[CatOwner]

MLB just had the lowest rated World Series for a TV audience since they started measuring it back around 1970. Actually, last year's World Series was the lowest, but given their shortened season to 60 games and all of the COVID cr@p, that doesn't seem surprising. MLB has a problem going forward. Going woke won't fix it. The game sucks.

MLB Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog stated in an interview recently that for a typical 9-inning game with 54 total outs in 2021, 22 of those outs are by strikeout (40%), along with 10 walks. So, the results of 32 plate appearances (PAs) each 9-innings of baseball come from not hitting the ball into play, which out of roughly 76 PAs each 9-innings is 42%

In 1993, which was prior to the 1994 strike season (no World Series) and subsequent steroid era, a full 9-inning game averaged about 11 strikeouts, 7 walks, and 78 PAs. So, strikeouts have doubled since 1993, and 23% of PAs come from not hitting the ball into play vs. 42% today.

[dfwgator]

“Chicks dig the long ball.”

[MinorityRepublican]

Strike out. Walk. Home run. Thats the game in a nutshell. It wasnt always like this.