| What is America's number one sports past time? | | | | Olympics and faced no competition. Today, they |
| Can I still say baseball? You could make that | | | | better be ready because there is so much talent |
| statement 30 years ago and beyond that point | | | | in these other countries that it is stiff competition. |
| but things have changed. Baseball of course has | | | | Like basketball, football has always been a |
| the richest history of all sports. When baseball | | | | favorite of many sports fans but its popularity |
| fans get into talking baseball history they are | | | | has grown widely. It's amazing the ratings that |
| really talking "history". I mean when names are | | | | Super Bowl Sunday brings. They have even |
| thrown out like Ty Cobb, Christy Mathews, Honus | | | | talked about making Super Bowl Sunday a national |
| Wagner and Babe Ruth you are talking some | | | | holiday. Though baseball is still a popular sport, |
| major history. You can go back to the turn of the | | | | many have traded in their classic baseballs for a |
| century right into the year 1900. Things have | | | | big orange ball and an oddly shaped brown ball. In |
| changed a bit. Has basketball turned into Americas | | | | the year 2050 basketball and football will have |
| #1 pastime? Can Football be Americas #1 | | | | history like baseballs rich history and maybe |
| pastime? With the emergence and popularity of | | | | soccer will be making an attempt to be Americas |
| basketball and football, there can now be an | | | | sport. Don't laugh! O.K., go ahead and laugh. They |
| argument on which sport is Americas #1 pastime. | | | | have been trying for years; it's not going to |
| Basketball really took a turn in the 1980's as Magic | | | | happen. Soccer of course is the worlds #1 sport, |
| Johnson and Larry Bird took the NBA to another | | | | but will it ever catch on in America? I don't ever |
| level. Of course basketball was already popular | | | | see it happening. So what is America's #1 sports |
| and had past stars such as Jerry West or Dr. J | | | | pastime? You have to make the call on that one |
| but the real breakthrough came in the 1980's and | | | | but to me baseball will always be Americas #1 |
| from there it really took off with Michael Jordan | | | | pastime. Rich in history and many memories for |
| into the 90's. Basketball has even become very | | | | folks of all ages. If you have any comments on |
| global now as many NBA stars come out of other | | | | this subject or want more sporting news doesn't |
| countries. There was a time when the original | | | | hesitate to check out our website. |
| "Dream Team" of NBA stars competed in the | | | | Ron Damon is a fantatic of all sports. |