Post by orangedw on Mar 10, 2024 11:54:20 GMT -5
1. Pro baseball. It’s outside, it’s summer, you can typically stroll around the stadium mid game and enjoy seeing everything while still keeping an eye on the game. Eat some food with time and space to enjoy it, have some beers. Usually evening games, so we’re talking more confortable temperatures. It’s largely relaxing, and can be exciting at times too.
2. College hoops. The games matter more than pro games because there’s less of them. At most arenas you can get good seats for a reasonable price. The arenas don’t all look the same.
3. NHL. Hockey is significantly better in person than on TV, IMO. You can see and “feel” the game so much better. Fans can get nuts, but it’s usually not nearly as meatheady as football fans.
4. NBA. It’s usually a comfortable and fun experience. The players are absurdly good. The downside is you might pay an arm and a leg for tickets and the star player is out hurt. The stars are everything, so your mileage can greatly vary, making it a risky purchase. If you can somehow score good seats for a reasonable price when superstars are playing, this can vault high up the list. I’ve seen Steph Curry and Anthony Davis play from just a few rows off the court for a cheap price in Charlotte. Amazing. Most of the arenas lack character, and your senses can be assaulted with lights and music that appeal to non fans with the attention spans of gnats.
5. College football. The bands, traditions, and different venues make it intriguing. You’re locked into a 4 hour game that might be boring, might be a sloppy mess, might be a 50 point blowout. If you get lucky enough to catch an exciting game, then it’s a potentially great experience. Outdoors in the fall - can go either way depending on where you are.(we’re lucky to have a Dome!)
6. NFL. Stadium full of drunken morons, all kinds of down time between action, most stadiums lack any kind of atmosphere that sets them apart, the weather often sucks. I’ve frozen at a Bills game, and sweated through my t shirt and shorts at a Panthers game. Yuck. Fans that don’t know how to act towards opposing fans that think they’re on the team. Probably the sport with the highest percentage of fans who never played on a sports team in their life and lack respect for the whole thing. I’d be good with never going to one of these ever again.
2. College hoops. The games matter more than pro games because there’s less of them. At most arenas you can get good seats for a reasonable price. The arenas don’t all look the same.
3. NHL. Hockey is significantly better in person than on TV, IMO. You can see and “feel” the game so much better. Fans can get nuts, but it’s usually not nearly as meatheady as football fans.
4. NBA. It’s usually a comfortable and fun experience. The players are absurdly good. The downside is you might pay an arm and a leg for tickets and the star player is out hurt. The stars are everything, so your mileage can greatly vary, making it a risky purchase. If you can somehow score good seats for a reasonable price when superstars are playing, this can vault high up the list. I’ve seen Steph Curry and Anthony Davis play from just a few rows off the court for a cheap price in Charlotte. Amazing. Most of the arenas lack character, and your senses can be assaulted with lights and music that appeal to non fans with the attention spans of gnats.
5. College football. The bands, traditions, and different venues make it intriguing. You’re locked into a 4 hour game that might be boring, might be a sloppy mess, might be a 50 point blowout. If you get lucky enough to catch an exciting game, then it’s a potentially great experience. Outdoors in the fall - can go either way depending on where you are.(we’re lucky to have a Dome!)
6. NFL. Stadium full of drunken morons, all kinds of down time between action, most stadiums lack any kind of atmosphere that sets them apart, the weather often sucks. I’ve frozen at a Bills game, and sweated through my t shirt and shorts at a Panthers game. Yuck. Fans that don’t know how to act towards opposing fans that think they’re on the team. Probably the sport with the highest percentage of fans who never played on a sports team in their life and lack respect for the whole thing. I’d be good with never going to one of these ever again.