Peter Forsberg
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Yeah they ruined the league when they changed the rules to allow little girls like Cindy Crosby to skate around and not be touched without being called for a penalty. GO WINGS GO
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Beaver-Cleaver
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"They're worse off than NASCAR."
I guess every sport, minus the NFL, is in dire straights right now, because NASCAR consistently gets higher ratings than MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, PGA and all the other crap ESPN airs. Why do you think ESPN and FOX paid massive wads of cash to get rights to air the races?
Beta84
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"They're worse off than NASCAR."
I guess every sport, minus the NFL, is in dire straights right now, because NASCAR consistently gets higher ratings than MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, PGA and all the other crap ESPN airs. Why do you think ESPN and FOX paid massive wads of cash to get rights to air the races?
everyone competes for a single NASCAR event, so every single fan watches one race. all the other sports (besides the PGA) have viewership split up amongst several teams. major difference. most of those other sports have bigger followings than NASCAR.
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You'd be amazed how popular NASCAR is. Just because the mainstream media doesn't talk about it like they do baseball and basketball doesn't mean nobody follows it. In fact, almost every NASCAR broadcast this year scored higher ratings than MLB, NBA, PGA, MLS and all the other televised sports minus the NFL. Even on cable, NASCAR draws in more viewers than all of those mentioned stick and ball sports. 
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NASCAR on FOX continues dominance as spring’s most-watched sport for ninth straight year
Yep, nobody watches NASCAR
Yep, nobody watches NASCAR
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Beaver-Cleaver
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Back on subject now that Beta's been handed his glass of STFU, go Red Wings. 
capsfan78
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No reason to play game 7.
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Beta84
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You mean that night of baseball where 2 of 30 teams play a game, where you get 2 of 30 teams fans watching plus a handful of other diehards? Yeah...don't watch it unless my Marlins are on:fixed: so you don't look like a dumb ass.
Ever hear of Sunday Night Baseball?
Except you didn't bother reading my argument that NASCAR has 1 race a week with all of the racers participating, which draws most of the fans to a single viewing...leading to higher ratingsBack on subject now that Beta's been handed his glass of STFU, go Red Wings.
NASCAR is a southern thing. The others are much more national.
Beta84
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the game is shown on tape delay?
based on the way this series has gone so far, I'd be shocked if the Pens could pull a win out in Detroit.
steeler_chick
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capsfan78
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just the kind of Jinx action the Pens are looking for... Have at it Detroit!
Yea, Pitt needs all the help they can get.
steeler_chick
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You mean that night of baseball where 2 of 30 teams play a game, where you get 2 of 30 teams fans watching plus a handful of other diehards? Yeah...don't watch it unless my Marlins are on
You're missing the point.
Except you didn't bother reading my argument that NASCAR has 1 race a week with all of the racers participating, which draws most of the fans to a single viewing...leading to higher ratings
Why doesn't the NBA All Star Game (which features all of their superstars in the same game) get higher ratings than the Daytona 500?
NASCAR is a southern thing. The others are much more national.
That's why the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races in New Hampshire are the biggest, highest attendance sporting events in all of New England? That's why Chicagoland Speedway has a higher turnout than the Chicago Bears? Or why 400,000 go to the Brickyard 400?
NASCAR is a national sport.
Black-Francis
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NASCAR is a national sport.
Who cares, Dick Trickle!!!! Get this garbage out of the hockey thread!!
Baz
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Such the Flyers fan.
The NHL started to enforce rules already in the rulebook. Dinosaurs like the Flyers haven't adjusted, and then cry about it when they try to push goon hockey like it's the 1970's.
Baz
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NBC should be a non-player. I'm sick of Bettman thinking they need to grow the sport. Frak that. The NHL makes enough money to stay alive, pay players, put on a national network of tv fans, and thrive. 4th sport? Fine. Baseball sucks a$$ with more viewers. Who cares. NBA sucks. Who cares?
NBC shows what? A total of 20 games per season, if that? Screw 'em.
Cater to the fans, not the "potential" fans.
Peter Forsberg
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Yeah make room for the girls on skates. Take the one thing out of the game that everybody wants to see the fights. I think it is hilarious that the interferance rule dramatically changed when Cindy and Ovie came into the league. Makes you wonder. God I wish the Caps were still in our division oh but then who would Carolina play? Last time I checked Cindy is the biggest baby in the NHL.
Such the Flyers fan.
The NHL started to enforce rules already in the rulebook. Dinosaurs like the Flyers haven't adjusted, and then cry about it when they try to push goon hockey like it's the 1970's.
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