Now I hadn't thought of the ad aspect, but I think you're right, Mark.
Oh oh...
As to what 'god' really thinks, well, watching, it's clear, 'he' or
'she' cares deeply about all sports, & watches carefully over the
stars, especially when they score, or maybe that's just Jesus.... whom
they thank for each home run, or touchdown....
Actually, I guess god is pretty equal opportunity about scoring,
although he then seems to choose one team or another to win it all...
Doug
On 7-Apr-05, at 4:39 PM, Mark Weiss wrote:
> Depends where in the Americas. In Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panama
> and
> Venezuala Baseball dominates. It coexists elsewhere. And of course
> there's
> Canada. The issue, to be serious for a moment, is not so much the
> relative
> unpopularity of baseball in countries the US hasn't invaded or
> occupied as
> the relative unpopularity of soccer in the US as a spectator sport,
> which
> I'd bet is largely determined by the paucity of breaks in which to
> insert ads.
>
> Mark
>
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