Yes, lack of TV is a big thing....
Every game used to be on TV on broadcast TV in local markets... not anymore.... now its on some obscure cable channel usually....
An afternoon game during the summer was a draw for kids during the summer... can remember actually going to the stadium with $10 and getting in and getting a drink... forget that now.
I delivered papers, and could easily afford to hit the games when I was kid.... Now its $20 just to get in... (not counting any fees they want to add to it) add a drink and you are at $30... want some popcorn? or peanuts? Better have $40...
Working a minimum wage job at $7.25 and hour... might see $5 an hour after taxes.. meaning a game is 8 hours a work for a kid today, minimum..... and we are in a “cheap” market....
Baseball has lost its way.....
Do kids deliver papers anymore?