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Describing soccer as “90 minutes of pure action” is … wow. I quite like soccer, but it’s about 5 minutes of action spread out amongst 85 minutes of preamble (th
by stephencanon 4y ago
Describing soccer as “90 minutes of pure action” is … wow. I quite like soccer, but it’s about 5 minutes of action spread out amongst 85 minutes of preamble (the preamble is the interesting part, though, which is why I like it).
- boomboomsubban 4y agoThe "preamble" may not be as thrilling as the scoring opportunities but it's still action, both teams are competing with the ball.
- stephencanon 4y agoThat applies equally to baseball, though. How is the catcher setting up? How are the fielders adjusting? How far off the bases are the runners stepping out? Soccer and baseball are remarkably similar in this regard, and very different from most other field sports.
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