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Originally Posted by justjim
I just wonder how many Villagers watched the MLB All Star game last night. Do they know or do they care the all stars were playing last night? At one point in time, baseball was considered “America’s pastime”. Obviously, that is not a true statement today.
Many believe the game is too slow for our fast pace society today. Maybe not as slow as a five hour round of golf, or as a soccer game with a score of 2 to 1, but too slow anyway. Tickets cost too much, beer is outrageous at the ballpark and players are paid way too much.
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All those things are true, but I think free agency & money ruined baseball. It's a team game, but there aren't any more "teams" ... they rent players, a few years at a time.
Ted Williams was always with the Red Sox, as was Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice.
Could Cal Ripken be anything other than an Oriole? Sandy Koufax not a Dodger?
Free Agency started it, Billy Beane & Sabermetrics finished ruining baseball.