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Kershaw's a UConn Fan

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Guapo said:
Credit whatever @noescaltors' Boneyard name is for retweeting this

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For people who won't click on the link..
 
Very cool. I still laugh in disbelief at the crowd last year that kept saying the brand was down and we should continue to suck under Ollie because we couldn’t do any better. The brand is alive and well and things are going to erupt again within a few years!
 
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Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Kershaw or a baked sophomore. How can we tell?
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Other than his golden arm and bank account?

So true though. He looks like a kid still.

But did you read that SI article on him? He acts grown, there’s a reason he’s an all time great.
 
I find it amazing that so many people were sitting near the best pitcher of this generation and an all time great yet had absolutely no idea lol! The whole Hurley/Uconn shirt is pretty crazy coincidence. Or is it?
 
TheChamps990411 said:
I find it amazing that so many people were sitting near the best pitcher of this generation and an all time great yet had absolutely no idea lol! The whole Hurley/Uconn shirt is pretty crazy coincidence. Or is it?
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I sure wouldn't have. I never heard of the guy until this thread. I had to google him to find out who the hell he was.
 
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Devland said:
I sure wouldn't have. I never heard of the guy until this thread. I had to google him to find out who the hell he was.
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You're joking right? Kershaw is the best pitcher in baseball right now and has been for about the past 5+ years. He is pretty much guaranteed to be HOFer and he's only 30 and has a chance to be a 300 game winner if he avoids injuries.

He is an all time great and arguably the best pitcher of this generation
 
methodology said:
You're joking right? Kershaw is the best pitcher in baseball right now and has been for about the past 5+ years. He is pretty much guaranteed to be HOFer and he's only 30 and has a chance to be a 300 game winner if he avoids injuries.

He is an all time great and arguably the best pitcher of this generation
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I didn’t know him either. I was hoping he was a 4-5* recruit when I saw the thread title. Baseball is passé.
 
methodology said:
You're joking right? Kershaw is the best pitcher in baseball right now and has been for about the past 5+ years. He is pretty much guaranteed to be HOFer and he's only 30 and has a chance to be a 300 game winner if he avoids injuries.

He is an all time great and arguably the best pitcher of this generation
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I don't follow baseball. There are very few names of current players I would recognize.
 
The man flies coach on Southwest, makes about $30mm a year, is 6" 4" and doesn't even push his seat back.

Oh yeah, is a UConn fan. The brand isn't dead just hibernating but it will be back in a Hurley.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
Baseball is dying is one of the biggest myths.

Baseball is thriving.
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I don’t understand how. I literally only know one person that watches it and he’s gambling. I actually know one other guy but he’s 70, so I consider him a holdover from the past.
 
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Hoophound said:
I don’t understand how. I literally only know one person that watches it and he’s gambling. I actually know one other guy but he’s 70, so I consider him a holdover from the past.
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I guess everyone's perception is influenced by those around them, but I'm 31 and my Dad, all of my friends from home, college, and work all follow/watch baseball.

In general though, attendance is healthy (despite an early season sluggish start). MLB TV rights are doing well, and perhaps the biggest boon was MLB Advance Media.

With the Yankees, Sox, Astros, Cubs and Dodgers all set up for the long term in big markets, I'm buying baseball for the near and long term.
 
superjohn said:
You only know 2 people who watch baseball? You either don't really know any people or I'm calling bullspit.
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Baseball is in the middle of a renaissance. You'd have to be hanging out with a strange crowd if you don't know more than 2 people who watch baseball
 
I really don’t know many baseball fans. However, I’m in Florida. I remember baseball being a a big deal when living in CT, NY and MA, so maybe it’s just my perception is off given where I spend most of my time. I realize the Yankees, Red Sox and Cubs are always well followed but my feeling was that it is a dying sport overall. I guess I’m wrong. I know football and basketball fans almost exclusively and if they watch baseball, they don’t talk about it.
 
Robertelamin said:
I think if there is a dying sport it’s football.
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Dying? How about dominating?
P.S. All the Dan Hurley's in this list are actually the second games of double headers. The boneyard converted all the D....H initials to Dan Hurley when I pasted.

Top Sports Audiences of 2017
TV+streaming viewership in parentheses
SportsMediaWatch.com
# Sport Game Rtg. Vwrs. Net
1 NFL Patriots-Falcons
Super Bowl 51 45.3 111.32M
(113.04M) FOX
2 NFL Packers-Cowboys
NFC Divisional 26.1 48.52M
(48.89M) FOX
3 NFL Steelers-Patriots
AFC Championship 24.4 47.95M CBS
4 NFL Packers-Falcons
NFC Championship 25.0 46.28M
(46.61M) FOX
5 NFL Giants-Packers
NFC Wild Card 21.3 39.35M FOX
6 NFL Steelers-Chiefs
AFC Divisional 19.8 37.11M
(37.37M) NBC
7 NFL Dolphins-Steelers
AFC Wild Card 17.5 29.87M CBS
8 NFL Texans-Patriots
AFC Divisional 16.0 29.82M CBS
9 NFL Seahawks-Falcons
NFC Divisional 16.2 28.70M FOX
10 MLB Astros-Dodgers
World Series Game 7 15.8 28.29M
(28.58M) FOX
11 NFL Lions-Seahawks
NFC Wild Card 14.8 26.89M NBC
12 NFL Patriots-Steelers (91%)
Week 15 Late Dan Hurley 15.2 26.88M CBS
13 NFL Chargers-Cowboys
Thanksgiving Special 11.1 26.28M CBS
14 NFL Cowboys-Broncos (81%)
Week 2 Nat’l Window 14.3 25.97M FOX
15 CFB Clemson-Alabama
National Championship 14.2 25.27M
(26.03M) ESPN
Megacast
16 NFL Raiders-Texans
AFC Wild Card 14.4 25.06M ESPN &
ABC
17 NFL Vikings-Lions
Thanksgiving Special 11.4 24.74M FOX
18 NBA Cavaliers-Warriors
NBA Finals Game 5 13.5 24.53M
(25.07M) ABC
19 NFL Giants-Cowboys
Week 1 SNF 13.4 24.37M NBC
20 NFL Packers-Cowboys
Week 5 Late Dan Hurley 13.6 23.86M FOX
21 NFL Packers-Lions
Week 17 SNF (2016-17) 13.0 23.82M NBC
22 NFL Eagles-Rams (90%)
Week 14 Late Dan Hurley 13.7 23.78M FOX
23 NFL Seahawks-Cowboys (87%)
Week 16 Late Dan Hurley 12.2 23.03M FOX
24 CBB UNC-Gonzaga
National Championship 13.2 23.00M CBS
25 NFL Seahawks-Packers (89%)
Week 1 Nat’l Window 12.7 22.80M FOX
26 NFL Giants-Washington (76%)
Week 17 Late Dan Hurley (2016-17) 12.3 22.44M FOX
27 MLB Astros-Dodgers
World Series Game 6 12.6 22.33M
(22.57M) FOX
28 NFL Cowboys-Washington
Week 8 Late Dan Hurley 12.7 22.02M
(22.15M) FOX
29 NFL Cowboys-Falcons (86%)
Week 10 Late Dan Hurley 12.8 21.96M FOX
30 NFL Chiefs-Patriots
Kickoff Game 12.6 21.80M
(22.2M) NBC
31 NFL Chiefs-Cowboys
Week 9 Late Dan Hurley 12.5 21.68M CBS
32 NFL Bengals-Packers (80%)
Week 3 Late Dan Hurley 12.2 21.27M CBS
33 NFL Cowboys-Eagles
Week 11 SNF 11.9 21.06M
(21.25M) NBC
34 NFL Panthers-Falcons (72%)
Week 17 Late Dan Hurley (2017-18) 11.45 20.78M FOX
35 NFL Steelers-Chiefs (86%)
Week 6 Late Dan Hurley 12.0 20.59M CBS
36 NFL Packers-Falcons
Week 2 SNF 11.3 20.24M NBC
37 NFL Panthers-Saints (72%)
Week 13 Late Dan Hurley 12.0 20.22M FOX
38 NBA Warriors-Cavaliers
NBA Finals Game 3 11.3 20.10M
(20.54M) ABC
39 NFL Rams-Cowboys (32%)
Week 4 Singleheader 11.5 20.06M FOX
40 NFL Saints-Rams (82%)
Week 13 Late Dan Hurley 11.6 19.90M CBS
41 NFL Bengals-Steelers (63%)
Week 7 Late Dan Hurley 11.3 19.85M CBS
42 NBA Cavaliers-Warriors
NBA Finals Game 2 10.7 19.73M
(20.16M) ABC
43 NFL Eagles-Seahawks
Week 13 SNF 11.3 19.69M
(19.9M) NBC
44 NFL Falcons-Patriots
Week 7 SNF 11.0 19.24M
(19.4M) NBC
45 NFL Cowboys-Raiders
Week 15 SNF 11.1 19.19M NBC
46 NBA Warriors-Cavaliers
NBA Finals Game 4 10.7 19.06M
(19.44M) ABC
47 NFL Patriots-Raiders (86%)
Week 11 Late Dan Hurley 10.9 19.03M CBS
48 NFL Packers-Steelers
Week 12 SNF 11.0 18.95M
(19.0M) NBC
49 MLB Dodgers-Astros
World Series Game 5 10.5 18.94M
(19.11M) FOX
50 CBB UNC-Oregon
Final Four 10.4 18.83M CBS
 
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Someone let the football board out again.
 
superjohn said:
You only know 2 people who watch baseball? You either don't really know any people or I'm calling bullspit.
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Even I know who Kershaw is, though baseball for me is pretty much Opening Day at Citi Field, whatever I see on TV in locker rooms/delis/bars pizza places until September, and then the post-season for real.

I can't imagine how anyone (including team-loyal friends) follows Yankees/Mets/Bosox/other throughout a whole season, and yet I'm on the Boneyard year round, nearly daily.
 
Baseball can't be dying because it's already dead. There wasn't a single baseball player on ESPN's World Fame 100 list from last year. Mike Trout is one of the best baseball players ever, plays in LA, is 26, and has less twitter followers than Kevin Love.

And before somebody cites attendance numbers or tells me about all the 25 year old's they know who like baseball, let's keep in mind that in other businesses, products that are consumed exclusively by old white males are considered dead.

Mike Miller has more than twice as many twitter followers than Jose Altuve. Think about that.
 
Hoophound said:
I don’t understand how. I literally only know one person that watches it and he’s gambling. I actually know one other guy but he’s 70, so I consider him a holdover from the past.
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Sooooo, not literally then?
 
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