Sports Notes - Baseball is Dead

As a result of the Dodgers being swept out of the play-offs AGAIN I have to write a few besbol thoughts. I can't believe that this wonderful sport is dying (if it's not dead already). Oh, I know, you're going to say that millions of people attend each season and they sell a billion caps every year. But watch the sport for awhile. Americans don't play bb much anymore. The steroids problem, the lack of homegrown talent.

I am convinced that the best talent goes to the NBA or the NFL. Baseball is just too slow for most people in this MTV age.

But don't misunderstand. I am not asking you to change it or speed it up or glitz it up. It is a beautiful sport. To be a fan you just have to appreciate the fine points of the game. It is slow, chess-like, punctuated with exposions of action and conflict.

Sorry to see it go.