* The real National Pastime

February 1, 2009

This piece by Bryan Curtis, a senior editor at The Daily Beast, tries to break down which pro sport really deserves to be known as “the” national pastime.

The NFL is really making a push for that designation. “It recently sent out a 29-page white paper  [clickable via the NY Times article] that professional football — rather than basketball or baseball — was ‘America’s choice.,” Curtis writes.

The money might be more, but attendance is less for pro football. But baseball has more games, but, but but. Then there’s a lot to be said for the historical and nostalgic factors, which seem to diminish as time goes by and distances new generations from old.

Judge for yourselves. You probably can guess where I stand.

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