How many of you identify as "the baseball crowd"?

[DocCajun]

Softball first, then basketball. I feel the same way about baseball that Jay feels about softball. I don't hate baseball, just too slow. Different perspectives I guess.

I used to feel the same way about baseball. As I get older, I am actually appreciating that aspect of it more and more. 10 years ago my answer would have been different but today I'm

1) football
2) baseball (close second)
3) basketball

[Duckster]

The roar of football and the charm of baseball are both attractive. Have season tickets for baseball and football. By the time basketball season begins I'm away duck hunting every chance I get through January. Usually listen on radio and catch a couple Sat games later in basketball season. I do agree with what others have stated here that basketball is capable of spring boarding for broad national recognition with NCAA Tourney success and deserves support.

[MountainDew]

I attend every football, baseball, and basketball came I possibly can. I follow softball almost as much as the other 3 but don't attend many games. This is also my first season as a baseball season ticket holder.

[iedmunds]

They say you always remember the first girl you fall in love with.

Yes. For me it was the Men's Basketball NIT run with Andrew Toney. Ended in Minnesota in the quarerfinals.
Followed the next year by the Great Alaskan Shootout where they shocked #1 Georgetown and won the tournament.
I was 10-11 years old and it made me a fan for life.
Basketball for me.

[cajundiehard]

Yes. For me it was the Men's Basketball NIT run with Andrew Toney. Ended in Minnesota in the quarerfinals.
Followed the next year by the Great Alaskan Shootout where they shocked #1 Georgetown and won the tournament.
I was 10-11 years old and it made me a fan for life.
Basketball for me.

I'm baseball crowd, but those are the years I got hooked... Early 80's. I was born in '72... so just around 10 y/o.

Blackham was something special. Dion Brown. Graylin Warner. Dan Gay. Alonza Allen....

I LONG for those days in the DOME - and love it when the crowd gets into the game like tonight vs. Arkie State and vs. ULM last Tuesday. FUN FUN FUN! Especially when the good guys win!

Hoping the renovations after this year will help bring back some of the old glory - making it more of an EVENT and THE place to be in Lafayette.

GEAUX CAJUNS!

[cajundiehard]

I have 6 season tickets to the 3 majors...

My ranking...

1) Baseball
2) Basketball
3) Football
4) No season tix, but next would be softball - too many dates overlap... And many early afternoon game times conflict with work...

[Hatch]

Basketball is number 1 for me. I've always enjoyed the game and my 4 years on campus as a student were the last 3 of the Evans era and the first under Lee, so either an NIT or NCAA team each year and it was always exciting. I buy the all access package for the season each year, try to make a day trip for a Saturday game once or twice (will be at my 2nd game of the season tomorrow) and then radio pup for any game I can't watch online.

Football would be number 2, it's easy to follow with only 12 games. Being from out of town I try to make one or two games each year, but with ESPN3 coverage I don't think I've missed a snap over the past few years.

I follow baseball and softball but I'm not hanging on every pitch. I'm sure if I lived in Lafayette I would be at the ballpark a lot and be into it much more, but I'm not dedicating 10 hours of my weekend in the spring to watching online. Once again if I know a game is on and I'm driving or doing something around the house I will tune in on radio pup.

[angeleast]

#1. Cajuns Football, Cajuns Baseball= Cajuns Baseball,Cajuns football
#2. Basketball
#3. Softball

[BirdofParadise]

Softball first, then basketball. I feel the same way about baseball that Jay feels about softball. I don't hate baseball, just too slow. Different perspectives I guess.

Mark, its interesting you call baseball a slower game. It used to be. But with the new restrictions between innings and the time limit to pitch if no one is on base, that has sped it up some.

But I find softball to be a much slower game today. Two many conferences allowed, too much time allowed for those conferences, too many people allowed to participate in those conferences.

And, pitcher's don't throw strikes anymore. They nibble.

Do they have to go to a full count on EVERY hitter???

This past season there were many nine inning baseball games that were shorter than seven inning softball games.

[CajunT]

#1. Cajuns Football, Cajuns Baseball= Cajuns Baseball,Cajuns football
#2. Basketball
#3. Softball

Same for me, although I enjoy all four.

1) Football
2) Baseball
3) Basketball
4) Softball