Baseball Is Dying

[Snapolit1]

As I sat in the Citifield parking lot yesterday for an hour after the game ended waiting to move my car a few more inches I stayed calm by just repeated to my self over and over “baseball is dying ….. baseball is dying ….. baseball is dying”.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

As I sat in the Citifield parking lot yesterday for an hour after the game ended waiting to move my car a few more inches I stayed calm by just repeated to my self over and over “baseball is dying ….. baseball is dying ….. baseball is dying”.

How much was your ticket(s)? How much did you pay to park? Did you purchase beer, soda, peanuts, hot dogs, or any of that? Was it a sellout on a Friday night? How long did the game last? Was it fun? Finally, I haven't checked, did the Mets win?

[Snapolit1]

Even with the disaster that is the Oakland As, baseball attendance in April up meaningfully from 2019 levels, last full season before covid.

Baseball is dying . . .baseball is dying. . . .baseball is dying . . . .

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Even with the disaster that is the Oakland As, baseball attendance in April up meaningfully from 2019 levels, last full season before covid.

Baseball is dying . . .baseball is dying. . . .baseball is dying . . . .

Keep on drinking that Kool Aid, brother!

[John1941]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Keep on drinking that Kool Aid, brother!

You seem overly invested in this, to be honest. I think baseball could be a lot better, but it's not dying, at least not yet.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by John1941

You seem overly invested in this, to be honest. I think baseball could be a lot better, but it's not dying, at least not yet.

I am no way invested. But to say there is nothing wrong or imply everything is wonderful I just do not understand. The OP was not written by me, and I have read many other similar viewpoints. Of course I understand MLB isn't going to talk about any sort of decline; neither are those who make their living talking about it. My grandfather, dad, and I used to attend, watch on TV and listen on radio to countless games. I don't do that anymore. There are many reasons why. That's just me. No one I know, other than my overly positive wife, does to any degree either. Baseball didn't change that much, relatively speaking, over the decades. But in the last 20 or 25 years it sure has. And to just about everyone I know, and quite a few people I read, the changes compared with all the various outlets available to entertain with the advent of the internet and smartphones, just aren't good. At first I thought perhaps it was just me. That is not the case.

[GeoPoto]

Your apparent dissatisfaction with the expense and crowds involved in attending the games, would appear inconsistent with your premise that the game is dying. Kinda like "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded!" Unless you are making a long-run prediction.

Originally Posted by jingram058

How much was your ticket(s)? How much did you pay to park? Did you purchase beer, soda, peanuts, hot dogs, or any of that? Was it a sellout on a Friday night?