Statistically Significant?

[Robert Goodman]

I think if you included time when plays were possible or threatened -- which was not included in what's cited by the WSJ article -- baseball would be even farther ahead of football. Of course they'd both be way behind more continuous action games typified by soccer, or racing contests not held in heats, and way ahead of target games like tenpin bowling, archery, or golf.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Of course they'd both be way behind more continuous action games typified by soccer, or racing contests not held in heats, and way ahead of target games like tenpin bowling, archery, or golf.

Hockey is another exciting game to watch in person. The number of line changes while play continues and possibility of continuous action is a lot of fun.

Hockey, like other sports though, most especially football and the last few minutes of a basketball game - fall prey to TV timeouts and commercials, which KILL the game in person.

[nopachunts]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Hockey is another exciting game to watch in person. The number of line changes while play continues and possibility of continuous action is a lot of fun.

Hockey, like other sports though, most especially football and the last few minutes of a basketball game - fall prey to TV timeouts and commercials, which KILL the game in person.

And watching on TV.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Of course they'd both be way behind more continuous action games typified by soccer...

Depends on your definition of "action" when it comes to soccer. I've witnessed some matches on television (no, I've never seen a match above the high school level in person, and that's only because I played the game in high school) that rivaled a day at the golf course...