Lack of attendance at MLB games?

[Midoriya]

At it's best, baseball is one of my favorite sports to watch and the lack of a time limit means the game's not over even if you're down like 5 runs in the 9th inning. But I'd be lying if I said baseball couldn't be really boring.

That isn't to say that football or basketball can't be boring, but a 9-inning game can be about 3 hours long and there's so much time in between pitches, it isn't at all surprising to me that people would be put off by it's slow pace.



Also the NFL just had its draft the other day, which is a fairly big event for the sport.



1. Aren't you kind of answering your own question here?

2. I feel like you're underestimating how miserable it would be to sit through a three hour game in cold conditions. Even if your intense passion for baseball is enough to fend off the weather, I don't think the average fan is thinking "YEAH I ****IN' LOVE BASEBALL" as their fingers freeze off. Besides, with 162 games in a season, why would you attend a game with awful weather when there are 161 other games you could look into?

4. It seems awfully silly to complain about people not giving baseball a chance only to turn around and dismiss another sport without giving it a try yourself. To use your own words, perhaps you'd enjoy it "When you actually know how the game is played and have a team you like".

5. Every team is bound to go on a streak at some point, more often than not it's just due to the random nature of baseball. The Marlins could win the next five games, but unless they actually show some sustained success it'll be difficult for fans to be invested when you know they'll probably be at the bottom of the division by the end of the season.

The point that it is three hours long is actually pretty much invalid, as a standard NBA, NHL, or NFL game are all pretty much three hours long as well, give or take 30 minutes.

Draft day still isn't that BIG of a deal compared to the games in MLB that were happening, that actually do help shape how each team is going to do for the rest of the season. Football doesn't start for what? At least five months now? Give it a rest.

1. Yes, I was to just clarify things.

2. That is true, although I will say I sat through six hours of freezing weather earlier this semester to report two of my university's Baseball games. There will be plenty of games though that are warmer, that fans should go to.

4. It is because I tried getting into it before, but my old roommate plus others burned me out from wanting to have anything to do with Overwatch or League. It just seems silly that people would rather watch tournaments for those things than ones they have in real life, ones that are always sponsored and are called the "playoffs".

5. End of the division or not, it is up to the true, real fans, not the "fairweather" ones, in order to keep rooting them on, in case they make a surprise recovery. I mean, I've always been a fan of the Texas Rangers, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop being one now that they are last in the division at the moment.

 

[Thunder]

The point that it is three hours long is actually pretty much invalid, as a standard NBA, NHL, or NFL game are all pretty much three hours long as well, give or take 30 minutes.

Draft day still isn't that BIG of a deal compared to the games in MLB that were happening, that actually do help shape how each team is going to do for the rest of the season. Football doesn't start for what? At least five months now? Give it a rest.

1. Yes, I was to just clarify things.

2. That is true, although I will say I sat through six hours of freezing weather earlier this semester to report two of my university's Baseball games. There will be plenty of games though that are warmer, that fans should go to.

4. It is because I tried getting into it before, but my old roommate plus others burned me out from wanting to have anything to do with Overwatch or League. It just seems silly that people would rather watch tournaments for those things than ones they have in real life, ones that are always sponsored and are called the "playoffs".

5. End of the division or not, it is up to the true, real fans, not the "fairweather" ones, in order to keep rooting them on, in case they make a surprise recovery. I mean, I've always been a fan of the Texas Rangers, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop being one now that they are last in the division at the moment.

Pretty sure NHL/NBA games are closer to two hours. While NFL games are around three hours I'd say the game benefits from a faster pace and a shorter season. It's certainly easier to watch a 3 hour game once a week across a 16 game season than it is for a 162 game season with games played on a near daily basis.

I'd argue that if there was ever an unimportant part of baseball it'd be the first month. While I do think a team like the Astros will stay at the top of their division or the Marlins will stay in the NL East basement, baseball is just too unpredictable to make any solid evaluations at this point in the season. For instance, in 2016 the White Sox ended the month of April at 17-8 and finished the season 78-84, the Indians went from 10-11 to 94-67, Pirates 15-9 to 78-83.

That aside, you're really underestimating how much of an affect the draft can have on teams, I doubt the 2012 Colts go from 2-14 to 11-5 without Andrew Luck.

4. Different strokes, I suppose. I doubt the people who like or dislike baseball are judging it based on whether real 100% humans are playing it, though.

5. I don't disagree, but if you're talking about popularity and low attendance you kind of have to factor in fairweather, bandwagon fans. Honestly though I wouldn't even blame the fans when the owner of your team basically gives away the 2017 NL MVP for a box of scraps, or if your owner didn't even try to improve your team in Pittsburgh's case.

 

[Midoriya]

Pretty sure NHL/NBA games are closer to two hours. While NFL games are around three hours I'd say the game benefits from a faster pace and a shorter season. It's certainly easier to watch a 3 hour game once a week across a 16 game season than it is for a 162 game season with games played on a near daily basis.

I'd argue that if there was ever an unimportant part of baseball it'd be the first month. While I do think a team like the Astros will stay at the top of their division or the Marlins will stay in the NL East basement, baseball is just too unpredictable to make any solid evaluations at this point in the season. For instance, in 2016 the White Sox ended the month of April at 17-8 and finished the season 78-84, the Indians went from 10-11 to 94-67, Pirates 15-9 to 78-83.

That aside, you're really underestimating how much of an affect the draft can have on teams, I doubt the 2012 Colts go from 2-14 to 11-5 without Andrew Luck.

4. Different strokes, I suppose. I doubt the people who like or dislike baseball are judging it based on whether real 100% humans are playing it, though.

5. I don't disagree, but if you're talking about popularity and low attendance you kind of have to factor in fairweather, bandwagon fans. Honestly though I wouldn't even blame the fans when the owner of your team basically gives away the 2017 NL MVP for a box of scraps, or if your owner didn't even try to improve your team in Pittsburgh's case.

Incorrect.

When you factor in the time it takes for periods and halftime, NHL and NBA games are closer to three hours. And if you are actually attending the game, then definitely three hours.

The first month is actually one of the most important months because it determines a lot how the team will play through the rest of the season. Now, you can obviously say teams rebound or teams fall, but it does give a CLEAR indicator of what each team is capable of.

Drafts have an impact on all teams. I don't doubt that. I just never really cared to watch something from a sport once the season is over, because the season is obviously over. I don't buy into the "fantasy" crap, nor do I care much about what players will be traded. However, this summer I may be doing more research on that across all four sports....

4. Different strokes indeed. Some of those people are called weebs, but I would identify myself as a "jeep". A weeb and a jock for playing Elsword and doing Mixed Martial Arts

5. It is not the fans' fault in our case, it is the lack of a great general manager. Jeff Banister is okay and Washington was alright, but other than that our coaching and our pitching have always sucked.

Though I would remind you and everyone that is judging us that we have a great chance to rebound and make it into the playoffs by the end of the year. Go ahead. Do the math. Just know that our starting pitching is the most shaky thing right now (though that can be fixed), but our offense is off the charts while still missing two important veterans, and our bullpen is pretty solid as well.

Don't ever underestimate yourself or the people around you. That only leads to them showing you up and you still standing there thinking about how you lost.

 

[Thunder]

Incorrect.

When you factor in the time it takes for periods and halftime, NHL and NBA games are closer to three hours. And if you are actually attending the game, then definitely three hours.

The first month is actually one of the most important months because it determines a lot how the team will play through the rest of the season. Now, you can obviously say teams rebound or teams fall, but it does give a CLEAR indicator of what each team is capable of.

Drafts have an impact on all teams. I don't doubt that. I just never really cared to watch something from a sport once the season is over, because the season is obviously over. I don't buy into the "fantasy" crap, nor do I care much about what players will be traded. However, this summer I may be doing more research on that across all four sports....

4. Different strokes indeed. Some of those people are called weebs, but I would identify myself as a "jeep". A weeb and a jock for playing Elsword and doing Mixed Martial Arts

5. It is not the fans' fault in our case, it is the lack of a great general manager. Jeff Banister is okay and Washington was alright, but other than that our coaching and our pitching have always sucked.

Though I would remind you and everyone that is judging us that we have a great chance to rebound and make it into the playoffs by the end of the year. Go ahead. Do the math. Just know that our starting pitching is the most shaky thing right now (though that can be fixed), but our offense is off the charts while still missing two important veterans, and our bullpen is pretty solid as well.

Don't ever underestimate yourself or the people around you. That only leads to them showing you up and you still standing there thinking about how you lost.

Most of what I've seen seems to dispute your claim, but assuming you are correct, there's no denying that baseball is probably the slowest of the four. Doesn't necessarily mean that's a bad thing, but it does mean it's a little less accessible for new watchers and casual fans.

4. That's cool, don't know where the P comes from, but that's cool.

5. Okay, don't remember saying anything about the Rangers, but okay.

 

[Midoriya]

Most of what I've seen seems to dispute your claim, but assuming you are correct, there's no denying that baseball is probably the slowest of the four. Doesn't necessarily mean that's a bad thing, but it does mean it's a little less accessible for new watchers and casual fans.

4. That's cool, don't know where the P comes from, but that's cool.

5. Okay, don't remember saying anything about the Rangers, but okay.

It is the slowest... but also the one with the most speed and power in its players.

Especially speed. I advise you to watch the rest of the Rangers vs. Indians series in order to truly understand how speed is becoming one of the reasons the game is evolving.

4. Lol

5. You mentioned our owner. When you aim an arrow at a higher target, you are thereby aiming it at everything under it... and the person at the top will not hesitate to defend either.

"Bows and arrows are a good way to strike from a distance, but not if a sword outright cuts them in half."

 

[Thunder]

It is the slowest... but also the one with the most speed and power in its players.

Especially speed. I advise you to watch the rest of the Rangers vs. Indians series in order to truly understand how speed is becoming one of the reasons the game is evolving.

4. Lol

5. You mentioned our owner. When you aim an arrow at a higher target, you are thereby aiming it at everything under it... and the person at the top will not hesitate to defend either.

"Bows and arrows are a good way to strike from a distance, but not if a sword outright cuts them in half."

Personally I'd say the sport involving players launching themselves at each other would be the sport with the most power but I guess it's a pretty subjective topic.

5. I was talkin' bout the pirates, dog.

 

[Midoriya]

Personally I'd say the sport involving players launching themselves at each other would be the sport with the most power but I guess it's a pretty subjective topic.

5. I was talkin' bout the pirates, dog.

Oh, alright. And the power in Baseball is amazing. The power to hit a ball off the bat up to almost 120 MPH, and to pitch a ball almost 110 MPH. Both of those would be deadly if done at a person I'm pretty sure.

Also, I'm not a "dog". Don't know if you were trying to say "doq" "or dog", but I am neither of those. I'm a lobster if anything. Lol

 

[Buttonsy]

That's pretty wild. I'm not a huge sports fan, but baseball has always seemed more intriguing to me than football, so I'm not sure why the US is so infatuated with the latter. Not to say no one should like football, I guess I just don't get why it seems to be the leading sport in that country.

 

[Midoriya]

That's pretty wild. I'm not a huge sports fan, but baseball has always seemed more intriguing to me than football, so I'm not sure why the US is so infatuated with the latter. Not to say no one should like football, I guess I just don't get why it seems to be the leading sport in that country.

Yeah, I'm not sure. Even more funny is that people have to call it "American Football," because just saying "Football" can be confused with Soccer, which is the true "Futbol".

It's most likely just a passing infatuation. With all the subjective problems it has caused, the MLB will probably gain some popularity over the NFL.