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Oregon Is Faster
This was brought up in a local sports radio show..
MLB has slipped into the third spot, Hell, maybe even the fourth spot on the sports popularity spectrum in the USA. Behind NFL, NBA, and yes, shockingly, Soccer.
Why? Well maybe it is due to the necessity to change the game up a bit, make it more up tempo and not so long. In a society where we all want instant gratification now, its understandable why the current generation of sports viewers would like to see baseball be more fast paced. But you can only do so much to speed the game of baseball up without jeopardizing the integrity and tradition of the game itself.
But that isn't where the problems lies within baseball. The game of how it is played is not the reason it has fallen from the top spot to the 4th spot.
Its marketing.
Think about this, and I understand I am on the baseball forum right now so many here will have better knowledge of the game and teams then most, but do you think your average sports fan can name a star player on each team? Name me the starting lineup for the Yankees, Red Sox, Giants, Cardinals, etc....I don't think many could.
baseball has become so regionalized it doesn't market itself nationally. For instance, I live in Oregon. I get the Mariners on my local sports network ROOT SPORTS, but other than that, the only other baseball I get is what is broadcasted on the big network, which is the same 4? big name, big market teams, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Fran. Sprinkle in occasional Detroit and National games.
MLB, if you look at it actually has some exciting young stars. But they don't market them nationally. Hell, the entire Cubs roster is young and exciting to watch. PLUS who doesn't want to see the Cubs win the world series, maybe besides St. Louis Cardinal fans? Yet MLB has not marketed the Cubs or their story nationally during the dog day slow months of sport Summer.
Look at Mike Trout, a colorful (albeit douche Bryce Harper) Machado, Stanton, Altuve, Mookie Betts, etc. These are all young stars that are NOT getting the exposure or marketing they deserve and need to make the sport of baseball relevant across the country again.
It's not about speeding up the game, it's about marketing young players, teams, across the country for people to get to know, understand, and root for.
MLB has slipped into the third spot, Hell, maybe even the fourth spot on the sports popularity spectrum in the USA. Behind NFL, NBA, and yes, shockingly, Soccer.
Why? Well maybe it is due to the necessity to change the game up a bit, make it more up tempo and not so long. In a society where we all want instant gratification now, its understandable why the current generation of sports viewers would like to see baseball be more fast paced. But you can only do so much to speed the game of baseball up without jeopardizing the integrity and tradition of the game itself.
But that isn't where the problems lies within baseball. The game of how it is played is not the reason it has fallen from the top spot to the 4th spot.
Its marketing.
Think about this, and I understand I am on the baseball forum right now so many here will have better knowledge of the game and teams then most, but do you think your average sports fan can name a star player on each team? Name me the starting lineup for the Yankees, Red Sox, Giants, Cardinals, etc....I don't think many could.
baseball has become so regionalized it doesn't market itself nationally. For instance, I live in Oregon. I get the Mariners on my local sports network ROOT SPORTS, but other than that, the only other baseball I get is what is broadcasted on the big network, which is the same 4? big name, big market teams, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Fran. Sprinkle in occasional Detroit and National games.
MLB, if you look at it actually has some exciting young stars. But they don't market them nationally. Hell, the entire Cubs roster is young and exciting to watch. PLUS who doesn't want to see the Cubs win the world series, maybe besides St. Louis Cardinal fans? Yet MLB has not marketed the Cubs or their story nationally during the dog day slow months of sport Summer.
Look at Mike Trout, a colorful (albeit douche Bryce Harper) Machado, Stanton, Altuve, Mookie Betts, etc. These are all young stars that are NOT getting the exposure or marketing they deserve and need to make the sport of baseball relevant across the country again.
It's not about speeding up the game, it's about marketing young players, teams, across the country for people to get to know, understand, and root for.