Question for MLB Baseball Fans
Saturday, July 22, 2023 5:28 AM
For those who never cared for or don't watch baseball, this won't be relevant. I'm interested though in getting opinions from those who either were or still consider themselves baseball fans to some extent.
Are you still able to enjoy this game with all of the showboating antics of this new wave of young players? I mean, these guys are strutting around like peacocks and beating their chests after every home run (Kirk Gibson did it after winning a World Series game on a gimpy leg and even he showed more restraint than these guys). You've got relievers yelling like maniacs and beating their chests after striking guys out in the 7th inning.
Most of today's MLB stars (Tatis Jr., Acuna, Soto, Guerrero Jr.) seem singularly focused on hitting home runs. The way they carry on at the HR Derby every year seems to be really closely aligned with their in-game behavior to be honest.
I've been watching the game since the mid-to-late '80s, and I actually found the game mostly free of this kind of BS up to about 2010 (or, if it happened, players would self-police with beaning, etc. to bring things in line). But it's gotten really extreme in the last few years. The reason is obvious to me. Players like Bud Norris and Brian McCann tried to talk about this but were shouted down by liberal journalists at ESPN and other places.
For those who've watched/enjoyed baseball at any point in the past, what are your thoughts on the complete cultural erosion of America's national pastime?
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