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Originally Posted by BWillie

I agree. Those themed days get people to the ballpark. Attending baseball games is different than most sports. 90% of the people there dont even know or care what is going on at the game. It isnt about winning or losing.

That's the whole point. Baseball is different. If you don't like it, nobody is forcing it upon you. And if it isn't about winning or losing, then why do we even keep track of wins, losses, stats, playoffs... Jesus christ you're ****ing stupid.

Notice how in the last decade or more teams have focused on ancillary things to get people to the ball park. Gimmicks. Concession food is much better. Craft and draft is nice. The outfield experience at Kaufman is great because it gives kids something to do instead of sitting watching the boredom for 9 innings. Gives them a nice break. More of this stuff even a full fledged BBQ restaurant, pool, HR Derby for adults, interactive seating experiences, photo ops and things like that will get people to the ballpark.

And NOTHING about this has anything to do with what's actually happening on the field. This is all fan "experience" shit. Since when has anyone complained about having better and more food options? Activities for kids? Oh I'm clutching my pearls! Once again, jesus christ, you're ****ing stupid.

For the at home TV crowd that is where metal bats come in. People like dingers. Nobody wants to watch strikeouts and 1-0 baseball. Do things that will increase scoring, batted balls in play, and excitement. Make it easier to steal. Banning the shift to some degree was a great improvement as well. Baseball is intrinsically a boring sport. These recent changes have been great and need to keep the momentum.

Baseball is not a great tv sport. It's just not built for tv, never has been, probably never will be, and there's nothing wrong with it. Change the channel. And if you introduce aluminum bats to MLB, inevitably you're gonna get someone killed. But sure, let's ruin baseball by seeing musclehead behemoths knocking guys clear out of their cleats with 150 mph screamers. And it's not "nobody" that wants this or that. Speak for yourself dummy. People bitch about the Yankees stupid RF porch and little league homers. If you turn the league into nothing but homers, it dilutes the home run and when you have a generation of kids who see McGwire and Bonds doing it, then this is what you get. MLB ****ed up a generation of players and they're paying for it now. Make it easier to steal? Force the first baseman to play back, and you'll see a million SB's a season, and again, it'll turn into a watered down, stupid stat because they're will be 30 SB's/game.
If you think baseball is intrinsically a boring sport, turn it off. Dear god in heaven, you're so ****ing stupid.



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