Not enough baseball fans.

Stealhead · 10-13-12, 10:21 PM

One reason for lower interest in baseball over the years is the fact that a handful of teams have so much capital that they dominate.I noticed that the baseball strikes back in the 90's really hurt and some fans have never come back.

magic452 · 10-14-12, 12:31 AM

I grew up as a big Dodgers and Rams fan. Attended the first game the Dodgers played in LA. Use to attend all the Ram home games, general admission seats were $5.00 back then.

Really lost touch with them when I moved to Reno.

Now there are so many teams and players you hardly get to know them and they chance teams like underwear, I've lost interest except for the playoffs and such.

The Cardinals V Nationals game last night was a very good game and a heart breaker for the Nats. Almost the same thing happened to the Tigers tonight.

Magic

nikimcbee · 10-14-12, 01:34 AM

Der Jeter ist kaput.

magic452 · 10-14-12, 01:55 AM

Hate to see that Jeter is one heck of a player. Broken ankle.

Magic

Aramike · 10-14-12, 04:57 AM

I love me some baseball, specifically Milwaukee Brewers baseball. It's one of those sports that's incomparable - yes, football has more action, but it's a different kind of action.

Baseball is intriguing in how many statistics are compiled, and how often those stats are challenged in an instant. For example, I find it fascinating to watch a hitter in a 9th inning clutch situation going against a pitcher who's had his number in the prior 6 ABs, who is a lefty that the hitter struggles against, and who - statistically - should provide a sure-out for his team to win the game.

Still, every so often, the manager's gut that put that hitter into that situation turns out to be right, and the hitter smashes an 3-0 slider out of the park.

Baseball should be perfectly predictable statistically considering the sample size, but it's not. I guess I love it so much because it shows the inherent flaw of mathematics and the inherent perfection of the human construct of competition.

soopaman2 · 10-14-12, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Der Jeter ist kaput.

Why couldn't it happen to that douchebag Alex Rodriguez?

Jeter, always a class act, a true leader. A constant producer.

A-rod, a juicer, consumate slump artist in the playoffs. I nearly cried tears of joy when Ibanez hit the tying and game winning homeruns pinch hitting for that juice-tard.

I always doubted my Yankee pitching, but our pitchers have done the job. It is the abysmal hitting.

The Yankees are done, and thats my team.

nikimcbee · 10-15-12, 12:19 PM

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A-rod, a juicer, consumate slump artist in the playoffs. I nearly cried tears of joy when Ibanez hit the tying and game winning homeruns pinch hitting for that juice-tard.

They were talking about him (them) on the espnz radio this morning, how he/they were striking out around 50% of the time

.

Hopefully the Twins can fix their trainwreck of pitching

. ...and the Red Sox.

What a circus! So they trade away a bunch of their big stars for criticizing Valentine, then in the end, they whack Valentine

. What a soap opera.

On a side note, anybody play MLB 2k12?

mookiemookie · 10-15-12, 12:22 PM

MLB cashed their check with me back in 1994 when they went on strike. Haven't really cared since.

nikimcbee · 10-15-12, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

MLB cashed their check with me back in 1994 when they went on strike. Haven't really cared since.

I quit caring when I moved out West, until this year. I caught a game at Fenway

, so I'm back to semi-caring. I had my chance to go to the Twins' new stadium, but it was completely sold out when I was there.

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magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Hate to see that Jeter is one heck of a player. Broken ankle. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	One reason for lower interest in baseball over the years is the fact that a handful of teams have so much capital that they dominate.I noticed that the baseball strikes back in the 90's really hurt and some fans have never come back.

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Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I love me some baseball, specifically Milwaukee Brewers baseball. It's one of those sports that's incomparable - yes, football has more action, but it's a different kind of action. Baseball is intriguing in how many statistics are compiled, and how often those stats are challenged in an instant. For example, I find it fascinating to watch a hitter in a 9th inning clutch situation going against a pitcher who's had his number in the prior 6 ABs, who is a lefty that the hitter struggles against, and who - statistically - should provide a sure-out for his team to win the game. Still, every so often, the manager's gut that put that hitter into that situation turns out to be right, and the hitter smashes an 3-0 slider out of the park. Baseball should be perfectly predictable statistically considering the sample size, but it's not. I guess I love it so much because it shows the inherent flaw of mathematics and the inherent perfection of the human construct of competition.