The State Of American Baseball
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🗓️ 6 June 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The minor leagues were the testing grounds for these new rules. But many teams are finding their own ways to make the game engaging for the community. Even ones not affiliated with the MLB are trying to make it worth it for a family spending a hot summer day in the stadium.
We talk about the state of the game and hear your thoughts on America's Pastime.
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| 0:00.0 | I believe in the Church of baseball. I've tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. |
| 0:15.0 | I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see there's no guilt in baseball and it's never born. |
| 0:22.0 | The one constant through all the years Ray has been baseball. America has ruled by like an army of steamrollers. |
| 0:30.0 | It's been erased like a blackboard rebuilt and erased again. This game is a part of our past Ray. |
| 0:40.0 | Man this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. It's just have fun. |
| 0:45.0 | It's called America's pastime. But is it still? |
| 0:49.0 | If anything baseball fight like my third sport I watch basketball and football more. |
| 0:54.0 | But as far as the baseball rules I'm still learning them. So maybe I'm learning the new ones as I go as well. |
| 0:59.0 | So I don't have any comparison to the older than you. I just like it. |
| 1:03.0 | That was Reggie. A baseball fan, one of our producers met at a Chicago White Sox game last weekend. |
| 1:09.0 | These days going to see a major league team is a commitment. Games including snacks and souvenirs are expensive and long. |
| 1:17.0 | Which may lead some fans to get restless. So major league baseball took action. |
| 1:22.0 | They introduced changes to the way the games played for the 2023 season. |
| 1:26.0 | But some of those changes struck up some controversy as MLB sought to address player safety and well make the game more exciting. |
| 1:33.0 | We heard from some of you who told us you prefer for the minor leagues anyway. |
| 1:37.0 | I've never been a baseball person but I very much support my local team, the Richmond flying squirrels. |
| 1:43.0 | Because of all of the great things I do for our community. |
| 1:46.0 | And the upper Midwest were fortunate to have the collegiate wood bats, north woods league, including our very own Madison Mallards. |
| 1:54.0 | But my team that I enjoy is actually a minor league team to Charlotte night. |
| 1:58.0 | They are just such an amazing group of people. |
| 2:01.0 | It's a fun time and small ballpark and it's great for kids. My league is the way to go. That's the great, great, great experience. |
| 2:09.0 | After the break, we hear from the Savannah bananas who've added their own twist to the sport and become a fan favorite. |
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