MLB ceased being the “National Pastime” long, long ago. It’s all about MONEY and WOKE now. Major cities figured out how to stiff taxpayers with recurrent and costly new stadia and expansions (while its politicians figured out how to line their pockets in the process.)
The only ‘good’ think you can say about MLB now is that it’s slightly better than the NFL.
And “Money Ball” means consantly changing rosters from year to year.
Players used to be a part of the community they played in, those days are long gone. Now you just root for the laundry.