“... sport’s faded appeal with fans...”
I wonder what caused this? Could it be fans are fed up with wokism? Fed up with players kneeling during the national anthem? Fed up with greedy millionaires telling us they hate America?
Honestly, that's only a small part of it. Watch an old game on ESPN Classic 40 years ago and compare it with a game on TV tonight. Completely different. It was baseball back then. Now there are only three true outcomes in baseball. Walk, strike out and home run.
“...Could it be fans are fed up with wokism?...”
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Could it be that fans are afraid of going into the belly of the beast (downtown Minneapolis) to watch a game? Mugged, car Jackings, dirty lefties, gun shots...Democrat Mayor, Governor, AG, Senators...
How many current baseball players can you name? Even most people won’t recognize the name Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani.