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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Atlanta and Florida come to mind. And Florida is in a baseball hot bed in this country. FSU, Florida and Miami tend to be the top college teams in the country with their home grown talent.
You can bet on just about any sport too. So it has to be more than just betting if you ask me. Maybe people do not see action in baseball. I know it is hard for me to watch an entire baseball game from start to finish and I umpire games.
Peace
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Boy you are all over the place.
Florida has never been a hotbed for MLB.
FSU and Miami are struggling in college football, and have been for several years.
Florida, is the defending National Champion, but has won only 2 in its history.
The only reliable "hotbed" in Florida is the NFL.
The NFL makes sure that the competition is keen by giving successful teams tougher schedules the next year, and easier ones for the struggling teams. The draft gives the worst team first dibs on the best college player and revenue sharing insures that small market teams get an infusion of cash to bid for the more costly players.
And, yes, gambling sparks more interest in the games. The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event in America and, by far, has the most money bet of any sporting event.
Baseball can use its postseason to showcase what is still a great game.
But putting it on the air with rain coming down and fans shivering under parkas and slickers up against the NFL when it could have easily waited for a better night is silly.