On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:41:06 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 9/11/2018 10:52 PM, Druce wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:09:07 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>
>>>> If I absolutely had to choose, I'd rather watch tennis than any
>>>> footbal that's played mainly with the hands.
>>>>
>>> Actually, I detest both and would rather watch bread dough rise!
>>
>> Detest is a strong word for a sport you're not interested in.
>>
>
>I don't detest them, just a choice not to watch them. I will watch some
>Olympic events and I've been to some actual games over the years. Most
>on TV are just filler between commercials and the players are all about
>money. Oh, they do have much more ability than I have too.
>
>If approached by two friends with extra tickets and one invited me to
>championship football game the other to the Symphony orchestra, I'm
>going for the music.

I agree. The big sports are completely about money. Take the Champions
League soccer final: one bunch of millionaires playing another bunch.
Why should I care which millionaires will win? They also have no ties
to the club they play for, except money ties.