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PostPosted: Sat 18:48, 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Baseball Is It Still Our National Pastime-spun3

Baseball Could it be Still Our National Pastime
Baseball is known as America's pastime, but the steady decline in major league baseball postseason ratings suggested that baseball is likely to be decreasing as our beloved sport. For several years, baseball is sports fans could talk about. In the 1920's baseball was enormous, fans would battle their distance to the ballpark. Our nation has changed a great deal since then and because the years progressed, so did the overall game of baseball.
In the 1970's attendance have been growing as well as in 1994, prior to the strike, baseball was at a record high for attendance. One of many causes of the surge was the offensive explosion. Players were hitting home runs constantly and fans embraced it. Despite the strike was over in 1995, fans still kept a close eye on the overall game. Although, the strike did strum up lots of controversy between the fans and the game. However, anticipation for that 1995 season grew and ballparks filled up.
In 1998, baseball had one of it's best years ever. The year Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa bashed their distance to a brief history books. Roger Maris's record of 61 home runs in a single season was vulnerable to being broken. Not just by one player,[url=http://parajumpersoutletjackets.webmium.com/][b]parajumpers jackets[/b][/url], but actually two within the same year. Both players hit their distance to the record books by breaking Maris's record, it was an amazing home run race. Towards the end of the year McGwire had hit 70 home runs and Sosa close behind him with 66.
In the early 1990's steroids began to create a big splash hanging around of baseball. Most of the allegations did not draw much interest in the beginning. Many columnists wrote about how players were bulking up so suddenly, but the evidence wasn't significant enough yet. Although, evidence was staring us right in the face, we ignored it and embraced the historic homer race.
McGwire's new home run record wouldn't are a symbol of long. Actually in 2001, Barry Bonds broke the only season record with 73 home runs. Bonds was amazing that year, simply crushing everything he hit. Not to mention, he also set the walks record that year with 177. In the early 90's until the Mitchell report surfaced in 2003 and steroids was a huge scandal in Major league baseball. Basically, steroids tainted the game of baseball and the game was just never the same.
To conclude, I regret to express that baseball our national pastime is long gone. Thanks to steroids, baseball attendance ratings have plummeted dramatically. However, sports fans have adapted and chosen a new pastime. We'd little else to do that brought people together such large numbers. Baseball is really a monopoly. It's illegal but congress passed the exemption decades ago to protect their interests in the sport and also the money they received from this.
People don't go as frequently because you can see it at home, sitting on your comfy couch, cold beer at hand, good eats that cost 20% of what ball park food costs. And you do not have to deal with traffic, parking, walking, and also the hot sun.
Why in the world would anyone visit a baseball game under such conditions unless they'd a chauffeur along with a box seat?
Playing the overall game is a lot diverse from as being a spectator. Just like in many sports. The athlete is there for the money first and the game second.
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Thanks, Robert
Great aricle! Becoming an adult in the 70 and the 80s I'd always imagined being a third basemen for the Reds. I'd have played for nothing simply to get to the Majors. Now it is all just about money. I have not seen a Major League game for around 4 years. My grandchildren enjoy playing the overall game and that i will still support all of them the way if that's their passion,[url=http://parajumpersoutletjackets.webmium.com/][b]parajumpers outlet jackets[/b][/url].
Nothing like going out to the ol' ball game. I'm likely to take a look at some Spring Training games this season within the cactus league, awesome stuff. I actually do like many sports, baseball is definitely not probably the most exciting sport on television,[url=http://kevindurantnerfshoesreleasedate.blogspot.com/][b]jordans shoes for sale[/b][/url], but there's something which can be said about seeing a live baseball game.
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Although the game has changed a great deal, It's still my personal favorite sport. Spring Training is the best part for me b/c its cheap to visit the games and the weather conditions are usually very good. Not to hot, it's difficult to enjoy the game sometimes when your bakin' in the sun!
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