I think that is an enormous reason soccer is sort of stagnant in this country as a tv-based spectator sport.
I suggest you buy a bigger television, I mean come on.....you are a lawyer, right? Kidding aside although I am a hockey fan and watch almost every Preds game, even I am still frustrated at the lack of puck visibility on TV. It is much easier to see in high def, but very few games are broadcast in high def. I do find that even in analog I can follow the puck fairly easily on my big screen but I can understand the frustration of a non hockey fan trying to not only follow whats going on with the rules of the game but follow a black dot that is sometimes dwarfed by a fly passing by your set.And the other lovely point is that you must be prepared for people to disagree with you and to razz you for liking things they don't. I would also point out that I gave two specific reasons for not liking it -- that there is too little scoring and that, on television, you can't see the flipping puck!!!
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I suggest you buy a bigger television, I mean come on.....you are a lawyer, right? Kidding aside although I am a hockey fan and watch almost every Preds game, even I am still frustrated at the lack of puck visibility on TV. It is much easier to see in high def, but very few games are broadcast in high def. I do find that even in analog I can follow the puck fairly easily on my big screen but I can understand the frustration of a non hockey fan trying to not only follow whats going on with the rules of the game but follow a black dot that is sometimes dwarfed by a fly passing by your set.
Back to Hockey, away from Soccer or Televisions, tonights Rangers/Thrashers game proved that the NHL does not belong in the south.
The crowd in Atlanta made less noise throughout than the 7 people in the barroom in my house. They seemed to, generally, be there because the hometown team was in the playoffs for the first time, not because they actually cared about the outcome.
The 1/2 capacity crowds at the Hartford AHL games are more supportive and raucous than the Atlanta fans were tonight...not that i'm complaining, we need a nice easy series before we play Jersey.
The Marlins are horrific, but I'm pretty sure the Braves have averaged 30,000+ for the past 15 years. That's obviously tickets sold, but still...
Back to Hockey, away from Soccer or Televisions, tonights Rangers/Thrashers game proved that the NHL does not belong in the south.
The crowd in Atlanta made less noise throughout than the 7 people in the barroom in my house. They seemed to, generally, be there because the hometown team was in the playoffs for the first time, not because they actually cared about the outcome.
The 1/2 capacity crowds at the Hartford AHL games are more supportive and raucous than the Atlanta fans were tonight...not that i'm complaining, we need a nice easy series before we play Jersey.
Vancouver wins tonight....in 60 Minutes
Excellent prediction. Just about as accurate as your post last night, in which you described an arena in which the entire lower bowl was on its feet for the whole third period as A) making less noise than your 7 friends, and B) not caring who won the game. Cause, of course, you and your seven buddies can tell what's going on from your basement in Connecticut.
Do you know why that series has been scheduled so oddly? Game 1 on Wednesday, and then you don't play again till Saturday? Three full days off in a series is ridiculous.