Bud Selig

#2
#2
20 years too late.

MLB is on the edge right now. Without some changes, it's going to be the NHL in 10-15 years.
 
#11
#11
GAVol said:
It's clearly been passed by football in the past 20 years. Kids aren't playing it in inner cities. The ratings are fragile. And it's generally not seen as "cool".
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This. Nobody under 25 cares about baseball it seems. It's all NBA and NFL
 
#12
#12
GAVol said:
It's clearly been passed by football in the past 20 years. Kids aren't playing it in inner cities. The ratings are fragile. And it's generally not seen as "cool".
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I don't disagree with any of that but I'm not sure what, if anything can be done to change this...
 
#17
#17
zjcvols said:
I am literally one of the few. I can't find anyone that actually will sit down and watch a full nine inning game and actually knows what happened at my age.
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Tru. I understand people thinking it's somewhat boring. Not sure what anyone can do about that. Perhaps not let hitters leave the box between pitches? I see the Union fighting like hell to not let that happen..
 
#18
#18
TBrown said:
Youth baseball is alive and well.
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I agree but in my experiences, not as many kids play high school baseball when I played six/seven years ago and definitely not twenty years ago.
 
#19
#19
VOLinthaNATI said:
Tru. I understand people thinking it's somewhat boring. Not sure what anyone can do about that. Perhaps not let hitters leave the box between pitches? I see the Union fighting like hell to not let that happen..
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Football games are getting longer and longer and seems to not be a problem for whatever reason. Honestly, I'm starting to think it's a generational thing.
 
#20
#20
My little brother has infinite more options playing in my ole hometown compared to when I was his age in the same town. Youth baseball all up through the high school level is alive and thriving in Middle Tennessee, anyway.
 
#21
#21
Part of the problem is that MLB does not do well promoting its young stars like the NBA IMO.
 
#23
#23
zjcvols said:
Football games are getting longer and longer and seems to not be a problem for whatever reason. Honestly, I'm starting to think it's a generational thing.
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But you usually get an instant replay after every play and there are never times like in baseball where literally nothing happens until the hitter gets a hit, walks, or strikes out. No action if you will...
 
#24
#24
With concussions on the rise and the overall risk assiciated with football, dont be surprised to see the MLB make a serious comeback with the youth. It goes in cycles.
 
#25
#25
zjcvols said:
Football games are getting longer and longer and seems to not be a problem for whatever reason. Honestly, I'm starting to think it's a generational thing.
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I cannot tell you the last time I watched a football game in its entirety.
 
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