Atlanta Braves Thread -- FIRE FREDI edition

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bleedorange0037 said:
I don't know about that. The WC is the easiest access point to the sport for Americans, and I'm sure that there are a decent number who stick with it and get into the club side every four years. I don't think it'll be a staggering amount that Everton fans should worry about though.
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Unless they're younger and really being exposed to something like this for the first time, I still doubt it happens very often. People acted the same way 4 years ago with the South African WC and I don't think the Premier League saw any sort of dramatic uptick as a result.
 
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NochNoch said:
Unless they're younger and really being exposed to something like this for the first time, I still doubt it happens very often. People acted the same way 4 years ago with the South African WC and I don't think the Premier League saw any sort of dramatic uptick as a result.
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I don't know what the numbers were, but it did finally get to the point that NBC shelled out the money to fully televise the league. It'll be much easier for people to choose a team they like because they can actually follow any one they want to now on a week to week basis. Four years ago we were still in the era of being able to watch about one game a month for either Man U, City, Arsenal, Chelsea or Liverpool.
 
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I don't think there will be much bump either, but there are two big differences this time: 1) all Premier League games on US TV, which they weren't four years ago, and 2) an American hero who currently plays in England. The needle will probably move a little bit.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
I don't think there will be much bump either, but there are two big differences this time: 1) all Premier League games on US TV, which they weren't four years ago, and 2) an American hero who currently plays in England. The needle will probably move a little bit.
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Which is why I spent infinitely less time this year worrying about the big picture of the sport's popularity in the US going forward. It's already reached the crucial tipping point for me in the sense that I can just about follow all the competitions I care about by subscribing to nothing more than a upper-echelon DirecTV package.

I doubt we'll ever get to a point in my lifetime where there are packed out bars watching club soccer in the US, but getting that experience every four years with the USMNT at the WC is good enough for me.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
I doubt we'll ever get to a point in my lifetime where there are packed out bars watching club soccer in the US, but getting that experience every four years with the USMNT at the WC is good enough for me.
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The pub I go to is packed with people watching Premier League games every Saturday during the season. You can go in there at 10 AM and not be able to get a seat.
 
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Biggest issue with soccer's perceived status as a sport in the US is that there's so little overlap between MLS fans and the fans of the European teams. There's so little overlap between the seasons that you'd think it would be natural for American fans to watch both, but apparently they mostly don't.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Biggest issue with soccer's perceived status as a sport in the US is that there's so little overlap between MLS fans and the fans of the European teams. There's so little overlap between the seasons that you'd think it would be natural for American fans to watch both, but apparently they mostly don't.
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Probably doesn't help that the majority of the best-supported MLS teams play out West and have games that start so late. Also, apparently MLS's TV package is pretty crappy
 
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Surely local teams' games get shown on regional Fox networks, at least? I'm really looking forward to going all in on Atlanta's expansion MLS team so another crappy team can disappoint me every year, and I won't be able to work up an adequate level of disgust and contempt if I can't see all the games.
 
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Nationals' announcers keep comparing Desmond's RBI total to Tulo's and bringing up all-star voting and it is making my damn brain hurt.
 
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