“However, I’m a Yankees’ fan, so I’m glad I didn’t watch the World Series this year.”
I grew up a Yankees fan (back in the days of Ron Guidry, Thurman Munson, etc.); as I grew older I lost interest. Now when I see a game I’m shocked at how many foreigners are in the lineups; you’d think they were playing San Juan. Most of the older Yankee fans I worked with have retired, and they’ve been replaced with younger, darker workers who are soccer fans (which I enjoy as well). I don’t believe baseball is anywhere near as popular as it was even 25 years ago...
I grew up as a Don Mattingly fan. I felt bad that he played all those years and the year after he retired, the Yankees start winning the pennnant on a consistent basis. I thought it was cool that ol Steinbreener hated Mattingly’s moustache, but he refused to shave it.
I live 25 miles from Boston, but I have become an adult, I just never had any interest in baseball in general or the Red Sox in particular.
When I was a pre-teen, baseball was my favorite sport by far, back in the Sixties.
When I was in boot camp at Great Lakes in 1975, I remember getting underneath my rack when everyone was sleeping and listening to the 6th game of the World Series on a little AM radio. Very strange. I cannot for the life of me remember why or how I had that radio, and why I was on the floor, but that was the last time I was really excited about baseball.
I have gone to a few baseball games over the years, but it is more of a social thing than anything else. I do remain a fanatical football fan and have been since 1971 (except for about a 10 year interval where I really got into watching and playing hockey)
Now, I find baseball (and basketball) about as interesting as soccer, which for me, is not very. But I am happy for people around me who are interested. I work in a hospital, and the past week or two they have sent out dress code guidelines to allow people to “support their team”.
It’s all fun...:)
That is been my observation, are there not enough Americans good enough to play ball? Follow the Benjamins. Start out paying less until they are stars and then pay more.