I know about American football, we were allowed to play it when I was at school in London . One kid was a big fan, and when he suggested it to the teachers they said he could teach us touch football. I admit it's a fun game to play, and when they are not pharting around it's good to watch as well. I prefer
real
football (or soccer, as some call it), but recently the games I have watched have been so boring that I now cannot dis the American game.
Rounders is like softball, I was taking the
oops
because I think baseball is pointless. It's a kids game played by steroid induced over-paid imbiciles. In my opinion of course, obvious most of North America disagrees with me (surely they are all wrong?). My wife is Canadian, and she explained what it is all about - beer, hotdogs, a day out of the house, beer, more beer, rowdy behaviour, more hotdogs and beer, then a beer. Aparently most of the time is spent eating and drinking rather than watching the game.
As for the fights in American sports... ever since Todd Bertuzzi of the Canucks got a lenghty ban and a lot of stick for breaking Moore's neck (or was it back?) in the game against the Avalanche, I am not sure of what you guys want. You encourage the bust up, but when it goes wrong you blame the individual. Either the rules say that you are allowed to fight or not, but the punishment after a fight should be based on the action and not the result.