Comments on: Women’s Sports: Who Cares? http://manzine.org/2009/07/28/womens-sports-leagues-who-cares/ Lifestyle magazine for men by men. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:14:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Triumph http://manzine.org/2009/07/28/womens-sports-leagues-who-cares/#comment-29 Triumph Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:10:07 +0000 http://manzine.org/?p=436#comment-29 <em>It’s a new league; the one that was trying to capitalize on the 1999 World Cup mojo collapsed years ago. </em> Hmm...Thats not surprising.  I don't know how the new league is doing, but if it sticks around it may have more to do with the resurgence of soccer in general (see my comment on the soccer thread).  I think many of these girls soccer teams are playing in the men's soccer parks.  But, its still boring as hell.   My favourite women's sport: <a href="http://www.lflus.com/" rel="nofollow">Lingerie Football</a>. It’s a new league; the one that was trying to capitalize on the 1999 World Cup mojo collapsed years ago.
Hmm…Thats not surprising.  I don’t know how the new league is doing, but if it sticks around it may have more to do with the resurgence of soccer in general (see my comment on the soccer thread).  I think many of these girls soccer teams are playing in the men’s soccer parks.  But, its still boring as hell.
 
My favourite women’s sport: Lingerie Football.

]]> By: James Joyner http://manzine.org/2009/07/28/womens-sports-leagues-who-cares/#comment-27 James Joyner Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:56:10 +0000 http://manzine.org/?p=436#comment-27 <blockquote><p>Its still around and they even play the games on the TV. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.womensprosoccer.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.womensprosoccer.com/</a></p></blockquote> <p>It's a new league; the one that was trying to capitalize on the 1999 World Cup mojo collapsed years ago.  From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Soccer" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>:</p> <p> </p> <blockquote><p>Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States that began play on March 29, 2009. The league replaced the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), which folded after the 2003 season. The league is composed of 7 teams, with plans to add three teams for the 2010 season.</p></blockquote>

Its still around and they even play the games on the TV. http://www.womensprosoccer.com/

It’s a new league; the one that was trying to capitalize on the 1999 World Cup mojo collapsed years ago.  From Wikipedia:

 

Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) is the top level professional women’s soccer league in the United States that began play on March 29, 2009. The league replaced the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA), which folded after the 2003 season. The league is composed of 7 teams, with plans to add three teams for the 2010 season.

]]> By: Brian Knapp http://manzine.org/2009/07/28/womens-sports-leagues-who-cares/#comment-26 Brian Knapp Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:43:57 +0000 http://manzine.org/?p=436#comment-26 What's soccer? What’s soccer?

]]> By: Triumph http://manzine.org/2009/07/28/womens-sports-leagues-who-cares/#comment-24 Triumph Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:07:47 +0000 http://manzine.org/?p=436#comment-24 <em>Women’s professional soccer lasted about five minutes after Brandi Chastain’s famous pose after winning the 1999 World Cup.</em>   Its still around and they even play the games on the TV. http://www.womensprosoccer.com/   Women’s professional soccer lasted about five minutes after Brandi Chastain’s famous pose after winning the 1999 World Cup.
 
Its still around and they even play the games on the TV. http://www.womensprosoccer.com/
 

]]> By: James Joyner http://manzine.org/2009/07/28/womens-sports-leagues-who-cares/#comment-21 James Joyner Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:32:13 +0000 http://manzine.org/?p=436#comment-21 <blockquote>your average NBA player playing in the WNBA would actually get called for travelling and would probably foul out about a minute and a half into the game</blockquote> Heh. Presumably, they'd adjust to the different rules as they do in international play.  But, yes.

your average NBA player playing in the WNBA would actually get called for travelling and would probably foul out about a minute and a half into the game

Heh. Presumably, they’d adjust to the different rules as they do in international play.  But, yes.

]]> By: Alex Knapp http://manzine.org/2009/07/28/womens-sports-leagues-who-cares/#comment-20 Alex Knapp Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:05:23 +0000 http://manzine.org/?p=436#comment-20 <blockquote>I doubt that there’s a single woman in the WNBA who could make an NBA team in fair competition.</blockquote>While that's no doubt true, I would add that the reverse is <i>also</i> true. This is because your average NBA player playing in the WNBA would actually get called for travelling and would probably foul out about a minute and a half into the game. But then, in the WNBA, the refs actually penalize rulebreakers.

I doubt that there’s a single woman in the WNBA who could make an NBA team in fair competition.

While that’s no doubt true, I would add that the reverse is also true. This is because your average NBA player playing in the WNBA would actually get called for travelling and would probably foul out about a minute and a half into the game. But then, in the WNBA, the refs actually penalize rulebreakers.

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