On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:10:55 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 12 Feb 2008 17:49:58 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>I'm not really sure - I used to play softball, but I don't remember many
>>parents being there.  I'd have to say the popularity grew a lot in the
>>last 20 years or so based on my experiences.
>>
>>I think part of it is frustration with professional sports; I know I
>>hate going to, say, a pro baseball game these days.  The players just
>>play so well there's no unpredictability in the game play-by-play.
>>
>>Minor league games are a blast, though.  I assume it's similar for
>>junior leagues.
> 
> Thanks for the insight. I'm not a sports fan so it seems strange to me
> and my wife wants to point out that she reads adult books too :)

I'm not much of a sports fan myself; I like the occasional baseball game 
and occasionally watch football (not US football, real football - what we 
Americans call "Soccer") when the mood strikes us.

Can't remember the last basketball or hockey game I went to.  Well I've 
only been to one hockey game; sat in the box with a former pro player 
who, when I asked about the game (needed something to talk about), he 
said "do you know how basketball is played?" "Yeah" "well, it's 
essentially the same, but played on ice with nets and a puck.  There are 
a lot of differences, but all you need to know is the same stuff you need 
to know to enjoy a basketball game."

IOW, not terribly helpful information, but it was different.

Jim

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