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Originally Posted by uruguru
One of the strengths of baseball was always its adherence to tradition. Mike Schmidt, Hank Aaron, Joe Dimaggio, and Babe Ruth all played the same game as Honus Wagner.
Owners have lost sight of that and have untethered themselves from the game's historical roots, so it's no wonder that a lot of older fans no longer find the current game appealing.
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MLB doesn't need older fans. If it continues to cater to our demographic (I am just going to assume middle-aged, working, wife/husband and kids like myself), MLB will further move out of the national consciousness.
I grew up playing ball all day everyday. That's just not real life for today's kids. I don't envy them. The information they have their finger tips is scary and their need to navigate social media as part of an already awkward social time, is incredible.