# Baseball kicks ass.  Basketball sucks.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-kicks-ass-basketball-sucks/1907>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 12, 1999, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-kicks-ass-basketball-sucks/1907 "1999-08-12T05:21:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 1999, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-kicks-ass-basketball-sucks/1907/21 "1999-08-15T05:43:00Z")

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Yeah, I know games on turf are just as important and everything, but that was more a lash out at the guy who invented Astroturf, and all that decide to use the ugly, uncomfortable green $hit.

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**Author:** ![Big\_Iron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Big\_Iron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Iron)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 1999, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-kicks-ass-basketball-sucks/1907/22 "1999-08-15T21:43:00Z")

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[[So Mr. John: explain why the screwed up already sport is the 2nd most popular sport in the world. What I’d really like to know, although I do like soccer, is why the heck that’s the 1st most popular sport!]] Monty  
In fact, it’s not. As Omnicient notes, auto racing is more popular (don’t have a cite handy, but I don’t believe there is any question about it). I suspect basketball will soon pass soccer, if it hasn’t already.

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