danr
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Post by danr on Jul 24, 2018 16:39:35 GMT -5
Baseballs issue is the younger fans, they prefer Basketball and Football. So seniors playing baseball means nothing when talking about the decline of the sport. The shift in my lifetime has been huge and I'm not even that old. Take a look at the crowds at the Sox games, or the Cubs, or the Dodgers, or the Yankees. The crowds are full of young people. While MLB's TV ratings are going up, the NFL's declined. When it comes to playing a sport, baseball still offers more opportunities to more types of young people than any other. You don't have to weigh 350 lbs. or be 6-10. You don't even have to run fast. It does require a wider range of skills but it can be played at a wide range of levels from the back yard to Fenway. It is the greatest sport ever invented and will continue to be so until one is invented that hasn't been invented yet!
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Jul 24, 2018 16:40:58 GMT -5
For me its Baseball and Animal Planet during the week once I get back home. My job is intense enough so that I need to unwind when I get home at 9 or 10.
Boston also does not have the same issue with younger fans that other cities do. It is cool to be a Red Sox fan in Boston but it is probably not trendy to be a Padres fan. Some parts of the country like the South are also just obsessed with football. Personally I think its a bit annoying when the media tries to shove football down our throats in August when they're just doing pre-season.
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Jul 24, 2018 16:48:09 GMT -5
It literally says it declined 6% from last year! Nevermind its not saying what you think it is. Baseball is played during the Summer, when there is literally nothing on TV. Almost all of peoples favorite shows run fall through the spring. So yea no good TV shows, no Basketball or Football to compete with it's number one.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 24, 2018 18:20:06 GMT -5
Give me a shot of JD !!!
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Post by wildsox on Jul 24, 2018 18:20:30 GMT -5
JD Mart gets it started. Now let's see what Pomeranz has got
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 24, 2018 18:21:19 GMT -5
It is really about Pomeranz tonight. Lot to hope for. Hope he can show some stuff
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Post by Legion of Bloom on Jul 24, 2018 18:23:19 GMT -5
FB hitting 87 mph, ouch. Curve looks nasty though.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 24, 2018 18:24:26 GMT -5
when you see the O's players numbers, you really get an idea of how atrocious they have been
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Post by wildsox on Jul 24, 2018 18:27:43 GMT -5
I gotta say Swihart looks good back there blocking balls
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Jul 24, 2018 18:34:33 GMT -5
FB hitting 87 mph, ouch. Curve looks nasty though. Yeah, not great when it comes to the fastball.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 24, 2018 18:38:18 GMT -5
Question for those that are more knowledgeable. Do they do an MRI on a groin strain ?
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 24, 2018 18:42:30 GMT -5
Fastball command is terrible.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 24, 2018 18:45:16 GMT -5
Couldn't catch up to that 89 MPH fastball.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 24, 2018 18:45:20 GMT -5
FB hitting 87 mph, ouch. Curve looks nasty though. Yeah, not great when it comes to the fastball. But look at how much better he looks with a nasty curve.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 24, 2018 18:46:00 GMT -5
Sox starters came into the game with 25 consec scoreless innings.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 24, 2018 19:04:16 GMT -5
Sox starters came into the game with 25 consec scoreless innings. 27 1/3
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Jul 24, 2018 19:05:27 GMT -5
Sox starters came into the game with 25 consec scoreless innings. 27 1/3 Good Jinx!!!!
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Post by kevfc89 on Jul 24, 2018 19:10:11 GMT -5
idk, to my eye Pom still looks pretty similar to how he's look all year (which isn't very good)
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 24, 2018 19:10:22 GMT -5
Sox starters came into the game with 25 consec scoreless innings. I had to remove the like. Sorry bro !!
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wcp3
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Post by wcp3 on Jul 24, 2018 19:16:59 GMT -5
Pomeranz is a jinx personified.
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Post by rjp313jr on Jul 24, 2018 19:18:04 GMT -5
Breaking News: Pomeranz still sucks
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 24, 2018 19:18:53 GMT -5
My bad. Just quoting Mike Boddicker.
Ramirez slider is nasty and the Yankees are winning.
O's announcers also mentioned that a Yankee prospect was a last minute scratch in the minors.
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Post by kevfc89 on Jul 24, 2018 19:26:11 GMT -5
Yanks are soon going to get Britton...seems like Tate and other prospects headed to the O's
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 24, 2018 19:29:50 GMT -5
Swihart !!!!
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Jul 24, 2018 19:31:47 GMT -5
Mookie says Eff U !!
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