Who thinks baseball is getting boring and more unpopular each year?

Question

Im expecting it to go out of buisness by 20 years from now.

Yes the baseball an d other sports campaigns are increasing focus on commercials and makes it boring.
ANd it surely isnt as popular as before...

Answer 1

I don't think that baseball or other American professional sports will ever go out of business but it's certainly not what it used to be. Corporate sponsors want us to focus more on their commericals than the game itself and the networks try to create nostalgia when there's nothing there. Add that to the insane ticket prices and you'll see that something clearly needs to be done.

Answer 2

When saying that consider this past times associated w/ baseball, such as trading cards saw major decilne in the late 90's however the Toppes company saw a 40% last year with nearly exclusive rights to printing cards for major league baseball. The MLB is over flowing with young talent to fill a void that has over the years grown, there a only a handful of teams that are not seen as contenders making the competition more spirited and enjopyable then it has been in recent history. Even team like the evil empire are changing their ways, dropping old troubled talent in favor of cultivating thier farm system and finding exiting young talent for the team (see Melky Cabrerra, Robinson Cano, Phil Huges, Chein Ming-Wang). Baseball is changing and becomeing more exciting every year.

Answer 3

Baseball is the best sport going right now. I used to be a big NFL fan and still do watch but the players are hotdogging it way to much. They celebrate after a routine tackle. There are commercials every 5 minutes which breaks up the flow of the game. The NBA is a joke and hockeys very hard to watch on TV although its great in person.

Answer 4

Nothing is "as popular" as it was before, simply because there are for more things trying to get attention.

You statement is also true of network television, of live concerts, of anything and everything else that is classified as entertainment.

As for baseball "getting boring", that's only to those people to refuse to try to understand the sport. When you do chose to understand it, or try to understand it, when you have a glimmer of understanding of what's happening with every pitch, it's actually pretty exciting. Then again, that's why it's called the thinking person's game.

For those individuals who don't want to or don't care to think, it's their loss, and not just in terms of sports.

Answer 5

All of you who say it gets more "boring" are obviously not true fans of the game. The game right now is ripe with young talent and is going through a Golden Age financially. The KC Royals just gave Gil Meche $55m that tells you where the league is financially.

Look at the young talent- Pujols, Miggie Cabrera, Jose Reyes, David Wright, Ryan Zimmerman, Carl Crawford, etc... there is so much young talent and now we are going to see an influx of Asian players. Baseball is growing, it's pure, and it's a game of passion and wit. It will never die.

Answer 6

I think it depends on where you are in the counrty, and what team you route for. The blame goes to a lack of a salary cap.

No cap means teams such as KC, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, etc...simply can't compete. They can't afford the best players, suffer losing season after losing season, and fan interest wanes.

Some small market teams have managed to stay afloat and be successful, such as Oakland and Minnesota. Even with this, though, Oakland NEVER even comes close to selling out games.

Being a Red Sox fan is a completely different avenue. Every game sells out, and the passion for Red Sox baseball in New England is as high as it's ever been. The team has money to spend, is usually competitive, has an archrival that spends even more, and the team has a ballpark and generational fan base that extends the last 100 years.

See? It just depends on where your from and who you route for...

Answer 7

Sure it is going out of business and taking 250 billion dollars that it makes annually with it. I am sure that in 20 years from now it will be replaced by the x games. LOL Get a life loser.

Answer 8

No, I disagree. Baseball is the purest of the major sports. And its popularity is growing. The game has always been a deliberate, slow paced game - just the nature of the game. And world wide, baseball is making inroads places like Australia and China.

Maybe your interests have changed - I know mine haveand I have grown to view the NBA in a similar way you view baseball.

I guess I like the symmetry and grace of baseball. Baseball, for me, is perfect.

Answer 9

I still like baseball but I will admit that it's not the way it was say 10 years ago.

Answer 10

I think it is a fun past time and is more interesting when it nears world series time. Good family outing!