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I really appreciate the human element side of the Olympics. All the hard work and training the athletes go through for this one moment to experience either the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat. It can be really heart wrenching to watch some athletes and so heart warming to watch others.
I know I posted this before, but I thoroughly enjoyed the curling in the last winter Olympics.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Because we are all bored, I googled the following question. The number of participants in golf, baseball and football. The results may be surprising. Although the NFL may be the most popular Televised sport by ratings, number of Americans playing tackle football has steadily declined from 8.4 million in 2006 to 5.6 million in 2018,https://www.statista.com/statistics/...us-since-2006/. The number playing has remained relatively steady from 14.59 million in 2006 to 15.67 million in 2017 https://www.statista.com/statistics/...us-since-2006/
While Golf has shown an increase to 24 million in 2018.https://www.golfadvisor.com/articles...tion-rises-ngf
No matter how you look at it the number young people actually playing organized American football is steadily declining. That can not be seen as a good thing for the long term viability of that sport.
I can remember Bob Costas being interviewed some years ago and saying (loosely quoted) "If football doesn't do something about the concussion situation I can see them becoming as marginalized a sport as boxing."
Here in my state high school participation in football has dwindled every year to the point where the State Principal's Association has instituted 8-man football for schools wishing to play it rather than 11 man. Going into the 2020 season (if there is a 2020 season) there are now 20+ teams that have gone to 8-man over a two year period.
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully