“You just stated that a 1-0 soccer game is yawnworthy, but a 1-0 baseball game is not”
No, I said “Most Americans can appreciate a no hitter/perfect game in baseball but even the most avid fan will tell you that a 1 - 0 game is pretty damned yawn-worthy.”
Sorry if that wasn’t clear.
“We could have an interesting discussion of why Americans started to believe that outcomes that end in a tie are “unworthy.” That’s a cultural thing, and in my idea, unfortunate (and not very conservative).”
So it’s conservative that no one “feels bad” for losing?
THAT is a purely American invention, that only now is beginning to infect sporting programs in other countries. You can't fob that one off.