This has gotten way, way off topic and most of you have missed the point of the original point. I happen to like ALL high school sports. Those of you who find one sport or another boring are entitled to that opinion, but there are great details involved in baseball that the soccer people aren't able or don't want to understand and the same goes for what the baseball people say about soccer. Both sports are entertaining in their own ways. This topic IS NOT about which sport is better. It is about why a school of over 1,800 students (Ooltewah) that fields 17 varsity sports can't manage to accomodate them. The students who choose to play baseball, run track, play softball, play tennis or play soccer should all be commended for their committment and the discipline it takes to play any sport. Arguing about having more MLS games on network television isn't going to help the over 60 boys and girls who play soccer at Ooltewah or the ones who do the same at Central, which has the same problem but fewer people care because their program isn't as successful. The largest high school in Hamilton County should be encouraging all of them. There is no excuse for Ooltewah to not be able to provide adequate field space for teams to represent the school. All this other talk about what sport is better adds nothing to the discussion, it only allows people to display their ignorance.
Having said what I wanted to say, I'll leave you alone.
