Does anyone else think Baseball sucks...is it a dying sport (except in New York and Boston)?

Answer 1

It's really too bad that people only care about winning and home runs. Baseball is an amazing sport, both to play and to watch. One of the things I like about baseball is that on any given day, any team can beat any other team, and on any given day you may see something that's never been done before. On August 17, for example, when the White Sox played the Royals, the leadoff batter for each team hit a home run in ieach of the first two innings. That's the first time in MLB history that that's happened. Amazing.

Another thing I like about baseball is the weird facts. Greg Maddux has 329 career wins, but has never thrown a no-hitter. Everyone knows that Nolan Ryan is the career strikeout leader, but not many realize that he's also given up the most walks of any pitcher in history. Barry Bonds is the career walks leader, but Babe Ruth isn't second, like many people think...it's Rickey Henderson. No other sport has those crazy facts. Weird things like that make baseball cool to me.

I don't live in a MLB city (in fact, all we have is a short-season single-A team), but if I did, I would be a season ticket holder, and I would root for the home team every day...even if it was the Pirates or Royals. I do like being in a minor-league town too...I've gotten to see big leaguers before they were big leaguers....guys like Dontrelle Willis, Garret Anderson, and John Lackey played here, along with young guys like Rich Hill, Anibal Sanchez, and Angel Guzman all played here. It's great!

Answer 2

The only part that actually makes sense to me from your question is about New York and Boston that seems to be the only questions that some up on hear because there are a lot more people on the East coast then in any part of the country So naturally if more people on the East coast are baseball fans then the only coverage non-major league baseball cities have is east coast baseball

But not for one minute do i believe baseball is a dying sport how can it be when baseball stadiums hold 30-40,000 people a game? and how many baseball stadiums are in the U.S???
You do the math dude!!!!!

Answer 3

I love baseball. Too many boxing matches are rigged. Quit watching boxing in the Tyson era. Then football games started getting thrown because all the gambling interests got thier hooks into the NFL. Baseball is one of the few sports left that isn't controlled by gambling that I actually like. Never could get into Hockey.

Baseball is also THE game for the thinker. The statistics, the history, the predictions with detailed analysis. What kind of stats do you have for an offensive lineman for example? Or even a defensive lineman. How valid are the few that you have. A guy being double teamed all the time is of course not going to lead the league in sacks. In short you don't. It's just not there. Nor in other sports do you get to see the likes of Goose Gossage battle Mike Schmidt. You don't get to see Mariano Rivera face down David Ortiz. The individual battles are just not there for most other sports. You might see a long term duel between two NBA centers but nothing like watching the whole game come down to one AB with two of the most feared players in the game facing off.

Baseball players on average require more skill than other sports. They are the top paid atheletes and MLB is often the pioneer in pro sports for things good and bad. Baseball has continuity. A great team rarely finishes last the next season. Rarely does a last place team finish first. It takes time to build baseball winners and along the way you get to cheer on each successive level of success until they finally win a WS or break down and have to start rebuidling again.

The current leadership of MLB is hurting the game badly. This goes for League leadership, owners and players union leadership. Many fans still havn't returned from the strike which is what over 10 years ago now? The last players strike hurt baseball tremendously. Steroids and Baseball's refusal to elimanate them is hurting the game. Soon players like McGwire and Bonds will attempt to enter the hall of fame and the resulting contraversy is going to damage baseball. The comisioner should flat out ban proven steroids users from the hall and spare the world the contraversy over it. The NFL is doing a great job of promoting football, what is MLB doing? Nothing. Maybe a scrimish game here and there. Japan is becoming a minor league for MLB. That is wrong and a quick way to diminish Japanese interest in the game. Australia could use some help getting thier league up and going. Italy, France, Taiwan could use some help with thier leagues. MLB has plenty of money.

More so MLB needs to go world wide to survive. That means dropping salaries a bunch. Mexican teams could sell out every game but not come close to paying min salaries today. How are teams in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan going to compete with American teams income wise? How can MLB survive without the extra income and growth teams in those nations will provide?

Answer 4

Baseball may not hold the kind of fan base that pro football and pro basketball hold these days, but it is by no means a dying sport, particularly in cities where the teams are at least decent. In Detroit, most people could have cared less about the Tigers a few years ago, and any mention of them was met with a quick reply (usually "The Tigers suck."). However, the Tigers now sell out most of their games as they fight for the AL Central.

Baseball is not dying, and as long as talented athletes continue to make their way into the Major leagues, it will stay as one of the major sports. Though baseball may not be as exciting or fast paced as football and basketball in the ways that those kinds of fans look for entertainment, it is truly a great game. Baseball to me is what summer is all about. Lazy days, warm weather, and watching baseball. If you live near a Major league team, go to a game. If the weather is nice, there will be one point in your experience where you will look around the stadium, and you'll feel like it's the high point of your summer. It's hard to describe, but it's a very relaxing and entertaining sport to watch in person.

Answer 5

I once thought just the same way.
I wished baseball would die.

But then my son took me to a ball game for Mothers Day and I've never looked back! I honestly felt like I had somehow come home!

I've loved the Diamondbacks ever since May of 2002.
Yep - I was not yet a fan when they won the World Series, although I watched.

And now I play softball on Fridays - wish me luck!

Answer 6

Naw! Baseball is great. what sucks is when your favorite team loses 119 games (Like my Detroit Tigers did 3 years ago). But look at them now. Best record in baseball. Thats what makes the game great. Never knowing from year to year what team might break out and have a great season.

Answer 7

For Game 2, if Tazawa can last just five innings and not give up a ridiculous amount of runs, I think we'll be okay. Clearly our offense isn't the problem - tonight we swung the bats, but the Yankees just out-swung us thanks to our horrendous pitching. Right now it all comes down to how our defense is - if it's half as bad as tonight, the Yankees will win again. For Game 3, Josh Beckett may have had a tough outing his last game, but I have a lot of confidence in him. He's dominated against the Yankees this season, and being at home is even better. So I think this game is favored to Becket. I think the series all really depends on Saturday's game..

Answer 8

Hockey is the sport on the decline. Because they dont have any good coverage of the games because they signed with OLN, it will be hard to boost the sport.

Baseball is actually the 2nd most popular sport in the US, behind Football of course, so it really isnt dying at all.

Answer 9

I think baseball only sucks if you are in a city where your team sucks. If your team is doing well..like with any sport then you like it.

Answer 10

I think the others who said it largely depends on the success of your team are right. One good thing about baseball is that most of it is over the summer so if watching your team isn't too thrilling in a particular season there are plenty of other enjoyable activities.