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OrangeAfroMan

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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #112 on: May 17, 2021, 03:57:22 PM »
Evolve or die.
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #113 on: May 17, 2021, 04:29:48 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on May 17, 2021, 03:57:22 PM
Evolve or die.
there is no evolving in baseball

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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #114 on: May 17, 2021, 05:13:11 PM »
and no dying or crying
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #115 on: May 17, 2021, 09:41:21 PM »
The Tigers have 3 catchers in their starting lineup (one at DH and one making his first ever appearance at LF)

So things are going pretty well
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #116 on: May 17, 2021, 10:41:55 PM »
Quote from: ELA on May 17, 2021, 09:41:21 PM
The Tigers have 3 catchers in their starting lineup (one at DH and one making his first ever appearance at LF)

So things are going pretty well
Who naturally hits a HR in his first AB
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #117 on: May 18, 2021, 12:04:17 AM »
Quote from: longhorn320 on May 17, 2021, 04:29:48 PM
there is no evolving in baseball


There's very little.  And that's why it's dying.  Kids don't play pickup baseball anymore.  No one wants to watch a 4 hour game.  It's a HR, K, or BB. 

It keeps the old farts happy.
But then the old farts die and no one is there to replace their eyeballs.
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #118 on: May 18, 2021, 12:18:27 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on May 18, 2021, 12:04:17 AM
There's very little.  And that's why it's dying.  Kids don't play pickup baseball anymore.  No one wants to watch a 4 hour game.  It's a HR, K, or BB.

It keeps the old farts happy.
But then the old farts die and no one is there to replace their eyeballs.
the average length of a MLB game is just over 3 hours

there are over 14,000 High School and college teams with over 455,000 players in the US

this doesnt include the private leagues from little league through the professional minor leagues

The sport is not dying and should not be messed with
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #119 on: May 18, 2021, 10:19:10 AM »
lol, nothing you shared negated any of my points.
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The average game is over 3 hours.....then I guess we're lucky every game is average.  Oh wait.....
I specify no one's playing pickup baseball and you cite little league numbers (which are decreasing every year).  It hurts my head.
Baseball used to be #1.  Boxing used to be #2.  This isn't 1940 anymore. 
MLB's average fan is easily the oldest of the 4 major sports, and it's aging further.  Only 7% of MLB viewers are under 18.  What do you think the NBA's is? 
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #120 on: May 18, 2021, 10:23:18 AM »
Your kind of mindset is precisely how businesses fail.  We were great at one time and now we're ignoring all of the tell-tale signs.  Baseball is a cracking bridge and there are no infrastructure bills forthcoming because of your mindset.  
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #121 on: May 18, 2021, 10:35:29 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on May 18, 2021, 12:04:17 AM
There's very little.  And that's why it's dying.  Kids don't play pickup baseball anymore.  No one wants to watch a 4 hour game.  It's a HR, K, or BB.

It keeps the old farts happy.
But then the old farts die and no one is there to replace their eyeballs.
the game evolved to the bold.  That's part of the problem.

the DH, infield shifts, no stolen bases, not much small ball.

take the game back 40 years, it's a beautiful game
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #122 on: May 18, 2021, 10:37:24 AM »

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=31463495

that's a high fastball

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 13th home run and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the slumping Cleveland Indians 7-4 on Monday night after star outfielder Mike Trout was injured early.
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #123 on: May 18, 2021, 10:42:42 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on May 18, 2021, 10:19:10 AM
lol, nothing you shared negated any of my points.
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The average game is over 3 hours.....then I guess we're lucky every game is average.  Oh wait.....
I specify no one's playing pickup baseball and you cite little league numbers (which are decreasing every year).  It hurts my head.
Baseball used to be #1.  Boxing used to be #2.  This isn't 1940 anymore. 
MLB's average fan is easily the oldest of the 4 major sports, and it's aging further.  Only 7% of MLB viewers are under 18.  What do you think the NBA's is? 
MLB attendance stats just dont support your claim that baseball is dying look it up

and dont use 2020 or 2021 as an example as those years are dealing with covid
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #124 on: May 18, 2021, 10:55:05 AM »
Quote from: longhorn320 on May 18, 2021, 10:42:42 AM
MLB attendance stats just dont support your claim that baseball is dying look it up

and dont use 2020 or 2021 as an example as those years are dealing with covid
According to Wiki, here are the World Series TV ratings by year:




Here's the Super Bowl:




Here's the NBA finals:




I'd venture to say that the NFL is gaining popularity, the NBA overall is holding serve (spike during the Bulls/Jordan era but moderately stable-ish since, and MLB is in a secular decline. 
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Re: ~2021 MLB Thread~
« Reply #125 on: May 18, 2021, 10:59:57 AM »
longhorn?  no
ostrich?  yes
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You're sticking your head in the sand.
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