Comments on: Synchronicity http://b.rox.com/2008/05/09/synchronicity-2/ Life in the Flood Zone Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:45:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jon Konrath http://b.rox.com/2008/05/09/synchronicity-2/#comment-178436 Jon Konrath Tue, 13 May 2008 14:32:28 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=1544#comment-178436 It's also expensive to be a baseball fan. The biggest growing demographic of fan attending games has an income double that of the national average, and ballparks now price accordingly. And with no fixed clock or TV timeouts, MLB is more of a pain in the ass to televise. I wouldn't doubt if this news report was vaguely influenced by the idea that MLB could potentially add another round of expansion teams (someday.) New Orleans is usually on the short list, but there's always argument that a new baseball stadium would not be worth it if no African-American fan base would support it. (See also the opposition to the new Washington Nationals team and stadium.) I would bet that if there was another round of expansion, one of the teams would go to a Mexican city, because baseball is much more popular there, and the peso/dollar exchange would make it more economical. (Same was true for the two Canadian teams when the US dollar was stronger against the Canadian.) It’s also expensive to be a baseball fan. The biggest growing demographic of fan attending games has an income double that of the national average, and ballparks now price accordingly. And with no fixed clock or TV timeouts, MLB is more of a pain in the ass to televise.

I wouldn’t doubt if this news report was vaguely influenced by the idea that MLB could potentially add another round of expansion teams (someday.) New Orleans is usually on the short list, but there’s always argument that a new baseball stadium would not be worth it if no African-American fan base would support it. (See also the opposition to the new Washington Nationals team and stadium.)

I would bet that if there was another round of expansion, one of the teams would go to a Mexican city, because baseball is much more popular there, and the peso/dollar exchange would make it more economical. (Same was true for the two Canadian teams when the US dollar was stronger against the Canadian.)

]]> By: Garvey http://b.rox.com/2008/05/09/synchronicity-2/#comment-177742 Garvey Sun, 11 May 2008 03:25:57 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=1544#comment-177742 It's economics. Also, baseball is sort of hardware intensive compared to hoops, and you need a lot of people to play. To play basketball, you really only need two people and one hoop. Baseball has no equivalent to that (playing catch hardly counts). It’s economics. Also, baseball is sort of hardware intensive compared to hoops, and you need a lot of people to play. To play basketball, you really only need two people and one hoop. Baseball has no equivalent to that (playing catch hardly counts).

]]> By: Lee http://b.rox.com/2008/05/09/synchronicity-2/#comment-177624 Lee Sat, 10 May 2008 15:49:57 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=1544#comment-177624 "the crazy white lady routine" is what makes XY, XY. From a fan's perspective, that's why I love her B....... “the crazy white lady routine” is what makes XY, XY.

From a fan’s perspective, that’s why I love her B…….

]]> By: mominem http://b.rox.com/2008/05/09/synchronicity-2/#comment-177513 mominem Sat, 10 May 2008 03:29:32 +0000 http://b.rox.com/?p=1544#comment-177513 Perhaps the reason is the migration of African-Americans from rural America to urban America. One cannot help but notice the prevalence of African-Americans in basketball, a predominantly urban sport. Perhaps the reason is the migration of African-Americans from rural America to urban America. One cannot help but notice the prevalence of African-Americans in basketball, a predominantly urban sport.

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