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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
Everyone wants baseball to stay exactly like it was when they were 12 year sold. Unfortunately the world doesn't stay that way.
You know what the most popular commodity in football is? The red zone tv channel. My kids love football. They consume it entirely differently than I did. The idea of watching complete games befuddles them. They watch 10 games at the same time. And are on the internet at the same time texting about the games. Never in a million years sit at a bar and watch a game.
Movie theatres? Dying. People under the age of 40 consume movies differently.
Bowling alleys? Forget about it.
Academy awards? Grammys. Please. No one cares. Send me a 3 minute you tube clip of the highlights.
College football? Many schools can't fill their stadiums anymore. I will follow it on my phone from a bar or my dorm room.
The world changes. It's not really about baseball.
Over 40 million Americans went to a major league baseball game last year. And then there is minor leagues. And college games. Tell me what's even close to that.
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Great points! I do not watch baseball on tv as it moves to slow, however, I love to go to games. The game doesn't move any faster but it is so much fun to watch the people having fun enjoying themselves. Of course I am not able to go to Major League games and we lost our Minor Team two years ago but I go watch the wooden bat college league. I have fun speculating on who might make it. Oh, BTW, my Cubs are undefeated so far this year!!