[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by stu from nyc

us guys in brooklyn invented ring o levio, skelley, box baseball perhaps even carpet guns. Apparently the young folks from the bronx stole them from us.

youse guys r the youngins. Weez the big brothers

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Worldseries27

youse guys r the youngins. Weez the big brothers

Perhaps but Brooklyn and Queens were vast improvements.

[TeresaE]

Baseball is a hard sport to watch on Television unless you know the game. It’s slow and boring. Plus, when you price the families out, you fail to capture the interest of the next generation. In other words, kids don’t want much to do with baseball. That’s a crying shame.
According to Team Marketing Report, the average cost for a family of four to attend a 2022 Major League Baseball game was $256.41, an increase of $3.04 from the previous season. The main engine behind the rise was the cost of tickets, with the average general ticket price increasing 3.6% to $35.93. How many families can afford that.

[toeser]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Certainly an interesting statistic and sad state of affairs.

Unfortunately, today's politically correct environments, prohibits legitimate speculation as to why this is the case. The politically correct will sweep it under the rug and blame it on the sport being "too expensive" or "too exclusive" ... instead of seeing it for what it is.

" instead of seeing it for what it is."

What exactly do you think "it" is?

Blacks practically dominate football and basketball, so playing the racism card is a little disingenuous.

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by TeresaE

Baseball is a hard sport to watch on Television unless you know the game. It’s slow and boring. Plus, when you price the families out, you fail to capture the interest of the next generation. In other words, kids don’t want much to do with baseball. That’s a crying shame.
According to Team Marketing Report, the average cost for a family of four to attend a 2022 Major League Baseball game was $256.41, an increase of $3.04 from the previous season. The main engine behind the rise was the cost of tickets, with the average general ticket price increasing 3.6% to $35.93. How many families can afford that.

When I was a kid, you could get bleacher seats for 50 cents. Family of 4, $2.00. Our little league team would go to a game once a year. The whole team and 4 dads could go for less than $10.

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by Worldseries27

as a fellow south bronxite how about roofing the ball, down the river, moons up, ring o levio, rck, skelsey, crate carts with roller skates, box ball, etc

OK, let me try:
Roofing the ball ; would that be hitting it on the roof. we use to have a nickel tax to play
Down the River : in the sewer
moons up : street lights on?
skelsey: sidewalk game with bottle caps (melted crayon inside the cap)
Crate Cart (w roller skates): our equivalent of todays razor scooter
Remember the skates, they would slip over our keds or converse. They did not come with a shoe like today.
Box Ball: we didn't play box ball. We did play knock hockey if you recall that.
Ring o levio: a type of tag. We played breakout, where if tagged you were placed in a circle and could be freed if tagged by a team mate.
We had a name for a Spalding after it split. We'd flip the half inside out and continue to play. Very difficult for the batter.
I took me kids to see where I grew up. They were astonished. Back then I thought the whole world was like that (I guess we would be considered lower middle class). All we knew and all of our friends were in the same neighborhood, same school, same clothes. For us that was the world.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

When I was a kid, you could get bleacher seats for 50 cents. Family of 4, $2.00. Our little league team would go to a game once a year. The whole team and 4 dads could go for less than $10.

Tickets were much more affordable when we wore a younger mans clothes. As teenagers we would go very often by train. Shame prices have gone so high.

Wish they would build larger stadiums with cheaper seats in the upper decks or outfield but apparently that ship has sailed

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Worldseries27

as the saying goes, figures don't lie, but liars know how to figure.

Ain't THAT the truth!

As Mark Twain so famously said, there are three kinds of untruths: "lies, damned lies, and statistics".

[SHIBUMI]

he is half black........50% black doesn't mean you are black......you are looked at as black because people are racists

[paqdkq]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Jus a pot stirring post.

It's not the post that's stirring the pot, it's the article

[Regorp]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Interesting article. I grew up when Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks (never made the series), Bob Gibson, etc., were dominant players. According to the article, baseball is too expensive now. Although you always read about kids from the Caribbean - who are in extreme poverty - making it to the major leagues.

No Black players expected in World Series, a 1st since 1950

And all but 5 of Phillies roster is white. Hmmmmm!!

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Regorp

And all but 5 of Phillies roster is white. Hmmmmm!!

Is it just possible that management picked the 26 best players to be on the team?

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Is it just possible that management picked the 26 best players to be on the team?

Picking the best qualified for the job. Pick someone NOT based on pronouns, sexual preference, color of skin.

You do realize that this is 2022.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Is it just possible that management picked the 26 best players to be on the team?

That may work with baseball, but it sure would not be allowed with most other jobs.

[OhioBuckeye]

So you’re saying there’s no major black player that we know in the World Series or no black players on either team, all white!