Why are American Football and Baseball not popular outside the US*? (olympics, popularity)

[Drover]

Originally Posted by IXCell

Yeah, I have heard other countries say that football is too slow. You run a play and then you huddle...I have heard that bores them to tears with the whole start and stop thing.

That alone is only part of the problem. TV time-outs make it 10 times worse.

[cmptrwlt]

Originally Posted by Ghengis

because foreigner types aren't very good at what one would call "manly" sports

Two king-sized men. Very macho indeed. I am not sure about the tights, though...

[texdav]

Baseball is every popular in many countries it was introuced in ;especailly looking at where many players come from. I know that even football is very popular in canada and mexico.Basically otherwise its just like Soccer here ;competition against the national sports like football;baseball;basketball even hockey.I am always amzed with people such as american soccer fans having to down play other preferrences in threards really. To each his own :IMO.

[JJG]

http://www135.lunapic.com/do-not-link-here-use-hosting-instead/132924896072671?640714475 (broken link)

It's called CULTURES, people. Not everyone is into the same thing.

7 Billion people on this planet, you'd think everyone would know this as common sense by now.

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by cmptrwlt

Two king-sized men. Very macho indeed. I am not sure about the tights, though...

you need to understand that while these are probably two of the toughest guys in the league the uniform and pads make them appear bigger than they really are. Believe it or not, these are the same two guys seen out clubbing around town...

[Mr. GE]

Idk about baseball but it's pretty obvious for football...

other countries don't play the sport so why would they care about the players here?

And Americans are not checking for rugby or cricket players.

[artemis agrotera]

Originally Posted by Mr. GE

Idk about baseball but it's pretty obvious for football...

other countries don't play the sport so why would they care about the players here?

And Americans are not checking for rugby or cricket players.

actually, I know a few people who watch NFL, and follow it...

Whats the obvious part about football?

[Mr. GE]

Originally Posted by artemis agrotera

actually, I know a few people who watch NFL, and follow it...

Whats the obvious part about football?

The key word here is few...

[Alexander7]

I don't imagine myself watching any kind of sports beside the soccer .

[artemis agrotera]

Originally Posted by Mr. GE

The key word here is few...

Well yes, We do have our own indigenous sport.

But most of the males that I know that are heavily into Australian Rules (not Rugby), do watch NFL. (it helps NFL is on in AFL off-season).