"Baseball is a dying sport"

[SU Nittany Tide]

Basketball overtook baseball a while ago.


It is on its upswing with or without you watching. Baseball is on the opposite of an upswing.


Sucks, but it is what it is.

Mlb has more fans than the nba. It's not that close. Mlb is dominated by local markets. The nba has a few teams people like to watch so national games get better ratings than mlb but the mlb teams get huge local market tv contracts. That's why they more money than the nba.

 

[Nosferatu]

Basketball overtook baseball a while ago.


It is on its upswing with or without you watching. Baseball is on the opposite of an upswing.


Sucks, but it is what it is.

Nope, you have a major sports network that shows the little league world series every year, what network shows the little league basketball championships? Baseball is doing just fine.

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I googled most watched sports in America and posted links to the first 3 results, all three list baseball ahead of basketball.

 

[Nosferatu]

lol takes the iq of 12 to basketball, huh?

anyway, moving onto to folks who might have a clue as to what the fuck they're talking about .. .

Yep, I was a camp counselor for children and young adults with Down Syndrome and they loved playing basketball, what else ya got dumb ass?

 

[broncosmitty]

Nope, you have a major sports network that shows the little league world series every year, what network shows the little league basketball championships? Baseball is doing just fine.

Sports in the United States - Wikipedia

The Top 10 Most Popular Sports In America

Top 10 Most Popular Sports in America (TV Ratings) [2019 Update] - Sporteology


I googled most watched sports in America and posted links to the first 3 results, all three list baseball ahead of basketball.

Twice as many games bro.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Twice as many games bro.

And it can support it. Maybe the pistons are more liked than the Tigers (no idea) but mlb is still the second most popular. It may change someday but it will take a while.

 

[broncosmitty]

lacrosse? and just how many kids have been playing lacrosse to begin with?

not that many, that's how many.

It's gaining participants, not losing them.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

It's gaining participants, not losing them.

It's hard for it to go down...

 

[broncosmitty]

And it can support it. Maybe the pistons are more liked than the Tigers (no idea) but mlb is still the second most popular. It may change someday but it will take a while.

Okay...

 

[broncosmitty]

It's hard for it to go down...

Well, it isn't. So...

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Well, it isn't. So...

Good for it. Seems like it'd be fun to play but we don't have lacrosse anywhere near here.

 

[Pure Steel]

Lacrosse is French for “can’t hit the curve”

 

[Ojb81]

Yep, I was a camp counselor for children and young adults with Down Syndrome and they loved playing basketball, what else ya got dumb ass?

i guess you really got me there

 

[Ojb81]

It's gaining participants, not losing them.

at what rate? i'm guessing the # of kids playing lacrosse in this country is still just a drop of piss in the bucket compared to the other traditional sports.

 

[Ojb81]

Lacrosse is French for “can’t hit the curve”

Huh! And here I thought it meant "hockey without ice"!

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Baseball is one of the purest sports though, where refs don't @#$^ it up as much... Basketball and football have turned into whistle fest's ...

 

[Chewbaccer]

Baseball is one of the purest sports though, where refs don't @#$^ it up as much... Basketball and football have turned into whistle fest's ...

Umps might not have near as many chances to screw up big plAys especially with replay, but an ump is making a judgement call on every pitch that isn’t swung at. Getting a guy like CB Bucknor behind the plate can effect the game as much as any football ref. The lack of a time clock and having to give the other team their chance makes baseball the most pure non combat sport

 

[SteelersPride]

If you don't like the pace of play then don't watch... Simple as that. Especially when you pay almost $150 with ticket and food to watch a game... I want my time there and not only to sit in the stands for 90 minutes

start by saying im not a baseball fan. But live its not bad. Its on tv that its tortue. granted i played semi's for ice hockey, and i can watch on tv, but tv sucks for hockey too, and its great live........just my 2 cents

 

[fordman84]

Nah, I can tell what is a dying sport but no one wants to discuss it...american football.

In the next 4 years you will start to see it play out where high school football will see a major dropoff. There is an affluent suburb here in the D/FW metroplex that has always been known for football. They didn't even field a middle school team this season because not enough parents were willing to let the kids play. In TEXAS!

It was about 10-12 years ago all of the CTE and safety stuff started up for the NFL. Current middle schoolers are the first generation growing up really discussing the dangers of the game. I see baseball picking up the slack, as you don't have to be >6'4" tall to really have a shot to play. Soccer is even more boring than baseball, but will pick up some kids going that way. Golf and Tennis are what they are. Volleyball is the sport I'd like to see more boys go into, I love playing that.

 

[fordman84]

start by saying im not a baseball fan. But live its not bad. Its on tv that its tortue. granted i played semi's for ice hockey, and i can watch on tv, but tv sucks for hockey too, and its great live........just my 2 cents

Did you ever play much baseball? Not an asshole question, serious. I ask because I felt the same way about golf. When I could go to the Nelson it was cool because of the atmosphere but couldn't watch it on TV. Then I tried to play it. Now I can watch it on TV because I can appreciate it more. I think baseball is the same way. If you play, or even coach little kids, you get more of a feeling for how good the teams are. When all I did was watch golf it was "so what, everyone makes those shots".

Which is why youth sports are so important. Get kids playing and appreciating the ins and outs of the game and you can hook them watching on TV.

 

[PolarVortex]

Anyone that says baseball is dying or that baseball is boring, I just assume they're stupid and not worth my time.

It's a sport for intellectuals. Dumber people tend to gravitate toward a preference for contact sports because they identify with the violence.