02-27-2019, 02:07 PM
All of this tinkering is kind of stupid. MLB constantly highlighting what is wrong with their product is the most idiotic thing they could do with their brand, but they do it constantly.
How about they do something to shorten the time it takes to get a replay call completed? That might help some. But honestly none of this stuff around the perimeter of the game is going to suddenly get all the young'ns watching the game again.
I can only say this from my own experience which is a fraction or a fraction of a fraction of the entire country, but Little League has absolutely exploded in popularity around me. I imagine it coincided with the Cubs being more competitive for a longer time than ever before, but I've talked with several people who run leagues around me and there are more kids playing baseball around me than there has in decades. Part of the problem with MLB is that it's hyper-regional. MLB stars aren't popular the way NBA stars are popular. MLB's marketing is generally pretty bad, IMO.
How about they do something to shorten the time it takes to get a replay call completed? That might help some. But honestly none of this stuff around the perimeter of the game is going to suddenly get all the young'ns watching the game again.
I can only say this from my own experience which is a fraction or a fraction of a fraction of the entire country, but Little League has absolutely exploded in popularity around me. I imagine it coincided with the Cubs being more competitive for a longer time than ever before, but I've talked with several people who run leagues around me and there are more kids playing baseball around me than there has in decades. Part of the problem with MLB is that it's hyper-regional. MLB stars aren't popular the way NBA stars are popular. MLB's marketing is generally pretty bad, IMO.