America

Baseball was a sport that, in the beginning, represented all Amer

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Major League baseball is now bigger, faster, louder. Baseball represented the millions of little boys, whose afternoons consisted of playing ball in the local sandlot, constantly practicing in order to make it to the big leagues. When players would spend their summer traveling while playing ball, they now can be found living in extravagant houses, driving fancy cars, and only searching for their next opportunity at another multimillion-dollar contract. The history of free agency began more than twenty years ago with Kurt Flood, and now players can be found leaving winning teams in exchange for landing employment with a large market club, with colossal budgets. These individuals would come and watch the games during the evenings whenever time would allow them. People watched baseball religiously because they were caught up in the competition of two teams, the purest love of the sport. It was always greatly followed through newspapers, radios, and scoreboard watching. Gone are the days of pure competition and loyal fan base. With all these changes baseball is failing to remain America’s most beloved pastime. This plague of materialism can even be found in the stadiums. When the radio came into almost every home, people could still get the suspense of the game and only miss the diamond cut grass, along with the noise of the crowd,(were still unobtainable.

When the sport of baseball was on top people were generally less materialistic; now they can be found doing anything for money, much like players committed to strike for more pay. To intervene, many fields are becoming flashier, even some have outdoor pool, architects of the stadium had created a bigger is better attitude. Owners created a more competitive business tactic known as a “fan-friendly” strategy. (Hall 337) When attendance was down many fans remained at home on game day simply because of the hectic atmosphere of the ballpark.

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Approximate Word count = 1745
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)

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