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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I bet without looking, ... the casual fan could not name 5 players on each WS team. This has more to do with the public have moved on to watch and focus on other things.
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I think it has to do with the fact that there's more teams. In 1939 (the first year baseball was on television), there were 16 teams in two leagues. Now, we've got 30 teams in 6 divisions. Add the fact that players move from team-to-team now -- in the past, players -- especially marquee players -- stayed with the same team. "The Curse of the Bambino" would be 5th page news in the Sports section.
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Originally Posted by PeteBooth
Today in baseball it's quite common. The player that you "hated" is now a member of YOUR team.
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It's the same in every sport. How many Vikings fans hated Favre when he "retired," then signed with the Jets? How many of them instantly turned to fans when the Vikings signed him? How about Lebron James? Do you honestly think Heats fan liked him before he signed with them?
It's not fair to use this argument, as it happens in EVERY sport in America. Yes, I agree that baseball has taken a sharp downturn, but not for that reason.