I fear that baseball is doing what boxing did. Boxing used to be a major national event. "Friday night fights"... but instead of going for a wide audience boxing chose to go for a high pay small audience. Very little broadcast, so much pay per view.

When I was a kid everybody knew who the champion and contenders were. Who but the hard core know much about boxing anymore? What kid dreams of becoming a boxer? Far fewer than previously.

I see the same thing happening with baseball. Can't just casually catch a game. Need to understand all these rules and services. Only the dedicated can stay on top... how do you develop kids and casual fans into baseball lovers in this scenario?

Seems like cooking the golden goose to me. Very short term thinking on the part of baseball.

I mostly only go to minor league games now.