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I can't believe ESPN is televising a Pickleball tournament. (Original Post) brush Jul 2023 OP
It's taking the nation by storm. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #1
I keep hearing about it. I still can't take it seriously. brush Jul 2023 #2
I don't know about watching. I've played a handful of times. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #3
I can't play snowybirdie Jul 2023 #4
It's a slow time of the year for sports Clash City Rocker Jul 2023 #5
Oh, I hadn't thought of that. No basketball, no football yet... brush Jul 2023 #6
Yeah, weird but true Clash City Rocker Jul 2023 #7
Well, that guy is really good at skipping rocks. brush Jul 2023 #8
There is Canadian football - they are in mid season already rurallib Jul 2023 #11
Tried To Watch A CFL Game Last Night ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #13
Neither game was much either. Both pretty much runaways rurallib Jul 2023 #14
Yeah, What's Up With Edmonton? ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #15
Booed off the field by their own fans at he end of the game rurallib Jul 2023 #16
Remember The Famous Robinson Quote About The Bucs ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #17
yeah - I was thinking of that when I replied earlier rurallib Jul 2023 #18
Even baseball is very hard to find on tv... madinmaryland Jul 2023 #12
I guess you get one team in your area if you have cable or are streaming rurallib Jul 2023 #19
Invented in 1965 FemDemERA Jul 2023 #9
CBS just ended a Formula E race broadcast House of Roberts Jul 2023 #10

jimfields33

(18,856 posts)
1. It's taking the nation by storm.
Sat Jul 29, 2023, 11:12 AM
Jul 2023

It used to be for retirement communities. But it is very popular among all ages now. It’s not going away. Watch Olympics take it in the Olympics after this one.

jimfields33

(18,856 posts)
3. I don't know about watching. I've played a handful of times.
Sat Jul 29, 2023, 11:24 AM
Jul 2023

It can be fun. I’d never join a league or anything. But for a couple hours on a beautiful day, it can be fun and a decent workout.

snowybirdie

(5,627 posts)
4. I can't play
Sat Jul 29, 2023, 11:34 AM
Jul 2023

But I see my grandson and his young professional friends playing in a major city. I see my son in law playing with his middle aged friends in a suburban park district, and I see my neighbors here in our retirement community in Florida ripping out our tennis courts and replacing them with pickleball courts. Very popular and growing for all ages. Exercise good for all.

Clash City Rocker

(3,541 posts)
5. It's a slow time of the year for sports
Sat Jul 29, 2023, 11:46 AM
Jul 2023

Not much going on if you’re not into baseball. They have to show something.

I was at an Applebee’s recently and they had ESPN 8 on one TV, for some reason. They were showing guys skipping rocks across the water. No, really.

brush

(57,489 posts)
6. Oh, I hadn't thought of that. No basketball, no football yet...
Sat Jul 29, 2023, 11:53 AM
Jul 2023

baseball is there but it can get boring...yeah, slow sports time, but rock skipping...really?

rurallib

(63,198 posts)
11. There is Canadian football - they are in mid season already
Sat Jul 29, 2023, 12:23 PM
Jul 2023

CBS sports carries many games. I think they got a double header on today starting at 4PM Eastern

ProfessorGAC

(69,879 posts)
13. Tried To Watch A CFL Game Last Night
Sun Jul 30, 2023, 03:55 PM
Jul 2023

Was on CBS SportsNetwork.
Some engineer is probably looking for a job today because the audio from the play-by-play & analyst was awful the entire first half.
I went back again with a few minutes left in the 3rd quarter & it was finally fixed.
But, for a minimum of half the game the broadcast team was barely audible and what we could hear sounded like a 60s phone call.

rurallib

(63,198 posts)
14. Neither game was much either. Both pretty much runaways
Sun Jul 30, 2023, 04:19 PM
Jul 2023

Last week couple of really good games.

I just like the wide open style of play. Haven't cared much for American pro football for decades.

ProfessorGAC

(69,879 posts)
15. Yeah, What's Up With Edmonton?
Sun Jul 30, 2023, 05:04 PM
Jul 2023

21 home losses in a row? And, i thought my Bears stunk!
That's just awful.

rurallib

(63,198 posts)
16. Booed off the field by their own fans at he end of the game
Sun Jul 30, 2023, 06:02 PM
Jul 2023

you are right, it was awful.

When the guy said "21 home losses in a row" I thought that is Tampa Bay in the 70s (or 80s) awful

ProfessorGAC

(69,879 posts)
17. Remember The Famous Robinson Quote About The Bucs
Sun Jul 30, 2023, 06:38 PM
Jul 2023

People were asking him his opinion of his team's execution. He said "I'm in favor of it."
Now, THAT'S awful football.

rurallib

(63,198 posts)
19. I guess you get one team in your area if you have cable or are streaming
Sun Jul 30, 2023, 07:31 PM
Jul 2023

I get the Chicago White Sox.

Real easy to ignore baseball when it's the White Sox

FemDemERA

(404 posts)
9. Invented in 1965
Sat Jul 29, 2023, 12:17 PM
Jul 2023

I was just listening to something on the radio the other day about this. It was invented in Washington state, it is now the official state sport. Interesting story of how it came to be and it’s popularity rise over the years.

https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/
https://usapickleball.org/news/washington-names-pickleball-official-state-sport/

House of Roberts

(5,686 posts)
10. CBS just ended a Formula E race broadcast
Sat Jul 29, 2023, 12:22 PM
Jul 2023

without showing the completion of the race, to show Pickleball.

I thought that could cause you to get RSV (per ads I've seen ad nauseum).

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