# Your favorite team sport (as a spectator) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 12, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465 "2009-10-12T00:06:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/1 "2009-10-12T00:06:26Z")
[Poll is public] I’ve eschewed a North American bias in my selections-for kicks I put on some less obvious choices. Hope I didn’t leave off anything obvious. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/2 "2009-10-12T01:16:08Z")
The NASCAR folks are gonna hunt you down. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/3 "2009-10-12T01:26:47Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > The NASCAR folks are gonna hunt you down. 😃 Why should they? It’s not really a team sport since the only people on the field of play (i.e., the racing track) are the individual drivers. By that same logic, horse-racing should also be included. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/4 "2009-10-12T01:43:26Z")
Baseball. There is no other sport. ---
**Author:** ![Threadkiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@Threadkiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Threadkiller)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/5 "2009-10-12T01:47:56Z")
_Paintball_ as a spectator team sport? I’ve seen this once on ESPN (at something like 3:00 PM on a weekday) and I wasn’t all that impressed with how well it worked. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/6 "2009-10-12T02:06:33Z")
Like I said I originally was only going to put the Big Four NA team sports. I’ve seen enough paintball games on TV (alas only speedball which is boring) that I tossed it on there. Consider yourself lucky that I decided to leave polo off. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/7 "2009-10-12T02:57:35Z")
Baseball. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/8 "2009-10-12T03:01:47Z")
I voted for baseball, but basketball came close. With good seats, a pro basketball game is a damned exciting event to behold, since you’re right on top of the action, and the pace is excellent. I’ve always had a lot of fun at basketball games. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/9 "2009-10-12T03:23:18Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > With good seats, a pro basketball game is a damned exciting event to behold, since you’re right on top of the action, and the pace is excellent. I’m not much of a basketball fan, but some years ago I somehow wound up in the fourth row of a Denver-Dallas game. It was amazing. Two teams fighting it out for the worst in the league, and the speed, coordination and athleticism was incredible. I’ll always remember it. I still don’t much like basketball, though. ---
**Author:** ![jimmycolorado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@jimmycolorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmycolorado)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/10 "2009-10-12T08:26:27Z")
Hockey for me. There are so many things that occur outside of the views of the camera, it was almost impossible for me to watch it on TV (when I had one). Huge, open ice hits that happen away from the puck, fights in the corners, seeing a play come together thanks to a skater coming in late, etc. I’m not surprised baseball is the current leader (Summer sport, outdoors, easy to track as the flow of the game has a certain cadence), but I am surprised to see football #2. It’s a much, much better sport to watch on tv. 😛 You’re not freezing your ass off, you don’t have to pay $9 for a beer, and you can track all your fantasy stats in the comfort of your home! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/11 "2009-10-12T15:15:56Z")
In person, baseball hands down. On TV, football (USA) gives it more of a run for the money, but I’d still have to go w/baseball there, too. ---
**Author:** ![Wash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@Wash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wash)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/12 "2009-10-12T15:27:34Z")
Baseball? Really? Wow, I have never been so bored as I was the one time I went to Fenway Park. It was a high scoring game (something like 12-7 when we left during the 7th inning stretch) yet it seemed like every ball was a flyball caught very easily by the centerfielder. Soccer, meanwhile, is just about the only sport where a 0-0 or 1-0 game can be more exciting than goals galore. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/13 "2009-10-12T19:12:05Z")
My first (of two) Fenway games ended with a walkoff Johnny Damon home run. I’ve never been in a venue full of that much energy as Fenway was at that moment (and got to see myself jumping up and down like a fool on Sportscenter, as the ball landed 20 rows right in front of me). ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/14 "2009-10-12T19:21:02Z")
I really only watch one team sport: American Football. It is close to being the only sport I watch too - although I may watch women’s tennis if it is on, and (if it could be called a sport) I will sometimes watch 9 ball. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/15 "2009-10-12T19:47:48Z")
Tough choice between American football and baseball, and I watch both depending on the season. But given a choice I’d probably choose baseball. I’m actually surprised to see it beating football (so far). ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/16 "2009-10-12T19:49:30Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Tough choice between American football and baseball, and I watch both depending on the season. But given a choice I’d probably choose baseball. I’m actually surprised to see it beating football (so far). I am too. I know a few people who watch it, but not many. No doubt a lot of that has to do with the fact that I don’t enjoy it myself - if I did, perhaps I would be hanging out with others who do as well. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/17 "2009-10-12T20:59:52Z")
I wish I could vote for baseball a million times. Nothing beats it! Watching a pro (or large college) football game live seems to suck. I was in the Dawg Pound once and it was dreadful cold, and you can’t really see the other end of the field from there. I can only imagine how it is in one of the other far-away seats. Football is MUCH better on HDTV 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/18 "2009-10-12T21:06:42Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I wish I could vote for baseball a million times. > > Nothing beats it! > > Watching a pro (or large college) football game live seems to suck. I was in the Dawg Pound once and it was dreadful cold, and you can’t really see the other end of the field from there. I can only imagine how it is in one of the other far-away seats. > > Football is MUCH better on HDTV 🙂 I’ve not yet been to a live pro NFL game. I do like a college game for the experience once a year or so, and I think I would like to go to a pro game for the experience, but I much prefer to watch the NFL on HDTV. ---
**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/19 "2009-10-12T23:58:39Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I wish I could vote for baseball a million times. > > Nothing beats it! Except hockey. 😃 (I like baseball second best. In fact, I’m watching baseball right now.) ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465/20 "2009-10-13T00:59:43Z")
Baseball is the correct answer here… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-team-sport-as-a-spectator/513465.md?page=2)