Is decline in Baseball fandom a sign the country has gotten dumber, or is the game simply boring as fuck?

[Bumley]

The group dancing is what’s killing me these days. It used to be that a guy only danced after HE made a big play. Now everybody joins in and does a fucking choreographed “funny” bit like a bunch of Bobos.

I miss the days when the defense was allowed (and encouraged) to injure the offense.

That too. So much celebrating. Slo-mos of the celebrating. Whatever happened to the strong silent type? Like Barry Sanders?

 

[BakersfieldChimp]

I'm glad baseball has less casual fans than football or basketball. The minute your sport becomes attractive for ad companies to sell to women and 18 year old joggers, the sport becomes bastardized to appeal to them. It's the sport with the most meaningful history, the only hall of fame that matters, and has the greatest parody of competition. I'd hate to see it become like the NBA or NFL of today to be more popular or marketable.

I agree with all of this. Baseball rules, fuck the haters.

 

[johnnynoname]

Jerry Remy's son should be the commissioner of baseball

 

[chocolatehellhole]

@Quasimoto lol another turnover. Wow they suck.

 

[Rutherford_b_Blaze]

Jerry Remy's son should be the commissioner of baseball

Oh no I think you're confused budday. He's actually in prison for murder.

 

[guest]

@Quasimoto lol another turnover. Wow they suck.

Who’s your team character?

 

[chocolatehellhole]

Who’s your team character?

Fin fag

 

[Africa.com]

What a coincidence I'm watching Ken Burns baseball right now. And that's my contribution to this topic

 

[guest]

What a coincidence I'm watching Ken Burns baseball right now. And that's my contribution to this topic

Great doc. Ken burns is the best.

 

[johnnynoname]

Oh no I think you're confused budday. He's actually in prison for murder.

he'd be better than Faye Vincent


if jerry remy's son became commisioner, a player hits a single they can kill their girlfriend

 

[guest]

Fin fag

Condolences for both of us

 

[chocolatehellhole]

Great film

It somehow manages to capture the boredom of baseball with the monotony of his narration.

 

[guest]

It somehow manages to capture the boredom of baseball with the monotony of his narration.

Vurry good

 

[chocolatehellhole]

Condolences for both of us

I just don't watch when they suck and when I hear they're good again, I start watching every game. So 20 years later here I am.

 

[Rutherford_b_Blaze]

he'd be better than Faye Vincent


if jerry remy's son became commisioner, a player hits a single they can kill their girlfriend

I don't know, doesn't sound very practical. How is he going to perform his duties from prison?

 

[johnnynoname]

How is he going to perform his duties from prison?

this is going to be a problem

 

[guest]

I just don't watch when they suck and when I hear they're good again, I start watching every game. So 20 years later here I am.

Tbh they have the best uniforms in the league

 

[chocolatehellhole]

Tbh they have the best uniforms in the league

The throwbacks / original uniform and logo for sure.. the new one looks like a SeaWorld competitor logo.

 

[Udders]

Baseball was by far my favorite sport as a kid and was always the best sport imo. They fucked themselves between the over reliance on fucking nerd stats, the constant pitching changes, and the homerun or nothing launch angle type stuff. The changes they've made this season were awesome in speeding up the game and making it better to watch, but hopefully it's not too little too late.

One of the things that cross all sports these days are the absolutely ridiculous salaries. Athletes have always made a lot of money, fine, but it's at the point of ridiculousness. The Celtics player who just signed the largest contract in NBA history (for the time being) can't dribble with his left hand ffs. Also, these days athletes and coaches are afraid of showing too much personality or saying something out of the ordinary because the media cycle piles on and they never hear the end of it. We'll never hear another Tommy Lasorda type rant on Kurt Bevacua. Everyone back then laughed and saw the humor, these days he'd probably be forced to apologize. Faggots.

 

[chocolatehellhole]

@Quasimoto