tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165780438929797577.post294404163497459157..comments2024-03-21T00:30:32.509-07:00Comments on From A Left Wing: Quick note on today's loss & US soccer fansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165780438929797577.post-21215572734062882852010-06-28T21:46:38.927-07:002010-06-28T21:46:38.927-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508922260732044471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165780438929797577.post-17944158047329148952010-06-28T21:46:38.925-07:002010-06-28T21:46:38.925-07:00There are also those of us who can barely watch an...There are also those of us who can barely watch any US sports at all because it's three or more hours of 30-second dramatic moments alternating with five minutes of shrill, insulting commercials. Commercials make me queasy. Soccer is refreshing for having only one interruption during a game. My paranoid side says that Americans really prefer their commercials to their sports, i.e. we want to be told what to buy, what to do... <br /><br />In any case, this is surely part of the problem sponsor-wise. If there were timeouts in soccer, there would be more commercials, and thus more networks might want to see soccer take off.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508922260732044471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165780438929797577.post-51434660789466918632010-06-26T19:43:43.968-07:002010-06-26T19:43:43.968-07:00Soccer is the most important sport in the US. Pri...Soccer is the most important sport in the US. Prime-time television is not what determines these things. <br /><br />If you count fans of Mexico, Ireland, etc, it all becomes more obvious. <br /><br />What is wrong with a "beautiful niche"?Murfmenschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00031877154740991965noreply@blogger.com