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Originally Posted by jockischp
Is the game really struggling enough to warrant changes though? Seems to me the teams are bringing in extremely large tv deals and have plenty of money to pay salaries and make a profit.
I would be more in favor of going to 154 games before changing how the game is played.
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No, the game is thriving financially... but it costs you an arm and a leg to go to a game... ticket prices are way too high... same thing for concessions... games are too long... and actually kind of boring to me in general... not enough contact hitters... too many strikeouts... and down the road MLB needs to create interest in future fans, who will want a more action-packed game... baseball is dull to many young people... they prefer the NFL and NBA.
Many analysts say the game is turning into "Home Run, Walk, or K game"... many are frustrated with using so many pitchers in the game and batters taking so many pitches... saying the game doesn't have enough action and is too slow-moving and boring... pretty soon we're gonna be going to the bullpen in the 4th or 5th inning and teams will have to carry 15 pitchers on the rosters.
I don't think I will ever go to another MLB game... my wife and I spend $100 per game just for the tickets in recent years... and that's for poor seats... good seats behind dugouts cost $100 or more... from where we sit, the players look like little fleas running around on the field... I stop getting concessions five years ago... my wife still has to have a hot dog, coke and a candy at each game... this costs $20.
Thank goodness, we have finished our tour of all the MLB ballparks... we saw about 35 of them over the past 15 years.
Don't think we will go to any MLB parks in the future... we will stick strictly to minor league games, where you never get a bad seat.
I still think speeding up the game would rejuvenate MLB for most of the fans... hope it happens.