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debm55

(55,918 posts)
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 01:43 PM 6 hrs ago

This or that or another. What is your favorite- sport- Baseball, Football or another. Mine is Hockey.

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This or that or another. What is your favorite- sport- Baseball, Football or another. Mine is Hockey. (Original Post) debm55 6 hrs ago OP
Baseball, particularly the Cubs and Tigers. MIButterfly 5 hrs ago #1
Thank you very much. MlButterfly. I used to really love baseball as a kid. Collected cards. kept score cards and went debm55 5 hrs ago #3
I've heard a lot of good things about the Pirates' ballpark. MIButterfly 5 hrs ago #9
Do it. MlButterfly. The sad thing is that they tore down Forbes Field and built the circular stadium. Got to see Roberto debm55 5 hrs ago #11
College football and basketball. House of Roberts 5 hrs ago #2
Thank you very much. House of Roberts. Enjoy college football better then NFL. My team was PSU Nittany Lions. debm55 5 hrs ago #4
Hockey. Black Hawks... or Blackhawks as the young folk call them. Harker 5 hrs ago #5
That's great. Thank you Harker for sharing with us. debm55 5 hrs ago #7
Always a pleasure! Harker 5 hrs ago #10
HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHA. I loved the aviary. Would take my classes there for a fieldtrip. debm55 5 hrs ago #12
Fun place! Harker 4 hrs ago #16
Baseball, with football a close second rsdsharp 5 hrs ago #6
HAHAHAHAHHAHA. you should have lived in Pittsburgh during Mario's days of playing. He always scored, a goal. During the debm55 5 hrs ago #8
And I'd have been in the john when it happened! rsdsharp 4 hrs ago #19
Women's college basketball, women's pro basketball and then rurallib 4 hrs ago #13
Um, let me think for a minute... Cirsium 4 hrs ago #14
I remember Steve Yzerman. You like hockey. debm55 4 hrs ago #15
Tennis. LoisB 4 hrs ago #17
Baseball, by far Rastapopoulos 4 hrs ago #18
Baseball CanonRay 4 hrs ago #20
debm55........ Upthevibe 3 hrs ago #21
Thank you very much, Upthevibe. And for your selections of sports. debm55 2 hrs ago #23
Bowling LogDog75 3 hrs ago #22
Golf, Football, Baseball ProfessorGAC 1 hr ago #24
I agree. Professor GAC.They still have their enforcers that "protect" the top scorers on the team. As a young girl I debm55 1 hr ago #30
My Dad's Favorite Non-Cub Was Clemente ProfessorGAC 1 hr ago #34
Hockey for me too MichMan 1 hr ago #25
Thank you Mich Man , Is your team the Red Wings? debm55 1 hr ago #31
Of course, but also my Alma Mater, Michigan State MichMan 38 min ago #38
Sport peachpit24 1 hr ago #26
Hockey looks like team putting. underpants 1 hr ago #27
Baseball. It can be, and often is a beautiful game, situational that can change with every pitch. FadedMullet 1 hr ago #28
Baseball, it's quieter. No bells or buzzers Walleye 1 hr ago #29
Hockey. johnp3907 1 hr ago #32
I am from the golden age of Mario and Jags ( I'm dying here in Pittsburgh.) the matching mullets and the Igloo. Thanks debm55 1 hr ago #35
Baseball displacedvermoter 1 hr ago #33
Thank you very much, displacedvermoter. Especially if you are from Pittsburgh.like me. debm55 59 min ago #36
I played football and ran track in high school. Loved both sports then, still love them today. Borogove 55 min ago #37
Thank you very much, Borogove for your selections. And Mrs. Borogove. too debm55 12 min ago #40
Late model dirt stockcar racing WmChris 12 min ago #39
Thank you very much, WmChris for your unique selection. debm55 10 min ago #41

debm55

(55,918 posts)
3. Thank you very much. MlButterfly. I used to really love baseball as a kid. Collected cards. kept score cards and went
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:10 PM
5 hrs ago

to Forbes Field to watch my Pirates. Now it is the Pens.

MIButterfly

(2,121 posts)
9. I've heard a lot of good things about the Pirates' ballpark.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:38 PM
5 hrs ago

I would love to go there someday when they're playing the Cubs. I've gone to see the Cubs in several different cities. It's a great way to see the city and cheer on my favorite team.

I think I'll add that to my bucket list.

debm55

(55,918 posts)
11. Do it. MlButterfly. The sad thing is that they tore down Forbes Field and built the circular stadium. Got to see Roberto
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:45 PM
5 hrs ago

play in both. Then they built a stadium that is almost exactly like Forbes Field. I like the new stadium. Right next to the Ohio River and the inside is beautiful. Too bad we don't have a team to go with it.

debm55

(55,918 posts)
4. Thank you very much. House of Roberts. Enjoy college football better then NFL. My team was PSU Nittany Lions.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:12 PM
5 hrs ago

Harker

(17,439 posts)
5. Hockey. Black Hawks... or Blackhawks as the young folk call them.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:29 PM
5 hrs ago

I lived in Colorado from '68 until a few years ago, and I got to see Wayne Gretzky score a goal against the Colorado Rockies, then the Avs several times.

Harker

(17,439 posts)
10. Always a pleasure!
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:40 PM
5 hrs ago

We lived in New Castle, PA for a couple years, but never got to see the Penguins. We did visit the aviary, though, and Crosby the penguin took an obvious liking to me.

debm55

(55,918 posts)
12. HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHA. I loved the aviary. Would take my classes there for a fieldtrip.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:47 PM
5 hrs ago

rsdsharp

(11,798 posts)
6. Baseball, with football a close second
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:30 PM
5 hrs ago

I never understood hockey. Red line, blue line, white line, stop. What the hell is icing? The whole damn game is icing. Plus, I’ve never seen a goal. You go to the game, buy a beer, go to your seat, get cold, have to pee, go to the john, somebody scores, rinse and repeat.

debm55

(55,918 posts)
8. HAHAHAHAHHAHA. you should have lived in Pittsburgh during Mario's days of playing. He always scored, a goal. During the
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:37 PM
5 hrs ago

Stanley Cup Days.

rurallib

(64,557 posts)
13. Women's college basketball, women's pro basketball and then
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:51 PM
4 hrs ago

men's college basketball.

I have pretty much given up on pro sports and most men's sports. The money just ruins it.
Another couple of years and I may not be watching any sports.

I wonder if those betting sites have a line on that happening.

Cirsium

(3,384 posts)
14. Um, let me think for a minute...
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:52 PM
4 hrs ago

A few names come to mind. Sid Abel, Alex Delvecchio, Red Kelley, Gordie Howe, Terry Sawchuk, Ted Lindsay, Reed Larson, Mickey Redmond, Nicklas Lidström, Steve Yzerman, Igor Larionov, Sergei Fedorov, Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, Dylan Larkin...

Rastapopoulos

(725 posts)
18. Baseball, by far
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 03:07 PM
4 hrs ago

When I was a kid, we lived next to the local baseball field (Babe Ruth, American Legion). I would often stay for both games of a doubleheader. Dad would give me a dollar and that was enough for a hot dog, popcorn, and a Coke.

Upthevibe

(10,033 posts)
21. debm55........
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:01 PM
3 hrs ago

Great post.......Thank you!

Mine is tied between football and baseball. I also enjoy basketball.

One of the highlights of 2025 for me was The Dodgers winning the World Series. I still watch the World Series highlights when I want to feel joy.

LogDog75

(1,114 posts)
22. Bowling
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:17 PM
3 hrs ago

Bowling is a sport that people can do from ages 5 to 100. It's not an overly physical activity but it's one that requires coordination and the ability to make adjustments as the game goes on. I bowl in two leagues and sub in two other leagues and I'm 75. One league is a fun league where there is competition but everyone has a good time talking with each other and just having fun. The other league is a competitive league of bowlers who are above average. Some of the best bowlers in the county bowl in this league.


ProfessorGAC

(75,864 posts)
24. Golf, Football, Baseball
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:06 PM
1 hr ago

As a TV viewer, that's the order.
I'm a nut about baseball history though which is why I have the first 4 innings of Ken Burns' Baseball on DVR!
Not as interested in the history of the others.
I understand the appeal of hockey but I won't watch the NHL until they ban fighting.
The best hockey to watch is the Olympics. Mostly the same players, but fighting is banned & there is less rough stuff.
Why the NHL doesn't see that is a mystery to me.
But, they still cater to a bunch of Canadian cavemen who believe there's something interesting about guys on skates throwing off balance haymakers.

debm55

(55,918 posts)
30. I agree. Professor GAC.They still have their enforcers that "protect" the top scorers on the team. As a young girl I
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:29 PM
1 hr ago

: loved base at Forbes Field. Saw the great Roberto Clemente Maz, Blass and others play.I would watch (if played on the road) or listen to Bob Prince and Nellie King and my Pirates at home. It you caught the wind write you could catch the Pirates in Altoona.and keep play by play stats on each player Also had the cards with a slate of Bazooka bubble (no individual ones,) You bought the pack. I : missed the Ken Burns doc. but the Homestead Grays played not far from my house when I lived in Duquesne, PA Sorry I was long.

ProfessorGAC

(75,864 posts)
34. My Dad's Favorite Non-Cub Was Clemente
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:48 PM
1 hr ago

When I was a kid, we'd go to 2 or 3 games at Wrigley each summer.
One of those games had to be against the Pirates because he wanted to see Roberto play.
For a couple years, he wanted to see the Reds because of Rose but I couldn't stand that guy, (even as a 10 or 11 year old) so I talked him out of it.
But, I was always excited to go to a Cubs/Pirates game.

MichMan

(16,660 posts)
25. Hockey for me too
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:20 PM
1 hr ago

NHL and College. Hockey players come across as more grounded and genuine than the other sports.

Huge baseball fan as a child; haven't watched a game for 20 years.

Football is OK, but they ruined College Football with the Transfer Portal and the unregulated NIL payments. Only watched one NFL game all season.

You would have to pay me to watch the NBA.

MichMan

(16,660 posts)
38. Of course, but also my Alma Mater, Michigan State
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 07:11 PM
38 min ago

Big Spartan Hockey fan. After a decade of being mediocre, they've been one of the top teams the last three years.

FadedMullet

(716 posts)
28. Baseball. It can be, and often is a beautiful game, situational that can change with every pitch.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:25 PM
1 hr ago

debm55

(55,918 posts)
35. I am from the golden age of Mario and Jags ( I'm dying here in Pittsburgh.) the matching mullets and the Igloo. Thanks
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:48 PM
1 hr ago

for your post, johns3907, Now get back to the game.

Borogove

(540 posts)
37. I played football and ran track in high school. Loved both sports then, still love them today.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:54 PM
55 min ago

I’ve also grown to really appreciate baseball and my wife and I are big Phillies fans. Can’t wait for spring training to start.

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