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Whats wrong with it?
They haven't figured out everything yet. Football is way behind baseball in this regard.
wild card teams were added, interleague play,all star game means home field advantage, instant replay, can't block the plate. Yeah they haven't changed a thing.
Flawed rule structure, which is kinda inevitable when your rulebook exceeds the length of the U.S. tax code.
There is some truth to this which, considering the source, is a little like witnessing Rain Man counting toothpicks.
Last I knew they were working on developing it, do they actually have a pitch clock now?
Nothing. It was a big change.
What? I could've sworn that rule was introduced in the majors sometime in the 90's. Never mind.
This chart seems to suggest otherwise
That's a pretty interesting point. In discussions with B&M friends we've noted that baseball attendance and revenues are really healthy. Hell, baseball could survive nicely on a fraction of its revenues. The downside is that it may have to, what with the average age of the fan approaching social security eligibility.
People have been saying this for at LEAST 20 years...baseball has no young fans, it's too boring, and it can't attract any kids to the game. Yet like clockwork, every year they keep breaking attendance records and making crap loads of money. I don't necessarily understand why the game is so healthy because you're right, it doesn't seem like it attracts the young fan. But maybe as the young fans grow up, enough of them care about it to keep the dollars flowing.
Yeah, every time I've gone to a game (granted none so far this year, but recent enough) there were a lot of kids there.People have been saying this for at LEAST 20 years...baseball has no young fans, it's too boring, and it can't attract any kids to the game. Yet like clockwork, every year they keep breaking attendance records and making crap loads of money. I don't necessarily understand why the game is so healthy because you're right, it doesn't seem like it attracts the young fan. But maybe as the young fans grow up, enough of them care about it to keep the dollars flowing.
MLB also leads the way in Consumer Products Sales...ahead of the NFL and about 4x the size o the NHL.
It's a much more family friendly environment than an NFL game in terms of atmosphere and price. It's also cheaper than the NBA to attend.Yeah, every time I've gone to a game (granted none so far this year, but recent enough) there were a lot of kids there.People have been saying this for at LEAST 20 years...baseball has no young fans, it's too boring, and it can't attract any kids to the game. Yet like clockwork, every year they keep breaking attendance records and making crap loads of money. I don't necessarily understand why the game is so healthy because you're right, it doesn't seem like it attracts the young fan. But maybe as the young fans grow up, enough of them care about it to keep the dollars flowing.
Make excuses for it if you want but I rarely seen kids wearing Dodgers apparel here in Los Angeles. Next time I see one I'll ask if they watch baseball or just think it's a cool hat.
I seen (sinc) it all the time. So I guess our anecdotal evidence cancels out. Hooray for science!
Has Logan's Run kicked in, or are people just going to stop turning 36 ever again from this point forward?
