Is Baseball slowly dying?
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cove said:Rockadelic said:Here's one to think about....
Japanese league baseball draws more fans per game than both the NBA and NHL
I'm thinking about venue sizes.
I'll help you out....
The average arena capacity in the NBA is 20K....the average attendance is 17K.
The average attendance in the Nippon Baseball league is 25K
Obviously building larger NBA arenas will not increase attendance in a league that has an average unused capacity of 3K per game as it is.
Japanese league baseball draws more fans per game than both the NBA and NHL
I'm thinking about venue sizes.
I'll help you out....
The average arena capacity in the NBA is 20K....the average attendance is 17K.
The average attendance in the Nippon Baseball league is 25K
Obviously building larger NBA arenas will not increase attendance in a league that has an average unused capacity of 3K per game as it is.
Rockadelic said:cove said:Rockadelic said:Here's one to think about....
Japanese league baseball draws more fans per game than both the NBA and NHL
I'm thinking about venue sizes.
I'll help you out....
The average arena capacity in the NBA is 20K....the average attendance is 17K.
The average attendance in the Nippon Baseball league is 25K
Obviously building larger NBA arenas will not increase attendance in a league that has an average unused capacity of 3K per game as it is.
ort term
That doesn't follow logically at all. You'd have to look at the teams that are selling all or almost all of their seats for an average game. Increase the size of those venues and you could, at least in the short term, increase average league attendance.
Japanese league baseball draws more fans per game than both the NBA and NHL
I'm thinking about venue sizes.
I'll help you out....
The average arena capacity in the NBA is 20K....the average attendance is 17K.
The average attendance in the Nippon Baseball league is 25K
Obviously building larger NBA arenas will not increase attendance in a league that has an average unused capacity of 3K per game as it is.
ort term
That doesn't follow logically at all. You'd have to look at the teams that are selling all or almost all of their seats for an average game. Increase the size of those venues and you could, at least in the short term, increase average league attendance.
vintageinfants said:honestly..... fuck ayebody who thinks baseball isn't awesome.
Right in the ear. This Royals team is a blast to watch.
Right in the ear. This Royals team is a blast to watch.
LaserWolf said:I'm a Royals fan.
It can be good because with the Royals, and with BB in general, there is always a chance of your team coming back.
Much more so than in Football (both pointy and round) or even basketball.
Watched them tie it up and then overtake SF last night.....lets hope they can keep momentum going into SF.
In a seven game series teams can make comebacks in Basketball.
Football is a one off.
It can be good because with the Royals, and with BB in general, there is always a chance of your team coming back.
Much more so than in Football (both pointy and round) or even basketball.
Watched them tie it up and then overtake SF last night.....lets hope they can keep momentum going into SF.
In a seven game series teams can make comebacks in Basketball.
Football is a one off.
NYTimes article about baseball's popularity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/sports/baseball/world-series-2014-baseball-is-no-longer-center-of-attention-in-new-landscape.html
In some ways, baseball has never been stronger. The game has been free of labor strife for almost 20 years. Teams across the country are playing in new, taxpayer-subsidized stadiums. Attendance is robust, helped by the recent addition of two new wild-card teams to the postseason, which has kept more teams alive deeper into the fall.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/sports/baseball/world-series-2014-baseball-is-no-longer-center-of-attention-in-new-landscape.html
In some ways, baseball has never been stronger. The game has been free of labor strife for almost 20 years. Teams across the country are playing in new, taxpayer-subsidized stadiums. Attendance is robust, helped by the recent addition of two new wild-card teams to the postseason, which has kept more teams alive deeper into the fall.
LaserWolf said:NYTimes article about baseball's popularity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/sports/baseball/world-series-2014-baseball-is-no-longer-center-of-attention-in-new-landscape.html
In some ways, baseball has never been stronger. The game has been free of labor strife for almost 20 years. Teams across the country are playing in new, taxpayer-subsidized stadiums. Attendance is robust, helped by the recent addition of two new wild-card teams to the postseason, which has kept more teams alive deeper into the fall.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/sports/baseball/world-series-2014-baseball-is-no-longer-center-of-attention-in-new-landscape.html
In some ways, baseball has never been stronger. The game has been free of labor strife for almost 20 years. Teams across the country are playing in new, taxpayer-subsidized stadiums. Attendance is robust, helped by the recent addition of two new wild-card teams to the postseason, which has kept more teams alive deeper into the fall.
Prediction - kids will be sitting around at baseball games asking "What the fuck is hip-hop?," long before baseball gives a shit about an aging audience.
PatrickCrazy said:http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-children-are-abandoning-beisbol-1433851202
I'm always amazed how often every "American" sport seems to be always pitted against Soccer in these articles about losing popularity. Fair enough to talk about soccer getting popular --- as big name European soccer teams gain exposure in N. America since the rise of cable/internet (among other reasons), it's no surprise it gains more interest to some kids.
But there seems to be a constant need to treat Soccer as the boogie-man sport in America --- where once your child chooses that sport above Baseball/Football/Basketball, they will undoubtedly become socialist francophiles that will desert America to join ISIS.
okay---maybe a little hyperbole, but can't a kid like baseball [em]and[/em] soccer?
I'm always amazed how often every "American" sport seems to be always pitted against Soccer in these articles about losing popularity. Fair enough to talk about soccer getting popular --- as big name European soccer teams gain exposure in N. America since the rise of cable/internet (among other reasons), it's no surprise it gains more interest to some kids.
But there seems to be a constant need to treat Soccer as the boogie-man sport in America --- where once your child chooses that sport above Baseball/Football/Basketball, they will undoubtedly become socialist francophiles that will desert America to join ISIS.
okay---maybe a little hyperbole, but can't a kid like baseball [em]and[/em] soccer?
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