tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post5806052082586225378..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: Title IXThe Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-67882398765729811472008-08-06T23:50:00.000-05:002008-08-06T23:50:00.000-05:00I thought that was a bit out of character.I thought that was a bit out of character.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8361211659769041782008-08-06T23:07:00.000-05:002008-08-06T23:07:00.000-05:00I was being ironic?I was being ironic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-66100919026404102192008-08-06T22:45:00.000-05:002008-08-06T22:45:00.000-05:00RHPT, I am thinking you missed the point of my pos...RHPT, I am thinking you missed the point of my post.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-6753399565173078782008-08-06T18:55:00.000-05:002008-08-06T18:55:00.000-05:00Ah..Yes, Women's Beach Volleyball. Best Olympic sp...Ah..Yes, Women's Beach Volleyball. Best Olympic sport ever.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nbcolympics.com/beachvolleyball/photos/galleryid=122861.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.nbcolympics.com/beachvolleyball/photos/galleryid=122861.html</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.asylum.com/2008/08/06/the-most-egregious-beach-volleyball-photography/" REL="nofollow">http://www.asylum.com/2008/08/06/the-most-egregious-beach-volleyball-photography/</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-12943315760062229322008-08-06T14:57:00.000-05:002008-08-06T14:57:00.000-05:00I'd be with you on that point, but one summer blit...I'd be with you on that point, but one summer blitz of marketing obviously wasn't enough. <BR/><BR/>The WNBA is a curious thing. When I lived in Phoenix, the tickets were so cheap, we could get two tickets and two hot dogs and get phenomenal seats for the cost of 1/2 of one ticket in the uppermost row of a Suns game. <BR/><BR/>WNBA IS a different game than NBA, and its dishonest to say that the games are played the same (after all, I think there have been less than 5 slam dunks in the history of the WNBA). But that doesn't mean it isn't an interesting game in its own right. It just doesn't match up with expectations set by NCAA and men's pro ball.<BR/><BR/>I don't think its evil or anything that football, baseball and basketball draw the mass of attention for sport, or that those sports are where the money winds up flowing. The WNBA isn't too much different from minor league baseball in the unsung glory of athletes giving it a go.<BR/><BR/>If you're looking for a sport that's just fun to watch, regardless of gender (but which seems to be all women at this point), find your local Roller Derby team.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-13539546128221702012008-08-06T12:23:00.000-05:002008-08-06T12:23:00.000-05:00I'm with you on the point that it's great that Oly...I'm with you on the point that it's great that Olympic woman athletes are being appreciated for their achievements. That's a great thing.<BR/><BR/>However, to say that the women's professional leagues weren't promoted or pushed by the media is flat out wrong. The WNBA had the entire marketing of NBC and the NBA behind it when it first debuted. NBC prominently pushed it as they needed to fill in their summer sports schedule. The fact of the matter is that the WNBA has not come close to producing transcendant sports moments yet like the Lakers v. Celtics rivalry. The regular games are kind of boring. Nor has the WNBA provided something different that makes it worthwhile to watch. I tried watching and couldn't take it anymore. The teams seem too diluted of talent, they need to have around 3 superstars on each team in order to have elevated competition. Ok, just rambling now. Don't get me started on women's tennis.NTThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901133429286964552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-35780428780789725542008-08-06T11:45:00.000-05:002008-08-06T11:45:00.000-05:00Are you offering to be on my floating team?I'm als...Are you offering to be on my floating team?<BR/><BR/>I'm also three weeks and counting crossword puzzle free, thank you very much.mcsteanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340293646440856741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-39016092581209914322008-08-06T09:59:00.000-05:002008-08-06T09:59:00.000-05:00Jamie could be a Title IX athlete for several diff...Jamie could be a Title IX athlete for several different crossword puzzle events or freestyle napping.<BR/>(she might also make the U.S. team for synchronized rubber raft floating)J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.com