Of the 4 major North American sports, which league has the best

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Championship:
Playoffs:
Regular Season:
Tradition:
Hall of Fame:
All Star Game:
All Star Festivities:
Draft:
Television Coverage:
Live Atmosphere:
Uniforms:
Fans:

and whatever else you can think of

[OssMan]

Championship: Hockey
Playoffs: Hockey
Regular Season: Football
Tradition: Baseball
Hall of Fame: Baseball
All Star Game: Baseball
All Star Festivities: Dunno
Draft: Football I guess
Television Coverage: Hockey
Live Atmosphere: Hockey
Uniforms: I really do not know
Fans: Baseball

[Bad Company]

Championship: Hockey
Playoffs: Basketball
Regular Season: Football
Tradition: Baseball
Hall of Fame: Baseball
All Star Game: Baseball
All Star Festivities: Unsure
Draft: Basketball
Television Coverage: Football
Live Atmosphere: Football
Uniforms: Hockey
Fans: Hockey


I'm no expert though :D

[Innovator]

Championship: Football (one off)
Playoffs: Football (again, one off)
Regular Season: Baseball (162 games, you end up where you should)
Tradition: Baseball
Hall of Fame: Baseball
All Star Game: Baseball
All Star Festivities: Baseball
Draft: Football (easily)
Television Coverage: Football
Live Atmosphere: Basketball
Uniforms: Football
Fans: Hockey (if they're still around, they're fucking loyal)

[Loose Cannon]

Championship: MLB
Playoffs: NFL
Regular Season: MLB
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: MLB
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: NBA
Draft: NBA
Television Coverage: MLB
Live Atmosphere: MLB
Uniforms: MLB
Fans: can't answer this one because the diehard fans are usually fans of the other 3

and whatever else you can think of

[Loose Cannon]

I'm def baseball biased

[BollywoodSingh]

Championship: NHL - the Stanley Cup looks 10 X better than any of the other trophies.
Playoffs: NHL - the Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win.
Regular Season: NFL - just because there are only 16 games so every game counts for a lot.
Tradition: MLB - been around the longest.
Hall of Fame: Only been to the Hockey Hall Of Fame
All Star Game: NBA
All Star Festivities: NBA - simply because of the dunk contest
Draft: NBA - because it's only 2 rounds.
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: NFL
Uniforms: MLB
Fans: NFL

[RP]

Championship: nfl
Playoffs: nfl
Regular Season: nfl
Tradition: nfl
Hall of Fame: nfl
All Star Game: mlb
All Star Festivities: mlb
Draft: nfl
Television Coverage: nfl
Live Atmosphere: nhl
Uniforms: nhl
Fans: nfl

[MVP]

Championship: NHL
Playoffs: NHL
Regular Season: MLB
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: NHL
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: MLB
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: MLB
Uniforms: MLB
Fans: NHL

[Jeritron]

I'm so biased to baseball I would probably be tempted to answer it for almost every category. I strongly feels that it wins tradition and hall of fame hands down, but yea.

Championship: NFL
Playoffs: MLB. October baseball is my favorite thing in sports.
Regular Season: NFL. With so few games, they mean more individually.
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: MLB
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: MLB
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL probably due to popularity and the amount of down time between gamedays. MLB Network is the good though.
Live Atmosphere: MLB. Ballparks and double-headers
Uniforms: MLB (very close with NHL though)
Fans: MLB (The true ones who gut out the entire season and have a real favorite team. Every sport has diehards and fairweathers though, so it's a tossup. The NFL and NHL have the more rabid fans. I feel baseball fans are often knowledgeable. It really comes down to my preferring the culture)

My apologies to the NBA and NHL. I love thee

[Triple Naitch]

Championship: Football
Playoffs: Hockey
Regular Season: Baseball (makes weekday summer nights much more entertaining)
Tradition: Baseball
Hall of Fame: Baseball
All Star Game: Baseball
All Star Festivities: Basketball
Draft: Basketball
Television Coverage: Football
Live Atmosphere: Baseball
Uniforms: Hockey
Fans: Baseball

[Skippord]

Championship: NFL
Playoffs: MLB
Regular Season: NFL
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: MLB
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: NBA
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: MLB
Live Atmosphere: MLB
Uniforms: NHL
Fans: MLB

[YOUR Hero]

Championship: NHL
Playoffs: NHL
Regular Season: MLB
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: NHL
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: MLB?
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: NHL
Uniforms: NHL
Fans: NHL

[IC Champion]

How can you american like Baseball so much? Its terrible, I mean soccer is worse, but not by much. I have always hated baseball, it's so sucking boring. Jesus people watch a real sport or go outdoors, because baseball fucking sucks.

Now, let the response begin to me attacking your "national past time"

[IC Champion]

Championship: NFL
Playoffs: NHL
Regular Season: NFL
Tradition: NFL
Hall of Fame: NFL
All Star Game: NBA
All Star Festivities: NBA
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: NHL
Uniforms: NFL
Fans: NFL

[FearedSanctity]

Championship: NFL
Playoffs: NFL
Regular Season: NFL
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: MLB
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: NBA
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: NBA
Uniforms: NFL
Fans: NHL

[Emperor Smeat]

Championship: NHL
Playoffs: NFL/NHL
Regular Season: NFL
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: MLB
All Star Game: NBA
All Star Festivities: NBA
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: NBA/NHL/NFL
Uniforms: NFL
Fans: NFL

[El Fangel]

Championship: Stanley Cup
Playoffs: NHL
Regular Season: NHL
Tradition: NHL (Playoff beards, sipping champagne from the cup)
Hall of Fame: MLB
All Star Game: Never watched a NFL or MLB game, but NBA and NHL sucks ass
All Star Festivities: NHL skills is cool
Draft: NHL
Television Coverage: MLB
Live Atmosphere: NHL
Uniforms: NHL
Fans:NHL

[Gonzo]

The NFL is the best professional sports league in North America.

[Rev. Hallowell]

Championship: NFL
Playoffs: NBA
Regular Season: NFL
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: NFL
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: MLB
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: I've only seen MLB live (Pirates-Indians, 6/20/10)
Uniforms: NHL
Fans: depends on city.

Tailgating: NFL

[El Fangel]

Curious, what traditions does MLB have?

[Jeritron]

How can you american like Baseball so much? Its terrible, I mean soccer is worse, but not by much. I have always hated baseball, it's so sucking boring. Jesus people watch a real sport or go outdoors, because baseball fucking sucks.

Now, let the response begin to me attacking your "national past time"

Thanks for your take

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Curious, what traditions does MLB have?

Opening Day, the 7th Inning Stretch, the first pitch, fireworks, doubleheaders, 4 game series in the regular season, batting practice, scoreboard animations, Yankees Roll Call, the Bleacher Bums, organ music, rolling out the tarp, chewing tobacco

more later

[IC Champion]

*Yawn*

[Krimzon7]

Championship: NFL
Playoffs: NBA
Regular Season: College Football *suck it to you people that think Hockey is a MAJOR SPORT!*
Tradition: College Football again!
Hall of Fame: NFL(no dicussion about who's a 1st ballot or whatever. If you deserve it YOU GET IN)
All Star Game: NBA
All Star Festivities: NBA
Draft: NFL-nobody does it better
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: NBA
Uniforms: Cincinatti BENGALS!
Fans: Baseball...you fuckers are relentless

[Krimzon7]

Opening Day, the 7th Inning Stretch, the first pitch, fireworks, doubleheaders, 4 game series in the regular season, batting practice, scoreboard animations, Yankees Roll Call, the Bleacher Bums, organ music, rolling out the tarp, chewing tobacco

more later

Records, the worshipping of records, debates about records, the hot stove, what ever the fuck THAT is, oh and

Steroids, cocaine, hgh, and homeruns.

[IC Champion]

You forgot speed and amphetamines.

[IC Champion]

Also, Hockey is a major sport, asshole.

[IC Champion]

:foc:

[Krimzon7]

Also, Hockey is a major sport, asshole.

It may be A major sport, but it is not top 4

NFL
MLB
NBA
NCAA
UFC/MMA
NHL

[Skippord]

I'm fairly certain you have to be a big stupid jerk to not like baseball

[IC Champion]

It may be A major sport, but it is not top 4

NFL
MLB
NBA
NCAA
UFC/MMA
NHL

He didn't say top 4, he said of the "4 major sports" which is recognized as NBA, MLB, NFL and NHL since they are the 4 major professional leagues.

[IC Champion]

Baseball is on the decline, no one cares anymore, get used to it. Soon the NBA will be more popular.

[IC Champion]

Fucking stupid baseball.

[Skippord]

you're stupid

[LoDownM]

I'm fairly certain you have to be a big stupid jerk to not like baseball

I'm not a big stupid jerk, and I dislike baseball.

[IC Champion]

you're stupid

Atleast I don't watch baseball.

[Skippord]

you're a towel

[IC Champion]

funny, a towel is more interesting to watch than baseball, atleast it dries. OHHHH!

[IC Champion]

or hangs, or flaps. does something.

[Jeritron]

Why do the detractors of baseball seem to be the most vocal? I feel like it's just hard feelings from little league or something

[LoDownM]

He's Canadian, I doubt it's Little League related at all.

[Jeritron]

I don't speak of Instant Classic only

[IC Champion]

I am only that matters though.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Why do the detractors of baseball seem to be the most vocal? I feel like it's just hard feelings from little league or something

I'm pretty sure he just wants attention.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

There are three types of people who don't like baseball:

1) Meathead neanderthal who thinks sport means beating the shit out of one another
2) Guy who doesn't like any sports
3) Douchebag who hates on anything popular

[IC Champion]

I do like sports, I'm not stupid, and baseball hasn't been popular in years, in fact it's about to be surpassed by the NBA in terms of popularity. The pecentage of fans are decreasing every year. The All-Star game didn't sell out for the first time in forever. And if the Yankees or Red Sox aren't in the world series than it can barely get any ratings.

Baseball is dying, and young people today don't care, doesn't look good for baseball in 20 years.

[El Fangel]

I gotta say myself, while I love playing baseball its the most ungodly boring sport for me to watch.

I have watched golf and been more excited.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I do like sports, I'm not stupid, and baseball hasn't been popular in years, in fact it's about to be surpassed by the NBA in terms of popularity. The pecentage of fans are decreasing every year. The All-Star game didn't sell out for the first time in forever. And if the Yankees or Red Sox aren't in the world series than it can barely get any ratings.

Baseball is dying, and young people today don't care, doesn't look good for baseball in 20 years.

Few things: one, the All Star game had an attendance of 45,408 for a stadium that seats 45,281. Pretty sure that counts as a sellout. Two, you claim the NBA is going to pass the MLB in terms of popularity soon and that people only watch the World Series if the Yankees or Red Sox are in it, yet why did the NBA get good ratings for their playoffs? Maybe because the Lakers and the Celtics were in the finals? Hmm, maybe. Let's get the Spurs and the Pistons playing each other and see how that does. Also don't worry about the NBA gaining too much momentum, because that lockout that's happening soon will kill it off quick. Just ask the NHL. Three, how many young people have you talked to about baseball?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

For someone who hates the sport, you sure seem to pretend to know a lot about baseball.

[IC Champion]

LeBrons special did better in the ratings than the All Star Game, which was the lowest rating in years, and while the game may have been sold out, I read that there was quite a few empty seats.

I dont need to love or hate a sport to follow sports in general, and I don't need to follow it to read facts, and know that baseball is on the decline. Attendance is decreasing, and ratings are down. Those are facts, I dont need to be a Yankee or Sox fan to know that.

[Stickman]

Championship: Stanley Cup hands down
Playoffs: NHL, they play every 2nd day for like 2 months, the first round is incredible, 2-4 games a night for a week
Regular Season: NFL, 16 games, every game is a big deal
Tradition: Probably baseball, yankees still don't put player names on their jerseys.
Hall of Fame: Only been to NHL
All Star Game: tie, they all suck
All Star Festivities: NBA slam dunk contest
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: Probably NFL, in Canada, NHL is pretty insane.
Live Atmosphere: Haven't been to mlb or nba game
Uniforms: NHL
Fans: NFL, everybody has a team and cheers so loud.

[Kane Knight]

Opening Day, the 7th Inning Stretch, the first pitch, fireworks, doubleheaders, 4 game series in the regular season, batting practice, scoreboard animations, Yankees Roll Call, the Bleacher Bums, organ music, rolling out the tarp, chewing tobacco

more later
substance abuse, steroids, domestic abuse, players scratching themselves...

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Did you not notice the two people making the exact same joke two days ago?

[MVP]

You forgot speed and amphetamines.

Yeah because amphetamines weren't prominent in every other sport. Give me a break.

[Stickman]

The NFL is the best professional sports league in North America.

Captain Obvious.

[IC Champion]

Yeah because amphetamines weren't prominent in every other sport. Give me a break.

Not nearly as prominent as they were in baseball.

[Crimson]

Championship: NFL
Playoffs: NHL
Regular Season: NFL
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: MLB
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: NBA
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: ALL THE SAME
Live Atmosphere: NHL
Uniforms: NFL
Fans: NFL

Ands I agree about baseball. Although playoffs come it is an interesting watch and I don't mind it. But regular season is UNBEARABLE. I feel like im wasting my life watching it for 3 hours..but that's just me. In person is a different story ..it's fun going to the stadium and getting a good buzz.

[Cooler Tom Schuler]

Championship: NFL - The Superbowl is like a guaranteed "game 7".
Playoffs: NFL - I would say MLB, but they've been drawing it out too much lately and it screws the strategy. I know the NHL playoff/Stanley Cup are "amazing", but I can't get into it.
Regular Season: MLB - I would say NFL because "every game counts", but with the amount of games in the MLB season it really makes it feel legit.
Tradition: MLB - Founded in 1869, and many things that happened over 100 years ago still matter.
Hall of Fame: MLB
All Star Game: NFL - MLB sometimes, but this year's sucked.
All Star Festivities: ?
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: NHL - I have not been to an NFL game, so it's hard to say. I'm not even a hockey fan, though, and I loved the game I went to.
Uniforms: MLB
Fans: I hate fans.

It may be A major sport, but it is not top 4

NFL
MLB
NBA
NCAA
UFC/MMA
NHL

NCAA is not a sport you foolish man.

[MVP]

Not nearly as prominent as they were in baseball.

No, the media only focused on PEDs in baseball.

[IC Champion]

Yeah, the media was out to get baseball.

[Kane Knight]

Did you not notice the two people making the exact same joke two days ago?

Took you two days to come up with that comeback? :p

[WestNZ]

Championship: NHL (its just such a pretty trophy)
Playoffs: NFL (loose one game and your out, thats alot of pressure on the players, and exciting for the fans)
Regular Season: MLB (162 games, playing almost every day, takes alot to make it through the season)
Tradition: MLB (NUFF SED, i like the way players of today are measured against the players of the past)
Hall of Fame: MLB (seems a tad harder to get into the hall)
All Star Game: NBA (the guys just go nuts)
All Star Festivities: NBA (a few more things to do for the players and the fans)
Draft: NFL (they just do it better)
Television Coverage: MLB (seeing that im in NZ, we dont get much of anything, so what i see of it all, baseball comes up better)
Live Atmosphere: aint been to anything live of these 4
Uniforms: NHL ( i just like them)
Fans: NHL (they are loyal to a bloody fault)


this is my veiw, but a think far from what many of you will list

[weather vane]

Championship: NHL
Playoffs: NHL
Regular Season: NFL
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: MLB
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: MLB
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: NHL
Uniforms: NFL
Fans: NHL

[James Steele]

Championship: NFL (It doesn't/shouldn't take 7 games to see who the better team is)
Playoffs: NFL (See above)
Regular Season: College Football
Tradition: College Football
Hall of Fame: NFL
All Star Game: MLB
All Star Festivities: NBA
Draft: NFL
Television Coverage: NFL
Live Atmosphere: College Football
Uniforms: College Football
Fans: Every sport has its great fans and jackasses.

[Buzzkill]

Championship: NFL
Playoffs: College Basketball
Regular Season: NFL
Tradition: MLB
Hall of Fame: NBA
All Star Game: NBA
All Star Festivities: MLB
Draft: NBA
Television Coverage: what
Live Atmosphere: NFL
Uniforms:
Fans: NHL

and whatever else you can think of

[Buzzkill]

Also the reason baseball sucks is because if you don't have a team to root for the games are absolutely unbearable, whereas I can still enjoy a basketball game even if I don't have a side.

FUCK BASEBALL

[James Steele]

Also the reason baseball sucks is because if you don't have a team to root for the games are absolutely unbearable, whereas I can still enjoy a basketball game even if I don't have a side.

FUCK BASEBALL

I'm not a baseball fan by any means, but I have never heard of people having bad experiences when going in person and I went to several HS games this year since I got a job at my old school's athletic department and loved it.

My biggest gripes with baseball are that the 1st half of the season really doesn't matter, and that it seems like 75% of the time the players don't give a shit what happens.

[Skippord]

Also the reason baseball sucks is because if you don't have a team to root for the games are absolutely unbearable, whereas I can still enjoy a basketball game even if I don't have a side.

FUCK BASEBALL
that's how I feel about basketball

[Juan]

Next time you post in the NBA thread I'm going to neg you, Skippord.

[James Steele]

that's how I feel about basketball

Playoff basketball is usually pretty good, and that is the only time I will go out of my way to watch basketball.

[Skippord]

you love me too much to neg me, Juan

[James Steele]

I'm Juan and I will neg the shit out of you because I am an asshole.

[Juan]

you love me too much to neg me, Juan

You know me too well