Bartolo Colon. I know you guys keep going to that well because trolling, but it's a pretty unimaginative troll job now. Pick a new lane.

"Handful of times per game."

Yet you love soccer. :lol

I've watched A LOT of soccer. Soccer players get even less opportunities to showcase their athleticism than baseball players. During the World Cup Final, Messi was totally shutdown and maybe had one decent touch all game. The rest of the time he was simply jogging around trying to find a seam. Same shit with Portugal in the Euro. The "greatest athlete" in the world did pretty much fuck all and pretty much all of Portugal's games were grindy snoozefests. I mean, are you all really that entertained by jogging around that you confuse it with athletic display? If you tell me you enjoy the skill display of poorball, fair enough. But let's not pretend it's a high octane athletic game.

Also, why do you need "action?" Basketball does that better than just about every other sport in existence. I ain't going to tell you how to watch baseball, but the primary point of the sport is to hit a very fast and moving ball past 9 players. It's not about constant running around and jumping, although there are plenty of those moments.

[140]

The fat players that your lot keeps referencing make up less than 10% of the MLB. And none of the top MLB players look anything like Bartolo Colon. I know you guys keep going to that well because trolling, but it's a pretty unimaginative troll job now. Pick a new lane.

"Handful of times per game."

Yet you love soccer. :lol

I've watched A LOT of soccer. Soccer players get even less opportunities to showcase their athleticism than baseball players. During the World Cup Final, Messi was totally shutdown and maybe had one decent touch all game. The rest of the time he was simply jogging around trying to find a seam. Same shit with Portugal in the Euro. The "greatest athlete" in the world did pretty much fuck all and pretty much all of Portugal's games were grindy snoozefests. I mean, are you all really that entertained by jogging around that you confuse it with athletic display? If you tell me you enjoy the skill display of poorball, fair enough. But let's not pretend it's a high octane athletic game.

Also, why do you need "action?" Basketball does that better than just about every other sport in existence. I ain't going to tell you how to watch baseball, but the primary point of the sport is to hit a very fast and moving ball past 9 players. It's not about constant running around and jumping, although there are plenty of those moments.
:lmao

[FkLA]

The fat players that your lot keeps referencing make up less than 10% of the MLB. And none of the top MLB players look anything like Bartolo Colon. I know you guys keep going to that well because trolling, but it's a pretty unimaginative troll job now. Pick a new lane.

"Handful of times per game."

Yet you love soccer. :lol

I've watched A LOT of soccer. Soccer players get even less opportunities to showcase their athleticism than baseball players. During the World Cup Final, Messi was totally shutdown and maybe had one decent touch all game. The rest of the time he was simply jogging around trying to find a seam. Same shit with Portugal in the Euro. The "greatest athlete" in the world did pretty much fuck all and pretty much all of Portugal's games were grindy snoozefests. I mean, are you all really that entertained by jogging around that you confuse it with athletic display? If you tell me you enjoy the skill display of poorball, fair enough. But let's not pretend it's a high octane athletic game.

Also, why do you need "action?" Basketball does that better than just about every other sport in existence. I ain't going to tell you how to watch baseball, but the primary point of the sport is to hit a very fast and moving ball past 9 players. It's not about constant running around and jumping, although there are plenty of those moments.

You're confusing scoring goals with showcasing athleticism. Messi can have multiple impressive, otherwordly runs and none end up in a goal. Single passes can be fun to watch because of the vision required. A team stringing multiple passes together to set up a shot at goal is fun to watch. Strong defensive play, goal keeper saves, etc. There's plenty of action in soccer. Easily more than fatball.

[midnightpulp]

:lmao

Yep. And when they happen, faster than any poorball player on the planet.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/155125940/statcast-yoenis-cespedes-shows-off-speed/

Ronaldo and his projected 4.9 40 time :lmao

:cry "They're great athletes because they jog around :cry

[midnightpulp]

You're confusing scoring goals with showcasing athleticism. Messi can have multiple impressive, otherwordly runs and none end up in a goal. Single passes can be fun to watch because of the vision required. A team stringing multiple passes together to set up a shot at goal is fun to watch. Strong defensive play, goal keeper saves, etc. There's plenty of action in soccer. Easily more than fatball.

Nope.

There's about 300 total pitches in baseball. I get you don't appreciate pitching because you really don't understand the difficulty of it, but watching a pitcher work a batter is fun to watch. I get it. You need "running around" to be entertained. I don't. I'm not preaching. Just calling out your arbitrary definition of "action."

[Mark Celibate]

I've argued before that outfielders are the most well rounded athletes in American sports.

Most would clock in 4.3ish-4.6 40 times. Sportscience did a comparison and found that your average Joe outfielder (Springer is above average, but he's your typical mold of today's outfielder) has similar explosiveness as an NFL running back.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31VIvj7R12I

In addition, you need to have at least a >30" vert, arm strength to throw over 90mph, be able to catch balls sailing over 100 feet in the air, and oh yeah, hit a baseball. Arguably the hardest routine action in sports.

Baseball is hated among some here because it's not a "stamina" sport. Who gives a shit? 102 year olds are running marathons.

Center fielders especially are about as athletic as receivers in the NFL.

tbh, like I said before, I'm not even a baseballuva since I don't really watch that much. I'm just curious as to where the hate comes from and why baseball's the one sport on here that has to deal with the 'cherry picked fat guy' shit as proof that it's not a sport.

Couldn't I also play devil's advocate and post all those shirtless quarterbacks, with the dad-bods, and go "hurrrr durrr not a sport!!!!" as well? I'm not going to do that though because I don't make a habit of vomiting and crapping all over myself simultaneously all the time when it comes to these arguments (I'm not gay either).

[midnightpulp]

Center fielders especially are about as athletic as receivers in the NFL.

tbh, like I said before, I'm not even a baseballuva since I don't really watch that much. I'm just curious as to where the hate comes from and why baseball's the one sport on here that has to deal with the 'cherry picked fat guy' shit as proof that it's not a sport.

Couldn't I also play devil's advocate and post all those shirtless quarterbacks, with the dad-bods, and go "hurrrr durrr not a sport!!!!" as well? I'm not going to do that though because I don't make a habit of vomiting and crapping all over myself simultaneously all the time when it comes to these arguments (I'm not gay either).

Yep. I do it all the time with NFL lineman and I get crickets from football fans like FKLA and DAF.

And I realize some of those NFL lineman can run 5ish 40s and are superhumanly strong, but they act like Prince Fielder doesn't have a similar size/speed/strength ratio. Pitchers can come in all shapes in sizes, though, but generally speaking, a Bartolo or CC bod won't cut it. Bartolo is just otherworldly skilled. Pitchers look more like this in general.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLz2y_KWsAA4zBS.jpg

The hate primarily comes from there not being enough "running around." That's their preference, but it does not invalidate baseball as an athletic game. Inches kill you in the sport, and if you lack the necessarily athleticism to rob hits, throw out runners, beat out throws, hit the ball hard, you won't be a very good baseball player.

[lefty]

apparently it is

http://www.menshealth.com/sites/menshealth.com/files/2014/07/MH-Prince-Fielder.jpg

gross tbh :vomit:


but yeah Fat people can be athletic too tbh

https://soliloqueue.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/sabathia.jpg?w=614

What's that

[Brazil]

Talk to AaronY. He can hook you up. Ask for some "before and after" pics, ignore the acne.

:lol there are before and after pics of Aaron?

[140]

What's that
Some people call them "the most well rounded athletes in American sports"

:lol

[Monostradamus]

Yep. And when they happen, faster than any poorball player on the planet.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/155125940/statcast-yoenis-cespedes-shows-off-speed/

Ronaldo and his projected 4.9 40 time :lmao

:cry "They're great athletes because they jog around :cry
:lmao Prince Fielder runs a projected 4.7 :lmao Faster than soccer's top athlete.

[lefty]

Some people call them "the most well rounded athletes in American sports"

:lol

:lmao

[lefty]

They meant round

[Mark Celibate]

:lmao Prince Fielder runs a projected 4.7 :lmao Faster than soccer's top athlete.

Whoa Nellie!

https://ctrayne.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/leecorsoweek1.jpg

[Monostradamus]

apparently it is

http://www.menshealth.com/sites/menshealth.com/files/2014/07/MH-Prince-Fielder.jpg

gross tbh :vomit:
Can still out-sprint Crissy Ronaldo :lmao

[TampaDude]

Baseball >>>>> Povertyball

[Clipper Nation]

Holy shit - povertyball fags getting BTFO :lmao

[Clipper Nation]

Yep. And when they happen, faster than any poorball player on the planet.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/155125940/statcast-yoenis-cespedes-shows-off-speed/

Ronaldo and his projected 4.9 40 time :lmao

:cry "They're great athletes because they jog around :cry


:lmao Prince Fielder runs a projected 4.7 :lmao Faster than soccer's top athlete.


Whoa Nellie!

https://ctrayne.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/leecorsoweek1.jpg


Can still out-sprint Crissy Ronaldo :lmao
Soccer fans be like:

http://i.imgur.com/rUqgDfX.jpg

[DAF86]

cEcHZAXSBzc

Some top notch level entertainment right here. :lmao

[midnightpulp]

Found some statcast info on another favorite target of the Floptrot crew: Pablo Sandoval.

:wow

http://oi67.tinypic.com/2mq2rgz.jpg

Lionel Messi top speed: 20.2mph.

:lmao

[lefty]

cEcHZAXSBzc

Some top notch level entertainment right here. :lmao

Holy fuck this is Aushwitz with more calories

[lefty]

:lmao the comments below the video DAF posted

[DAF86]

You know the sport is boring as fuck when some of the most popular American shows make fun of it, tbh.

VlORWhsJjNM
Wk2fr9ntejI

And then you have the entire SouthPark episode about the kids wanting to lose on porpuse to not having to play baseball. I know the Simpsons made some jokes about soccer too, but that's to be expected. You will never see British or Germans TV shows making fun of soccer for being boring, tbh.

[midnightpulp]

:lmao Prince Fielder runs a projected 4.7 :lmao Faster than soccer's top athlete.

Yep.


Then prove otherwise, Philo.

Try and logically argue that Fagnaldo would have a faster 40 time than that?

Here's how split times in the 40 yard typically go for sprinters in the NFL:

Athlete 1

10 yd - 1.59
10-20 - 1.06
20-40 -- 1.94
40 yd - 4.59

Athlete 2

10 yd - 1.70
10-20 - 1.05
20-40 -- 1.95
40 yd - 4.70

http://www.strengthcoach.com/public/1744.cfm

Let's give Fagnaldo the 20 yard split time in the first example of 1.94 (.97 seconds per ten yard split). Adding that ten yard split to his 25m (27 yard) time of 3.61 seconds, we get 4.58 seconds. And there's still 3 yards to go. 3 yards is 30% of 10 yards, .97 x .30 = .291 seconds. 4.58 + .291 = 4.871 seconds.

LOOKS FUCKING GOOD. If anything, the blog I initially listed was probably being kind.

I await some Philo'ing. Be better if you just dealt with the fact that your soccer hero isn't really all that fast.

They also tested Ronaldo's (running) vertical leap and it came in at about 30". :lmao

Mike Trout no stepping onto a >5 foot box:

http://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/icvah2glzkuki.gif?w=1000

[midnightpulp]

You know the sport is boring as fuck when some of the most popular American shows make fun of it, tbh.

VlORWhsJjNM
Wk2fr9ntejI

And then you have the entire SouthPark episode about the kids wanting to lose on porpuse to not having to play baseball. I know the Simpsons made some jokes about soccer too, but that's to be expected. You will never see British or Germans TV shows making fun of soccer for being boring, tbh.

Do you always enjoy being wrong?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESVjzf4FzyU

Funny. Ayoade's commentary is basically how Americans view soccer. Pass, pass, pass some more, all culminating in what will probably be a tie :lol

[Clipper Nation]

Even soccer fans admit that soccer is boring:


Soccer is boring. One of the misconceptions non-soccer fans have about soccer fans is that we don’t know this. The classic Simpsons parody of a soccer match — "Fast kickin'! Low scorin'! And ties? You bet!" — hangs on the joke that the game puts Americans to sleep while somehow, bafflingly, driving foreigners wild with excitement. Calling the game for Springfield TV, Kent Brockman practically grinds his teeth with frustration: "Halfback passes to the center … back to the wing … back to the center. Center holds it. Holds it. [Huge sigh.] Holds it." One booth over, the Spanish commentator is going nuts: "Halfback passes to the center! Back to the wing! Back to the center! Center holds it! Holds it!! HOLDS IT!!!"

It's a great comedy bit, but it's not really accurate as a depiction of soccer culture. Soccer fans know soccer is boring. Soccer fans have seen more soccer than anyone. We're aware that it can be a chore. Fire up Twitter during the average Stoke City-Wigan match and you'll find us making jokes about gouging out our own eyes with wire hangers, about the players forgetting where the goals are, about what would happen if we released a pride of lions onto the pitch. (Answer: The game would still finish 0-0.)

http://grantland.com/features/brian-phillips-soccer-boredom/

:wow How will povertyball fags ever recover?

[midnightpulp]

Even soccer fans admit that soccer is boring:


Soccer is boring. One of the misconceptions non-soccer fans have about soccer fans is that we don’t know this. The classic Simpsons parody of a soccer match — "Fast kickin'! Low scorin'! And ties? You bet!" — hangs on the joke that the game puts Americans to sleep while somehow, bafflingly, driving foreigners wild with excitement. Calling the game for Springfield TV, Kent Brockman practically grinds his teeth with frustration: "Halfback passes to the center … back to the wing … back to the center. Center holds it. Holds it. [Huge sigh.] Holds it." One booth over, the Spanish commentator is going nuts: "Halfback passes to the center! Back to the wing! Back to the center! Center holds it! Holds it!! HOLDS IT!!!"

It's a great comedy bit, but it's not really accurate as a depiction of soccer culture. Soccer fans know soccer is boring. Soccer fans have seen more soccer than anyone. We're aware that it can be a chore. Fire up Twitter during the average Stoke City-Wigan match and you'll find us making jokes about gouging out our own eyes with wire hangers, about the players forgetting where the goals are, about what would happen if we released a pride of lions onto the pitch. (Answer: The game would still finish 0-0.)

http://grantland.com/features/brian-phillips-soccer-boredom/

:wow How will povertyball fags ever recover?

:lol Yeah, I've read that article before.

That said, I also think the "it's boring!" argument against any sport is rather shallow. As a lover of sports, I'm sure you will agree. I can find something to appreciate in all sports. My main issues with soccer are: how disproportional a penalty awarded in the box is. Here's a game that ends in 0-0 like 10% of the time, and you're essentially giving free goals away for a situation that probably wouldn't have resulted in a goal (i.e. Mexico vs. Holland, 2014 World Cup. One of the worst sporting events I've ever seen). Then there's the Mario Party minigame used to decide major matches. Then there's the diving that still hasn't been effectively policed.

In addition to that, I also think its scoring structure is less compelling than other sports, as I've went into detail about before.

[DMC]

Take the 4th quarter of most NBA games in the RS (and all quarters of the last 4 years of the Lakers) and you'll get the mid season baseball feeling. All sports have that. Soccer has it from start to finish.

[DAF86]

Do you always enjoy being wrong?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESVjzf4FzyU

Funny. Ayoade's commentary is basically how Americans view soccer. Pass, pass, pass some more, all culminating in what will probably be a tie :lol

That's different, those characters are nerdy outcasts. The idea is to show they dislike something everybody else enjoys. The show isn't making fun of soccer, it's making fun of their nerdism, tbh. It would be like the "Big Bang theory" guys getting bored at a football game. Way different than the examples I gave.

[Clipper Nation]

:cry Th-That's different, it doesn't count when my favorite "sport" is being made fun of! DELET THIS! :cry

:lol Povertyball fags

[midnightpulp]

That's different, those characters are nerdy outcasts. The idea is to show they dislike something everybody else enjoys. The show isn't making fun of soccer, it's making fun of their nerdism, tbh. It would be like the "Big Bang theory" guys getting bored at a football game. Way different than the examples I gave.

:lol I should've white texted your probable response. I knew you were going to go "Um, it's different!" route.

No. The final layer of the joke is that since these "outcasts" aren't indoctrinated by mainstream society, they can more clearly see the flaws/silliness in something everyone else blindly enjoys. That's why Ayoade's commentary is similar to the Simpson's joke. Americans didn't grow up on soccer culture, weren't indoctrinated into it, so they found the back and forth midfield play boring compared to the Mexican commentator who found each pass the most exciting thing since sliced bread.

And as I told CN, I think the boring description of any sport is shallow. Ice Hockey, Basketball, Aussie Rules, Rugby makes soccer look static as shit by comparison. So if action and athleticism are the only things you care about, why are you still watching soccer when those other more "dynamic" sports exist?

Rhetorical question, obviously.

[Robz4000]

:lol God damn this thread backfired on divegrass fans

[midnightpulp]

:lol God damn this thread backfired on divegrass fans

Their threads always do :lol

"Pablo Sandoval is fat! Fatbol!"

*Here's a pic of him running 20mph. About as fast as Messi*

- crickets -

[Clipper Nation]

:lol God damn this thread backfired on divegrass fans
These threads always do. Soccer fans should pick a sport to go up against baseball instead of their third-world lawn game if they don't want to get BTFO so hard.

[apalisoc_9]

That's different, those characters are nerdy outcasts. The idea is to show they dislike something everybody else enjoys. The show isn't making fun of soccer, it's making fun of their nerdism, tbh. It would be like the "Big Bang theory" guys getting bored at a football game. Way different than the examples I gave.

Take the L mid...

[Silver&Black]

:lol God damn this thread backfired on divegrass fans

Don't get too excited over it though. It's really not that hard to do. To shit on Povertyball fans all you really have to do is show up.

I've never been a beisbol fan though, but beisbol is 10000x more exciting than kicking a ball around for 90 minutes only for the game to end in a 0-0 tie.

[midnightpulp]

These threads always do. Soccer fans should pick a sport to go up against baseball instead of their third-world lawn game if they don't want to get BTFO so hard.

Tic-Tac-Toe would be good. Both have an equal amount of ties :lol

[Silver&Black]

Tic-Tac-Toe would be good. Both have an equal amount of ties :lol

:lol "Tic-Tac-Toe" ball

[Robz4000]

Tic-Tac-Toe would be good. Both have an equal amount of ties :lol

:lol

[DAF86]

:lol I should've white texted your probable response. I knew you were going to go "Um, it's different!" route.

No. The final layer of the joke is that since these "outcasts" aren't indoctrinated by mainstream society, they can more clearly see the flaws/silliness in something everyone else blindly enjoys. That's why Ayoade's commentary is similar to the Simpson's joke. Americans didn't grow up on soccer culture, weren't indoctrinated into it, so they found the back and forth midfield play boring compared to the Mexican commentator who found each pass the most exciting thing since sliced bread.

And as I told CN, I think the boring description of any sport is shallow. Ice Hockey, Basketball, Aussie Rules, Rugby makes soccer look static as shit by comparison. So if action and athleticism are the only things you care about, why are you still watching soccer when those other more "dynamic" sports exist?

Rhetorical question, obviously.

Why do you insist on writing so many words on a losing cause son? :lol

[midnightpulp]

Don't get too excited over it though. It's really not that hard to do. To shit on Povertyball fans all you really have to do is show up.

I've never been a beisbol fan though, but beisbol is 10000x more exciting than kicking a ball around for 90 minutes only for the game to end in a 0-0 tie.

What draws me into these threads isn't necessarily to defend baseball, but to expose their silly arguments. They can find baseball boring to the heart's content, but I think propping up soccer in comparison as a "dynamic" game is nonsensical. Like I said, compare soccer to hockey, rugby, basketball, Aussie rules, Lacrosse, and even American Football (yes, static during playcalling, but every play is a 100% sprint), and it looks "slow."

[midnightpulp]

Why do you insist on writing so many words on a losing cause son? :lol

:cry It's, it's different! :cry

Proof the joke was centered around making fun of outcasts and not soccer? Are you the writer of the IT Crowd?

[midnightpulp]

:lol "Tic-Tac-Toe" ball

Perfect :lmao

[DAF86]

:cry It's, it's different! :cry

Proof the joke was centered around making fun of outcasts and not soccer? Are you the writer of the IT Crowd?

The fact that they literally express they are "weird", and want to stay that way. It's pretty obvious for anyone not interested in twisting reality, tbh.

[midnightpulp]

The fact that they literally express they are "weird", and want to stay that way. It's pretty obvious for anyone not interested in twisting reality, tbh.

No. It's pretty obvious the joke has more than one layer. But carry on seeing what only you want to see.

[140]

:lol prove it then

[midnightpulp]

:lol prove it then

He's not bored because he's "weird," he's bored because he finds the game boring. Simple as that.

http://i.imgur.com/KDSuASf.gif

The weird joke has more to do with him not feeling comfortable in social situations. Joke has two layers.

[Will Hunting]

Tic-Tac-Toe would be good. Both have an equal amount of ties :lol
:lmao

Thread might as well be over with this post tbh.

[140]

He's not bored because he's "weird," he's bored because he finds the game boring. Simple as that.

http://i.imgur.com/KDSuASf.gif

The weird joke has more to do with him not feeling comfortable in social situations. Joke has two layers.
:lol that's not proof

[midnightpulp]

:lol that's not proof

Neither is DAFs interpretation.

So...

[Darth_Pelican]

Tic-Tac-Toe would be good. Both have an equal amount of ties :lol

Holy shit :lmao

[Brazil]

Can still out-sprint Crissy Ronaldo :lmao

:lol like it changes a damn, dude is gross fat disgusting... at this point that's the same ugly sumo shit

[midnightpulp]

:lol like it changes a damn, dude is gross fat disgusting... at this point that's the same ugly sumo shit

You say that and yet this one of your favorite players :lol

https://bisportisan.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/136715261_crop_650x4402.jpg

[lefty]

You say that and yet this one of your favorite players :lol

https://bisportisan.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/136715261_crop_650x4402.jpg

Diaw still burned more calories than fat beisbol player :lol

[midnightpulp]

Diaw still burned more calories than fat beisbol player :lol

What would fat greg Ostertag average in today's nba?

[lefty20]

Diaw still burned more calories than fat beisbol player :lol

and would promptly get back the caloric surplus following the game, tbh.

[Brazil]

You say that and yet this one of your favorite players :lol

https://bisportisan.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/136715261_crop_650x4402.jpg

thanks for making my point tho... he was obviously out of shape in this pic... disgusting

[midnightpulp]

thanks for making my point tho... he was obviously out of shape in this pic... disgusting

Fat can be good, bro. Too much muscle mass, too much oxygen demand and less flexibility. Like those fat rugby props:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/10/article-2047574-0E50C87A00000578-934_224x423.jpg

You wouldn't want this dude having 275lb of muscle. He probably wouldn't even be able to run.

[Clipper Nation]

You say that and yet this one of your favorite players :lol

https://bisportisan.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/136715261_crop_650x4402.jpg

Don't forget about his other favorite player:

http://i.imgur.com/gOQz2AP.jpg

[Brazil]

Fat can be good, bro. Too much muscle mass, too much oxygen demand and less flexibility. Like those fat rugby props:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/10/article-2047574-0E50C87A00000578-934_224x423.jpg

You wouldn't want this dude having 275lb of muscle. He probably wouldn't even be able to run.

Yes in rugby in the ol times in particular you had the three "fat" centers playing to protect advantage line pretty much like in NFL who protects the QB, in rugby they "protect" the number 9 who ensure the transition between the front and back lines.

nowadays those dudes are pretty athletic and look more like that:

https://img.vavel.com/article_domingo_351091494.jpg

but yes you still have some dudes like that:

http://i.rugbyrama.fr/2016/06/27/1884787-39691618-2560-1440.jpg?w=1050




Tbh I was quite suprised that nobody would refer to those centers playing rugby, they play a very tough game 2 times 40 mn with a lot of tough contacts... I played rugby and soccer and I can tell you that rugby is much much more demanding.

Regarding fatball and soccer feud I just don't give a fuck to be franck just following the international krew... I don't judge anybody for liking a sport