One other thing about baseball, and why it's slipping in popularity:

 

People don't have time for it.

 

It's called America's pastime, not America's sport for a reason.  I didn't grow up in the culture, but I've been to a couple games.  It seems like a relaxing way to waste a few hours.  In your completely disordered life, here's a park, with a perfectly groomed field, where you can go and forget your cares for a while.

 

Too bad your job, school, family, and second job won't let you go.  When the middle class started to disappear, so did interest in baseball.

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