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5 votes
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Watching the smallest club in European competition ever, Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag | Hidden Grounds
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Is the cost of bringing Lionel Messi to MLS falling on fans?
8 votes -
The Green Bay Packers: Where fans rather than a billionaire are the owners
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Supporters of clubs in Norway have demonstrated against the use of a video assistant referee, while Sweden continues to hold out against introduction
7 votes -
Copa 71: When 112,500 fans packed out the unofficial Women’s World Cup final
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Nebraska volleyball claim women’s world record for sports attendance of 92,003 fans
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FIBA Basketball World Cup tips off before record crowd of 38,115 in Manila
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‘He was a natural goalscorer’ – the making of Erling Haaland
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Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag from the tiny Faroe Islands have been causing a stir across Europe this summer, and things are about to get even better
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How did you become a baseball fan?
Good afternoon, I hope all of my fellow baseball enjoyers are having the best days you can. I am a new account holder here on Tildes but I've been lurking for a bit, and would like to hear from...
Good afternoon, I hope all of my fellow baseball enjoyers are having the best days you can. I am a new account holder here on Tildes but I've been lurking for a bit, and would like to hear from folks on how and why you first started to get into baseball.
To get things started, my story may be a little different than some. Today baseball is the only sport I follow, but I didn't really grow up with it like many people do when they first become fans. I think I played one season of little league and my only real memories of that experience as a young person were sitting out in right field during practice and hoping no balls got hit my way, and sitting on a hot metal bench and chewing gum. I'm not sure that I ever got a hit.
Somewhat later on in life, when I was in grad school, I wanted to get back into following a sport solely for the reason of having something to talk about with folks in the mindless office jobs I was working in at the time to pay the bills. I settled on baseball because there were games every day for much of the year, and it seemed pretty intuitive to me to read a box score and get a sense of what happened in a game even if I didn't have time to watch.
But what team to follow, where I had no real allegiance to any growing up? I didn't want to be a fan of the Yankees or Mets, which would have been the logical choice given where my school and work were, because it felt like people who had been fans of those teams their whole lives would run circles around me, a baseball novice. So I essentially ran the 30 teams through a random number generator and ended up settling on the Texas Rangers by chance. Fortunately for me this was just prior to the Rangers' two world series teams in 2010 and 2011, and I've been hooked ever since (even if I might have some misgivings about franchise ownership... and the leadership of the state of Texas as a whole).
I would love to hear other folks' stories, and look forwards to the rest of the season. Thanks for your time.
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Home runs and cricket greats mean happy welcome for MLB in London
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Homophobic chants at the US vs Mexico match last night
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Major League Baseball is making a handful of radical rule changes designed to make games faster and more action-packed
11 votes -
Can the average baseball fan make a high school team?
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Rally Finland have announced this year's World Rally Championship event will feature a heavily revised route, featuring new stages and the return of iconic roads
3 votes -
Why don't Americans care about Formula 1? A statistical analysis.
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There are plenty of football supporters' groups in Norway, but not many are dedicated to clubs like Kidderminster Harriers from the sixth tier in the UK
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Fans paid to attend World Cup by Qatar have daily allowance cancelled
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Sumo is getting big in Texas
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Japan bans fans at Tokyo-area Olympics venues due to virus
7 votes -
Could a Norway boycott of the Qatar World Cup change the future of football – football fans are asking leaders of the game difficult questions
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Football's forgotten tragedy: In 1971, an Old Firm derby at Ibrox ended with the death of sixty-six fans as they celebrated a late goal
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Looking back on Major League Baseball's silent season: Empty stadiums, player protests and Covid-19 outbreaks shook up the sport. Maybe that’s a good thing.
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The fan-controlled Green Bay Packers remain an antidote to the grimy world of NFL owners
11 votes -
Eight ways MLB is leaning on technology to keep fans engaged this summer
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I don’t care if baseball ever comes back. The game has been boring for years
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Torii Hunter had no-trade clause to Boston Red Sox because of racist taunts from fans
7 votes -
Danish Superliga club create virtual grandstand for fans to watch game on Zoom – three screens were joined together to make a 40 x 2.8m screen with space for 200 fan images
4 votes -
Remote cheering app could boost atmosphere in Japan's empty stadiums
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FC Seoul are facing penalties, including expulsion from their own stadium, for putting sex dolls on empty seats during a match last weekend
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A South Korean soccer team has apologized for putting sex dolls in the stands to make things feel less lonely
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Superliga, the top division of Danish football, is scheduled to resume on 28 May – matches played behind closed doors
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MLB is considering a three-division, ten team plan in which teams play only within their division
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And the team played on: as COVID-19 fears grew, public officials and sports executives let 33,000 fans into a Seattle Sounders match on March 7
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NCAA announces Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments (March Madness) will be played without fans, with only essential staff and limited family attendance
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Major League Baseball may restructure its playoffs to add teams and primetime drama. The changes would pit purists against progressives.
7 votes -
At Tennessee Titans games, the fiercest tailgaters are Kurds
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How did Washington, DC fans experience the World Series in 1924, 1925 & 1933? Check out these photos.
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The WNBA is putting on some of the best pro basketball in America: Why aren’t more fans showing up?
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Henrik Larsson quits as Helsingborgs IF coach – verbal abuse made his situation unsustainable
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USA's World Cup stars return to big crowds – but will it last?
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England fans escorted from stadium amid Cameroon World Cup tensions
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Technology takes center court in the basketball world: The NBA elevates the game and fan experience thanks to technology and tech-savvy team owners willing to try new things.
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Fan struck in head by foul ball during Los Angeles Dodgers game died of blunt force injury
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Brooks Koepka 'heartbroken' after tee shot exploded woman's eyeball, left her blinded
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Gary Keith and Ron, the Magi of Mets Nation
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Cubs teammate who knows Yu Darvish best says pitcher believes fans ‘hate’ him
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Browns fan paints his house using local paint and proper colors. Is this crazy, or just part of being a Browns fan?
7 votes