Posted on 06/17/2020 8:04:52 AM PDT by Kaslin
‘Long term, they are disappointing young boy fans who will not come back.’
they’re turning to soccer, a game even more boring, if possible, than baseball; toss the ball into play from the sidelines, immediately kick or head it out of bounds, and repeat process for two hours...
1994 signaled the death of baseball in this house; players went on strike, and, after getting their way, they refused to honor and support the striking umpires. No other act - or lack of acting - demonstrated the “Me, me...” entitlement, “we’re the only important ones on the field” mentality of these overpaid children playing a kid’s game than that. Maybe Little League, but that’s it.
I think it was ‘94, and the cruel irony was that several players seemed on a path to beat 60 homers, including Matt Williams of the SF Giants. And, once they got their way, they ignored the striking umpires. Baseball died for me then.
I’ll just keep watching Korean baseball on TV.
Those guys actually look like they’re happy just playing.
I think both sides have known for a while now that there wasn't going to be a season, and all the back and forth is mainly about who will get the lion's share of the blame for it (and the correct answer for that is government).
Well it would be the stupidest theater ever. Because they’re just making themselves look stupid. If they don’t think it’s going to happen then they should say it. All this talking is doing is looking petulant and alienating fans.
Nobody ever wants to admit to the world, "I'm scared s***less", but it's obvious that a ton of people in America are terrified because they've been brainwashed by the government and the media into believing that if someone sneezes in their direction they're as good as dead.
Not athletes. We just gotta see the video they’re posting on social media. Most of them are out there having fun, partying, not worrying in the least. Young and healthy have that mystique. Or at least think they do. And again, if your theory was right, this is the STUPIDEST possible play. Way better for them to say “we don’t think it’s going to be safe this year” than to publicly argue over nickels.
I was unable to find anything about how MLB dealt with the Spanish Flu pandemic for the 1919 season.
I don't know...how about looting and arson?
I quit watching baseball after a strike in the 80’s and haven’t looked back. They can suck it.
Right now, I am glad they aren’t playing cause it would be a non-stop kneelfest of epic proportions!
How much of a fan base do you think you will have left after these two years, MLB?
I have this crazy idea....since the games are played in these big stadiums they could sell....we’ll call them “tickets” to fans so they can watch the games in person, I bet that would make a lot of money! Crazy I know...it’s hardly as important a reason to risk to getting the sniffles as rioting over the death of a dopefiend counterfeiter you never met before but it’s something to think about.
Cricket may very well take over for Baseball given our increasing population here from India.
Oh well, the season is working out just about as I expected: as we approach the halfway point of the season, my Giants are tied for last place with the worst record in the majors.
LOL, at least the Tigers aren’t losing any games.
I was looking forward though to seeing the reaction the Astros were going to get at visiting ballparks.
The MLB channel has been running a lot of classic games (some World Series or playoff games or games notable for some other reason--like the game when Wade Boggs hit his 3,000th hit, the only player ever to do so with a home run). Another channel I get on cable has been showing a lot of old Braves games (mostly 2019).
But I would rather watch a live game than a replay.
Pre civil war baseball and cricket were about equal in popularity in the US. It was the civil war with soldiers playing it in camps that made baseball soar in popularity and cricket disappeared completely. Meanwhile Dear Baseball.....to quote an old Eagles song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoduRTF9J-o
I see a lot kids playing Cricket in the streets of my neighborhood.
You watch Netflix? Are you also watching that crap show they have Phyllis Schlafly which is nothing but lies about her?
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