ChileMass
Active member
So what do you think of the big flap over steroids in Major League Baseball? Personally, even though I think he's a fink for blowing the whistle on his former teammates, I believe Jose Canseco when he says many (most?) players are "on the juice". I've been a HUGE baseball fan since I was a kid, and you can't tell me that modern players aren't on something based on the physiques these guys all seem to have. When average players (e.g., Brady Anderson, Brett Boone, Rich Aurilia, etc etc) suddenly start hitting 45-50 homers a year, they're not just pumping iron to get to that point.
My concern is that MLB has marketed itself so badly for the past several years in pushing these home run hitting steroid freaks that when all of a sudden baseball goes back to being about singles, pitching and defense, will people stop watching? Baseball's core fans are getting older every year, and MLB is losing fans to soccer, NFL, NBA, XBox, whatever. Kids like to see homers, and they're now used to seeing their "heroes" hit 60+ per year. I'm glad baseball is finally cleaning up its act, but they have to market their product better than they have recently.
I truly love baseball, but last summer I tried to organize some kids in my neighborhood to have a pick-up game and they just stood around and looked at me. Only a couple even knew the rules of the game. I hope major league baseball can survive its own stupidity.....
Thoughts?
My concern is that MLB has marketed itself so badly for the past several years in pushing these home run hitting steroid freaks that when all of a sudden baseball goes back to being about singles, pitching and defense, will people stop watching? Baseball's core fans are getting older every year, and MLB is losing fans to soccer, NFL, NBA, XBox, whatever. Kids like to see homers, and they're now used to seeing their "heroes" hit 60+ per year. I'm glad baseball is finally cleaning up its act, but they have to market their product better than they have recently.
I truly love baseball, but last summer I tried to organize some kids in my neighborhood to have a pick-up game and they just stood around and looked at me. Only a couple even knew the rules of the game. I hope major league baseball can survive its own stupidity.....
Thoughts?
