Mets Root For USA in World Cup

Note that even when it comes to soccer, Frenchy is a dumbass:

"England, that's kind of our arch rival when it comes to soccer," outfielder Jeff Francoeur said.

No, not really.

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Are we supposed to have arch rivals in soccer? Does anyone really actually care about soccer, regardless of ESPN's advertising blitz?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jun 13, 2010 12:13 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, to both of your questions

and it’s Mexico

by JoshNY on Jun 13, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Not according to the polls I've seen (on the latter issue).

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jun 13, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah mexico is the closest thing we have to a rival

and most americans dont care, but that doesn’t mean there’s still 50-60 million who do. big country. the ratings are always through the roof regardless.

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by Rey-O on Jun 13, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, by that rationale most Americans don't care about baseball. Or anything else.

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by keithprime on Jun 13, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

50 or 60 million?

That many, really? I think most of the Americans who are watching the World Cup don’t really follow soccer; they’re just watching it because the USA is in it, and because the tournament is a big deal. For example, one of my friends invited me over yesterday to watch the US/England match, and I have never heard him once talk about soccer in the decade I’ve known him.

May you be locked in a battle of wits against Jerry Manuel.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Jun 13, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Exactly this. I saw the same thing during the hockey game for the Olympic gold a few months ago.

People I never knew had any interest in hockey whatsoever were suddenly very hateful of Sydney Crosby; it was almost a little comical.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jun 13, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Tangent Alert!

That annoyed the hell out of me (the Crosby-hating by people who just found out what he even looked like).

One of my buddies actually had a girl in one of his classes (might’ve been marketing) ask why Crosby was playing for Team Canada when he plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins who are an american team…

FYI: I’m a huge hockey fan in case you couldn’t tell from my profile picture.

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by Ogre39666 on Jun 14, 2010 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Well, to be fair he is pretty much a little cocksucker.

ain't had enough...

by BlackOps on Jun 14, 2010 6:01 AM EDT up reply actions

I wholeheartedly disagree.

Raking up points and talking to the refs, as a captain should, does not a little cocksucker make.

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by Ogre39666 on Jun 15, 2010 4:10 AM EDT up reply actions

The USA England game did a 6.1 in the ratings

That’s nowhere near 50-60 million. Americans just don’t care about soccer.

by Brittannia on Jun 14, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions

It was also a preliminary round match at 2:30PM on a Saturday...

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by Ogre39666 on Jun 15, 2010 5:39 AM EDT up reply actions

So?

It was appointment TV for lots of people. I saw several bars which were packed and showing the game, and certainly lots of people threw parties to watch the game. Those things mean that the ratings are artificially deflated (like lots of sporting events, which people tend to watch in groups). I still don’t think 50 million+ people watched it, but more people did than the ratings suggest.

May you be locked in a battle of wits against Jerry Manuel.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Jun 15, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree.

Hockey and soccer (the World Cup at least) are games which fans tend to watch in groups, hence, like you said, ratings tend to suffer. I was merely suggesting that the timing was not conducive to casual sports fans who would stop on the game and watch if they were flipping through the channels and saw that it was on.

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by Ogre39666 on Jun 16, 2010 4:27 AM EDT up reply actions