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Originally Posted by sperry
Dean I'm with you, except for NASCAR. Of all motorsports, NASCAR is the worst when it comes to avoiding "pure competition". All the political bickering within the sport, the cheating, the late red flags, the cautions that come out for "debris" right when Dale Jr. is about to go a lap down... The only motorsport less manufacturered than NASCAR is Monster Truck racing. NASCAR is *all* about the image, granted they push a squeaky clean image compared to say the NBA, but they're still just as fake as the rest.
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I'm not sure it is that fake, but you hit on the key, no matter if they have "bad boys" and "good old goys", they at least appear to still be real, fake or not. The other athletes don't even bother with appearances any more. Maybe that is why NASCAR is growing and other sports are seeing attendance dropping.
I can't even tell you if Hockey is being played professionally any more.
I stoped actively watching/following football when Joe Montana retired, and baseball was in the Billy Martin days... Man I'm old.