Why is baseball still in denial?

[waggy]

why is it failing?

well reason i dont watch much anymore is

1) umps wont/cant call strikes or balls the same for everyone. the strike zone is huge for some and tiny for others.

2) outragous pay. the strike in 94 did piss me off. i used to be a diehard fan until then. now i only watch if nothing else is on. what was it last summer they were talking about onother strike? they wanted MORE moeny? F#ck em.

3) its on WAY to much. cut back on the amount of games they play. i enjoy watching baseball but NOT everyday.

4) the cups never get to the series :disgust: But they are doing good this year..just waiting for them to give up.

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: calpha
There will always be ppl that say baseball is boring. To those that haven't played, or haven't grown up watching it----it will be boring. Hell, Golf is boring as hell, but Tiger still makes a killing. As far as the strike---that's what did me in. I used to be a die hard fan----loved the braves and cardinals since the early 80's. IT still hurts that Torre is the Yankees coach now. But in 94----there were two great things happening---- 1. Griffey Jr was on track to break Maris's record----and that was when Jr was still a star and not a whiner. 2. Tony Gwynn had a great chance @ being the first hitter to break 400 since Teddy Ballgame. And they struck, and no WS. And that permanently damaged it for me. I have been to a playoff game.....and plenty of regular season games-0---but I probably won't go again. I even wrote Selig's office a letter saying that if they struck last year I'd never watch baseball again. So...yes it's boring. Yes it's slow----but the reason attendance is down is b/c of the 94 strike (i'm not the only one)---and the ridiculous $ that they make. Don't forget---there is no salary cap in baseball. Of all the professional sports---it's the one that has the most assanine organization. I know my uncle quit watching when they announced ARod's deal. Anyway---just my .02. <-- Cheers for the braves, or whomever plays the yankees.

The strike might have ruined it for people that were fans back then, but the effects of that shouldn't be what they are right now. The huge drop in attendance when baseball resumed after 94 was predictable. The new generation of teens and young adults are what's hurting baseball - there are too many other appealing sports and baseball simply has not adjusted to it.

 

[AreaCode707]

I like baseball, but I far prefer it live to watching it on TV. Radio's okay. The Giants are kicking butt in their games and in their attendance, thankyouverymuch.