unctarheel wrote:We may be a dying breed. MLB has a serious problem with an aging fanbase and appears to have no idea how to market the sport to a younger audience. I do not believe, for example, that it was a wise decision to change the extra-inning rules in the playoffs thus permitting an 18-inning snooze fest to unfold between the Astros and Mariners. Next season's rules changes should help some, but I am not sure they go far enough.
Strat should be worried that we are (literally) a dying breed. I know of at least 3 veteran Start managers who have died off in the last couple of years. My impression is that the game's fan base is a bunch of older white guys who are professionals, nerds, or stat geeks, and not enthused about the instant gratification of the modern virtual world. That is not likely a group of folks that will be growing in today's environment!