That may seem like an absurd question but with all the great satellite TV sports packages available, it’s actually one that may be pertinent. With everyone loving at least one sport whether it’s NASCAR, golf, American football, soccer (which many call the “real” football), cricket or even rugby, there are channels that cover it all. There are even dedicated channels to a single sport like the MLB Network, NFL Redzone and the Golf Channel which means it’s actually possible to sit down and watch the sport you love 24 hours a day, every day.
While some of us may have to work for a living, taking time out of our sports watching schedule, for the true die-hard fanatics out there, not only can you watch your sport at home on your widescreen HDTV but if you’ve got the right setup, you can even watch your favorite satellite TV sports package on your Smartphone or a computer connected to the internet as well. That means you don’t have to worry about how your fantasy players are doing or what the scores are, you can actually see what’s going on while you’re working, or supposedly working. All it takes is a way to connect to the internet and you can be watching your favorite team playing baseball or keeping an eye on how the cricket match is playing out.
Even though they may admire your dedication to your favorite team, friends and especially family may not appreciate your fervor at three A.M. when you’re watching Manchester United on your sports package on satellite TV and the ref is handing out a red card to your favorite player. Other issues may arise when your boss finds the basketball game up on your computer screen again, instead of running those sales figures he needs. He may not understand just how important that particular game is, especially if he’s not a part of the office pool.
Your pastor or preacher can’t help but forgive you for missing church when he knows how much dedication you have to seeing your favorite golfer on the links on Sunday morning. With the Golf Channel on your TV sports package on satellite, he may even come over after services to watch the rest of the game with you. He may not totally appreciate the fact that you don’t make it to church all the time, but when he’s sitting in front of your 60″ HDTV watching the final putt at the U.S. Open, he’ll appreciate that for sure.
If friends and family try to stage an intervention because you’re watching your favorite sport all the time, all it takes is sitting them down so they can watch their favorite sport like ESPN Game Plan and before long, they’ll be just as hooked watching sports as you are. The best thing to happen to TV for real sports fans may very well have been satellite TV sports packages.