Baseball: A Change In America's Pastime

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     Baseball bats aren’t the only things that are changing; in fact it is the aluminum bats that are changing the game. If you asked players who only played with wooden bats, like the legendary Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, or even Willie Keeler they would all say that these aluminum bats are taking away from the real game of baseball. These Hall of Fame players aren’t the only ones thinking that it takes away from the game, Bill Thurston, Amherst College’s baseball coach said “All you have to do is talk to pro scout,…They think the college game is ridiculous” (Hruby 42). They think that it is ridiculous because the bats that collegiate players use are helping turn baseball scores into football like scores. A perfect example of this is the 1998 season “During the

Baseball has been played by millions of people all over the world. The sport has been a staple of entertainment on radio and tv for many years. And just in the last few decades there has been a huge spike in arm injuries, and a lot of them have been in younger players. "Year-round baseball is number one,"is what Dr. Andrews said about Tommy John surgery(Snyder). What year round baseball means is that players play baseball in the fall and winter months, this never happened in years before. Also kids are now being allowed times for their arms to rest and heal. Year round baseball should definitely be regulated one reason is the increasing amount of arm injuries in younger kids, Also the kids may burn out mentally and not want to play the sport anymore, they may just one day say they do not want to

This business partnership did not only change Baseball, it change America as well. As human, we are frightened by change. If America

Is baseball America's pastime? For the major leaguers maybe, but for college athletes it seems more like a new age video game. The introduction of high dollared aluminum bats produce football like scores, higher statistics, and a percentage of danger to each and every player on the field. The NCAA has changed the regulations of the bats so far and should look further into to making another change to wooden bats.

The sports of the generation has shifted. Baseball, America’s grand sport was introduced to America in the 1860s bring us the joy of the game during a time of civil unrest. This small game hearted Americans as the best sport in the nation. Things are different; the game of baseball have been hit with some serious questions about plaguing the game today. The most sensation that burst onto the scene, which the glory days don’t last forever. The obvious thing is that baseball is not America’s national pastime anymore for numerous of reasons. The baseball season is too long, the games are slow and boring to watch, and the steroid era is taking over the

What it comes down to is the difference between the need to do something and the option to do something. None other than Bill James, a widely known baseball writer, noted that the perceived “strategy” is actually very “trite, predictable, and actually nonstrategic.” Instead of manager's deciding on what substitution, or lack thereof, can give their team an advantage, they are forced with situations in which they must bunt, must pinch hit, and must double switch. As James notes, "the American League game allows a true option, and thus true strategy." This means that whatever AL managers decide to do when it comes to offensive batting substitutions, they do so to benefit their team, not because they are forced to do so (Meehan, 2013). These substitutions, including the commonly used “double switch” - where a pinch-hitter is substituted for the pitcher and the next inning is substituted again for a relief pitcher, take up time in the game. It is significantly a problem in the MLB where the longevity and the slow pace of the game has caused many fans to get bored sitting through a full nine innings. Especially with the addition of instant replay, the game continues to get longer and it has become a challenge for many fans to watch an entire game. Brian Costa, sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal, wrote an article about the reasons for the length and slow pace of the game. He mentions that it has become normal for fans to complain about hitters stepping out of the batter's box, pitchers pacing around the mound and pitching changes. Red Sox Chief Operating Officer Sam Kennedy even states that this problem is one of the most critical issues facing baseball as we move forward into the next three, five, seven years (Costa, 2014). Joe Sheehan also wrote an article about the increasing

The MLB should make games shorter by making a rule where managers can make pitching changes only 2 times an inning. Major league baseball is losing fans because the game has way too many breaks if baseball was non stop action like soccer or tennis the league would keep more fans. In 2015 the average major league baseball game was 2 hours 56 minutes

America is losing its history. Soon there will be no baseball and no fields and players. There is a debate over this topic because people think baseball has lost its cool and people want to show how it has. This debate has been going on for a long time, people are always trying to argue over it. People usually argue over it when they go to parties for example, people were saying that baseball isn't that cool and the other person saying it was when watching a World Series baseball game.

In the bleacher report article “top 10 reasons why baseball is the best sport” “While other sports bash you over the head with time restraints where the quarters or periods stick to 15-minute intervals, baseball is relaxed and carefree. Baseball decides when it wants to end”. I love that baseball is not time because when u go to basketball, football, and hockey they are all timed have half times but no baseball is a straight 9 innings an they can even go extras but the average baseball game is about three hours. That is the other reason why baseball is indeed the best sport around

The main point in this article is the player’s adjusting commenting on how they like the new pace of play rule. The players start to test out the new rules in spring training, where the clock is the main point in this rule. The most important part in this article is testing and seeing if it is effecting the time and pace of baseball. The circumstance that prompted this article is mostly the pace of time, new rule’s being tested in spring training also trying to make the game faster. The purpose of this article is inform the readers that new rules are being added and tested in spring so the game gets to be different and exciting. The audience that the author is trying to target is sports fan that want to see the game of pace go faster and be more exciting with the new rules being added. "Our games have been quicker but without changing the rhythm. It's really just a matter of getting guys on the field and getting

Baseball was meant to be a sport for people to play and to have fun while doing it. It was like that for a while until drugs such as steroids started becoming more accessible.

The game of Baseball is 12 innings long, one team hits and the other team pitches, it is none contact sport where most of the time there is no action happening, unlike other sports where crowds are interacting with what is happening on the field most of the spectators in a baseball field sit and eat food. Also watching it on television takes long hours of sitting in front of the television with most of the time players commercials are played because of lack of action.

Since its grand entry in the 19th century, baseball has evolved to be one of the most popular sport nationally and to be known as America’s national pastime. This multibillion dollar industry attracts millions of fans worldwide throughout different regions. The origin of baseball is believed to have evolved from a ball-and-bat game called Seker-Hemant played by ancient Egyptians dating as far back as 2,500 BCE. Fast-forwarding time, modern day baseball began with the formation of the Cincinnati Red Socks in 1869 following with the establishment of the National League in 1876 and later the American Association in 1901. It wasn’t until 1903 the Major League Baseball (MLB) was born. Baseball was seen as a recreational activity that differentiated between cities due to different versions and rules of the game, baseball did not strike its popularity until the Civil war, documentation shows high interest in this particular sport during this time period.

Baseball currently has an issue, it’s the lack of good umpires and lack of good calls being made. Just look at the picture on the title page. The problem is the umpires lose their touch after a while and they start to make bad calls so, the umpires should have to go every 6 months to take a test to keep them sharp. Baseball is not going away any time soon, so this needs to be fixed.