Today seems a good day to show why MLB sucks and will never get better.

[edjr 5,564]

 

[posty 2,296]

MLB (and baseball) is just fine...  You are the one with the grudge for some reason...

[edjr 5,564]

Just now, posty said:

MLB (and baseball) is just fine... 

It’s well documented that attendance at Major League Baseball games has been declining since 2012. About 68.5 million fans attended major league games during the 2019 regular season, down from a peak of nearly 80 million in 2007.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,644]

Astros cheating doesn't help. Cost people like Joe Girardi their jobs. 

[bostonlager 2,463]

1 minute ago, edjr said:

It’s well documented that attendance at Major League Baseball games has been declining since 2012. About 68.5 million fans attended major league games during the 2019 regular season, down from a peak of nearly 80 million in 2007.

I attribute this to television technology. All sports are better and cheaper to watch from home. 

[edjr 5,564]

5 minutes ago, bostonlager said:

I attribute this to television technology. All sports are better and cheaper to watch from home. 

NFL

[bostonlager 2,463]

Just now, edjr said:

NFL

Isn't their attendance down as well? 

The league has doubts about the newly relocated LA teams surviving. 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28117460/inside-rams-chargers-marriage-nfl-fights-los-angeles

[edjr 5,564]

5 minutes ago, bostonlager said:

Isn't their attendance down as well? 

The league has doubts about the newly relocated LA teams surviving. 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28117460/inside-rams-chargers-marriage-nfl-fights-los-angeles

NFL has never worked in LA, too much sh1t going on and fair weather fans

[bostonlager 2,463]

I personally do not go to baseball games anymore because of the new netting that litters Great American Ballpark. If you go to a baseball game to text and catch pokemans you deserve a foul ball to the face. 

[Utilit99 4,099]

Technology and social media is ruining all sports.  

[edjr 5,564]

12 minutes ago, bostonlager said:

I personally do not go to baseball games anymore because of the new netting that litters Great American Ballpark. If you go to a baseball game to text and catch pokemans you deserve a foul ball to the face. 

100x this

[edjr 5,564]

 

[posty 2,296]

6 minutes ago, Utilit99 said:

Technology and social media is downfall of civilization ruining all sports.

Fixed...

[vuduchile 1,941]

Yeah.  The average value of a MLB franchise exceeds $1.5B.  

Nobody likes it. 

Moron. 

[vuduchile 1,941]

Meanwhile, an avg MLS team is worth less than $250M.  

But, but.....it’s the most popular sport in the world!

[Utilit99 4,099]

3 minutes ago, posty said:

Fixed...

Ok. Well, if you want to get technical. Sure, I agree with that other than the medical aspect.

[edjr 5,564]

7 minutes ago, vuduchile said:

Meanwhile, an avg MLS team is worth less than $250M.  

But, but.....it’s the most popular sport in the world!

May 29, 2019, 08:52am
The World’s Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2019: Real Madrid Is Back On Top, At $4.24 Billion

 

Good job bringing that up, d1ldo

[vuduchile 1,941]

27 minutes ago, edjr said:

May 29, 2019, 08:52am
The World’s Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2019: Real Madrid Is Back On Top, At $4.24 Billion

 

Good job bringing that up, d1ldo

We’re talking about the United States butt plug 

[edjr 5,564]

Just now, vuduchile said:

We’re talking about the United States butt plug 

 

[TBayXXXVII 2,117]

1 hour ago, edjr said:

It’s well documented that attendance at Major League Baseball games has been declining since 2012. About 68.5 million fans attended major league games during the 2019 regular season, down from a peak of nearly 80 million in 2007.

That's because the newer stadiums are being built with less seats.  The less seats their seats are, the higher to cost based on demand... also the cheaper the cost for maintenance.  Veterans stadium, 3 Rivers, Candlestick, etc all were around 50k plus capacity... now, Citizen's Bank Park, PNC Park, and Oracle Park around at least 20% smaller.  So, if they peaked at 80M and they're around 68.5M, seems like the numbers are about the same, no?