Why More People Go To MLB Games Than Any Other Sport

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[@NateOBrien]

Baseball tickets are affordable. That's why we like them. An NFL ticket costs a week salary for most people

[@bowlchamps37]

Pretty bad comparison because an NFL game (even if it´s just as long) has a lot more value. Unless you go to a rival game, there are a lot of MLB games which do not really matter. And the average NFL ticket price last season was $110. Not sure if this is the money you earn a week. Also in MLB, only 66% of the seats are sold, compared to 96,95 and 94% for NFL, NHL and NBA. So ticket prices are certainly not the reason.

[@allenderobles8639]

Nfl 16 games now 17 games = mlb 162 games

[@GABESTA535]

@Jackson Hamm MLB is also the only sport that is played in the summer and people go to them just to be outside and drink beer.

[@aaronclay4665]

@@jacksonhamm872 because thats his point........you not there FOR HE GAME.....your there just to waste time and fuck off (which you can do at home). normal nfl tickes dor me is 60-120 bucks thats not a weeks salary, and going to game you have to pay for parkeing too so who cares if its cheap.... going to a game with no weight behind it is pointless...tickets are cheap because if they didnt sell them so cheap no one woudl go.... EVERYONE wants to go to nfl nba nhl games.....its why they are more expensive. do we really need to explained "supply and demand" every fucking time it comes up? this video is proof enough that THEY ARE NOT THAT FOR THE GAME...........

[@Chezzplayzz]

@@bowlchamps37 probably 110$ average but with Ticketmaster, the fees will make that 200$ a ticket, and most people don't go by themselves. So they might be spending 400$ plus, which is most likely a week pay for low income people who would enjoy going to an NFL game with there kid. but you are right, its not the main reason why

[@thecaveman3503]

I just love how he can always come up with topics for a sport that doesn't exist

[@zachludwig5544]

😂

[@JeffUr7]

😂

[@Yellowshyguy69]

😂

[@TrueCubsFan]

😂

[@Duke_Scanlan]

😂

[@kaczynski5660]

Baseball has a history and culture that surrounds a family or solo outing to a baseball game for a good time, food, and an All-American experience. Most other sports have a culture that surrounds watching the game from home, like how families always have the football game on at home during a holiday or when dad is slumped on the couch watching the hockey game. Stadium culture derives entirely from baseball because it was truly one of the first sports in the United States that had people rallying in the thousands to watch the game be played.

[@jefeseason4990]

Nothing is all American about baseball none of the best players are from America… it’s just a sport that whites like.

[@iamrobot396]

False it all depends on number of accessible stadiums and affordable tickets. Culture of watching from home cus shits too expensive

[@kaczynski5660]

@@iamrobot396 🤓☝️

[@yannick245]

I'm from Germany and I'd absolutely love to go to a $10 game, with $1 hot dogs and cheap "beer". But you can't smoke right? What a blast!

[@yannick245]

Man! This sounds so awesome!

[@royshavrick]

Recently went to Baltimore, I literally don't follow baseball whatsoever, went to an Orioles game with my siblings, and the whole experience was so incredibly seamless. You get your ticket, you walk around, get some food, sit, and watch the game. And you've had a solid experience even if the baseball isn't the most riveting thing in the world. It's relaxing.

[@nickgamble280]

Great choice

[@johnomalley7211]

Smoke a doobie before I bet you’ll fall asleep🤣

[@PaulieWalnuts1776]

Camden Yards is easily a top 5 ballpark. It’s beautifully built, has unique dimensions, and the loyal Orioles fans are good people.

[@2hot2handle65]

But you could've had that "solid experience" with so many other activities, so it's not the baseball. I have so tried so hard trying to enjoy baseball -- and at this point I just give up. It so, so painfully boring. I do not believe anyone would enjoy watching baseball unless they grew up watching it.

[@sea4our]

@@2hot2handle65 you know what it boils down to? You don’t understand what’s happening in the slightest bit, and therefore think it’s boring. The actual rules aren’t being relayed to a casual fan like yourself, and you therefore don’t understand why the pitcher has thrown the ball 12 times to first base. As a result, we get shitty rules that ruin the game for those of us who actually played the game that limit how many times you can throw to first . It goes way beyond “guy throw ball as hard as he can, guy tries to hit it as hard as he can” 😂

[@ScottCleve33]

Baseball not only has twice as many games as basketball and hockey but the stadiums also have two to three times the capacity as basketball and hockey. Football stadiums generally have a larger capacity than baseball stadiums but they also play approximately 1/10 of the games as baseball does.

[@TheSleepReaper]

Pretty much. What kind of dumb video is this?

[@markula_4040]

They also have a 3 month window to themselves during the summer where kids are out of school too. Football, basketball and hockey overlap with each other and some of baseball so at no point are they the only sport going on and their entire seasons take place during the school year.

[@orclover2353]

Begs the question. Why aren't NFL stadiums larger? Why don't they play in the summer, play indoors...shorten games, play more of them. An NFL game is 3-4 hours of violence. Shorten it to 2 hours and play 30 games. Play through March? Due to salary cap structures there isn't a reason for NBA and NFL owners to expand they can control player pay and therefore their own profits.

[@ScottCleve33]

​@@orclover2353 I'm not sure what you're asking here. NFL stadiums are among the largest stadiums and are usually larger than both baseball and basketball. Why don't they play in the summer or indoors? Well traditionally football has always been in the late summer and fall. This is beneficial for a few reasons. a) it doesn't compete directly with baseball and b) with the type of gear they wear the dead of summer would be too hot to play It's best to be played in the cooler weather. Why is it not played indoors? Many teams do play indoors but many fans also love it being played outside in the elements. Unlike baseball, which is difficult to play in rainy weather, football is often enhanced by rain, wind or snow. It makes the game more interesting. Unlike baseball I've never heard anyone complain about the length of a football game before. There's generally plenty of action and keeps the fans engaged. Most fans find that the games pass pretty quickly. Playing in March? That's a bit unrealistic unless they do all play indoors because of the harsh winter weather. Football season ends just as the sever weather begins. There still are the once in a while games played in blizzards and in single digit or negative temperature weather but it's still rare. Playing through February would make those games more common. I'm also not sure what your final statement was regarding expansion.

[@orclover2353]

@@ScottCleve33 The argument was how they could compete with baseball in ticket revenue, NFL stadiums are often half or 2/3 the size of major college stadiums... football games are long but too violent to expand the season so making them shorter would allow for more games and revenue. People seem offended that the NFL and NBA aren't making as much money from tickets as MLB so I was basically saying that they have decided not to innovate to make more money. And because of the cap it doesn't really hurt the owners too much because they can control player salaries.

[@JohnThePA]

I didn't go to ball games much as a kid, but now that I live 30 minutes from the Phillies stadium, we go at least a few times a month and bring many friends! It's always a great time. Watching the games are also easier with the pitch clock making them about 2.5 hours.

[@WillConley]

Ugh, I hate the pitch clock. But good point about shorter games.

[@guyrosteelers]

I saw a graph with ticket sales for all the major sports leagues and was kind of stunned. Then I remembered that the MLB plays 162 regular season games. Let me just say that I loved the video. This wasn’t supposed to be a hate comment

[@Klako-ls6yt]

MLB stadiums are also much bigger than NBA and NHL arenas. The Dodgers can sell more tickets in 14 home games (56,000 capacity stadium) than the Lakers could in all of their 41 home games per year (roughly 19,000 capacity arena).

[@zachlee7945]

@R C literally a pointless video lmao that anyone with any intellect woulda answered in their head 30 seconds in

[@lucastudor5536]

It has nothing to do with the 162 games. It's based on average per game. Not total for the whole season. Of course they would have the most. They are only second to the NFL, of course, when you average per game. You all should watch the video before you leave comments.

[@prismatic3695]

@@lucastudor5536 Haven't watched the vid yet but iirc, baseball tickets tend to be cheaper than for other sporting events as well

[@Crunkboy415]

@@lucastudor5536 But read the title again. A sport can have a two game season , sell out both games in a 60000 seat stadium and have a bigger average per game. Average per game doesn't mean anything either. It's a combination of the number of games, lower ticket prices, time availability, and time of year. You can see a baseball game at a home stand up to five days a week, and more people, especially youngsters, have a lot of free time during the summer.

[@TimeBucks]

The entire experience is just fun

[@supriyanto8401]

Thumbs up

[@sadik_143]

Nice

[@nhrabby7214]

Thumbs up

[@rahulkumarmanjhi2501]

Nice

[@opmmukan]

Nice👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SteveKilgore27]

As someone who love baseball: it’s because going to a baseball field is an experience… it has so much tradition; from the first pitch to the seventh inning stretch, with each field having its own traditions and idiosyncrasies like the green monster, no other professional sports are like it. Baseball is a much better experience in person than on tv. Other sports are better just for the sake of having a crowd to get hyped with and cheer for the team live. Other than that, those other sports are only marginally better in person vs on TV

[@selfdo]

So true. NFL games are, well....STAGED. More entertainment than sport. A college football game has more character. Both are better on TV than in person. Baseball I can watch, but usually don't just sit down, I have it on and when something happens, I rewind to what it was. Else, I'm usually listening more than watching. And get John Miller the hell out of there. If they played games when I need to sleep, then he'd have a useful function, but GAWD, that man is the biggest, crashing BORE I've ever heard spit into a mic.

[@jamesp1289]

Imagine if they made games as hyped as the Japanese league.

[@tr4v1saep]

That would be sick

[@bingobongo8701]

It's still really lame tbh

[@kirihara147]

how are they hyping their games up?

[@Khaoki]

That's up to the fans.

[@KevinConQueso]

Have you actually been to one? I loved at the bright and variety of colors the crowd wore. But the whistles when there is a flyball is what I don't like. Hawks fighting

[@felixw4993]

As someone who has only been to NBA games this made me want to go see a baseball game,those marketing strategies in older times was just genius😂

[@Wildcat82164]

Hell even going to a minor league game is fun

[@IsaiahDavila404]

as an NBA fan MLB games r fun asl

[@Gammera2000]

Agreed, I had some great times watching the Lake Monsters & Rough Riders play.

[@mookiecookie44]

NBA games? Sorry about that

[@notsauer]

If only NBA games didn’t waste my time starting wayyyy after when it’s supposed to start…

[@gheebuttersnaps13]

The fact that John Quinones was the reporter covering the disco is dead night is truly a full circle moment

[@isaacsee3807]

nice catch ahah, what would you do?😂

[@pum6454]

despite baseball not being my most liked sport, the experience of going to a baseball game is incredible, every stadium has different quirks, the food is fantastic, tickets are cheap, and since a majority of games are played during the summer, it feels amazing watching a night game as the smooth night summer breeze washes over you I've only ever gone to fenway, but going to every major league ballpark is on my bucket list

[@AuraysTimelessChannel]

You must live up north.

[@pum6454]

@@AuraysTimelessChannel I do

[@akilbrazier1421]

I second this

[@letsgomets5725]

I think you would really enjoy doing Mets, Yankees, Phillies parks... or at least the Mets, we have a really nice park tons of food options and even a smoker section if you like to blaze.

[@TaxYourLane]

I'd advise never making a trip down to Tropicana Field in Tampa. Been to a dozen games and while I love the game and the team, the stadium is AWFUL

[@Cubemaster]

One of the things I love about MLB is how ancient it is, how many stats there are (because I'm a nerd), and how no two ballparks are the same because they're not as standardized/regulated as you'd think a professional sport venue would be.

[@AJWRAJWR]

You may be a cricket fan without knowing it.

[@cj-we3jf]

its the same thing w soccer stadiums

[@Ms666slayer]

@@cj-we3jf Soccer stadiums have standarized field measuremenys Baseball has not, you can have a field that is 400 feet in teh center and otehr 1 that is 350 feet, Minute Maid stadium had a hill at the end of the center field, some other has poles in weird places that can actually interfere with the ball and has happened, there's a legendary anecdote when a Japanes player got a ball stuck in the lights of the metrodome in Minessota, there's no standard lenght for teh barriers so some stadiums had really high barries that meant that if a rule wasn't enacted home run would be almost impossible to do, when we say that baseball stadiuma aren't standarized that means the only standarized thing is the distance between bases and pretty much everything is just whatever you want.

[@alejomiranda95]

@@Ms666slayer FOOTBALL stadiums size is not regularized

[@thecommenter9671]

​​@@alejomiranda95 not the stadium but the playing field is I think they may be off by slight increments, but overall there's a general trend how it should go unlike baseball which has a wide variety

[@daaanif]

Here in Mexico, it's pretty normal goint to a baseball game even if you don't know that mucho about baseball. For example, here in Culiacan, Tomateros and almost all LMP's teams use the screen to film the fans and make jokes about them. So everyone wants to show up in the screen. They also have dynamics so fans can sing along, dance, etc. It's awesome!

[@SouthsideSox007]

I always get a $10 ticket or cheaper on game time 😂 I end up just moving closer in a unoccupied seat. So there’s truth to that. There’s really a lot to enjoy at a ballpark honestly. I encourage everybody to make it out when they can. The big games are the best. I love the camaraderie you feel between thousands of people who don’t know each other. It’s a beautiful thing.

[@henrylam92]

It’s all fun and games until you get kicked out of the seat bc someone showed up late

[@SouthsideSox007]

@@henrylam92 Um, then I’ll move.. lol. Not a national crisis.

[@drescherjm]

Don't the ushers kick you out / prevent you from even getting to the lower level without checking your tickets?

[@DongCornelius]

He clearly said you can only sit in another seat in your section. With that being said I also do the same as you. I scope out sections and in about the 3rd inning I make my move. At that point usually everyone has been to their seat already. I’ve only had to move once out of the dozens and dozens of times I’ve done it

[@Dreadlock1227]

You forgot to include the story about the 12 year old who caught a home run at Wrigley Field, and threw it back so hard that he almost threw the guy out at the plate, and then he ended up getting signed by the Cubs

[@empressholdtv]

Who was that?

[@goproguy2349]

⁠@@empressholdtvHenry Rowengartner

[@extra_ice_girl]

@@goproguy2349 Great kid. Too bad his MLB career was cut short. At least his baseball idol got with his mom.

[@JustanoobYT152]

Wasn’t there a movie about this?

[@JoshuaCave-xc5mz]

based on a true story

[@thenickster015]

Living in Toronto, it's WAY more affordable to go to a Jays game than a Leafs game. I can get tickets for my family, take the train downtown, get food/drinks/beverages and still pay less than a single Leafs ticket. My wife isn't a baseball fan, but she enjoys going to games as well.

[@joegonzales1932]

I live in LA and Kings games are usually around the same price as the cheapest ticket to a Dodger game. Hell even going to a Kings Stanley Cup playoff game isn't even as expensive as the high priced tickets to a Dodger game. Hockey always tends to be cheap, from what i have always seen.

[@thenickster015]

@@joegonzales1932 I looked up tickets earlier today for Leafs Round 2 Game 1, lowest I could find was $254 USD per ticket for nosebleeds! Hockey is a different beast north of the border

[@wieran35000vr]

@@joegonzales1932 Yeah hockey is cheap till it's your country's religion. Amen.

[@joegonzales1932]

@@thenickster015 the main expensive tickets are for Laker and Ram games.

[@kropking]

@@thenickster015 Drinks AND beverages? That's impressive.

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

I went to the minor league game a week ago where a bunch of kids were chasing a foul ball. A adult ran over and grabbed it. He started jumping up and down in celebration and the crowd started booing. He didn't realize what was happening at first. Once it hit him he immediately gave the ball to one of the kids and apologized to everyone in attendance. That's baseball folks.

[@Wildcat82164]

I tell people if u really want a ball go to a baseball game on a Tuesday Wednesday Thursday afternoon game

[@senior_duck968]

Costs more then mls games

[@vicckyyy2001]

Aren't Inter Miami's tickets insanely pricey now?@@senior_duck968

[@Jefffryjames]

⁠@@senior_duck968depends what city you’re in I guess because blue jays tickets are more expensive then TFC even though they’re the worst team in the MLS 💀

[@senior_duck968]

@@Jefffryjames 690 dollars for inter miami vs La galaxy of fc I forgot

[@_MAG25]

15:43 bad parenting the kid technically stole the ball then through it back.

[@kingdragon1076]

The kid who took Luis’s cycle home run ball from the guy, and then threw it back made me actually mad, I hope that guy still got something

[@ericmarinelarena9489]

I also got so mad also because if someone don’t wanna do it leave em and her parents thinking it was cute.😒

[@HankusHillus]

I’ve easily been to north of 100 MLB games in my life and never snagged a ball. I’ve been close as hell but never got one. Ain’t no way am I throwing it back on the field or giving it to a kid if I finally manage to snag a homer.

[@Frosty1026]

It made me mad too like who are you to tell your kid to grab it outta buddies hands forcefully as much as a kid could do cheer when he lets it happen then throw it back like the fuck kinda lesson I’m telling you o would’ve got up and walked out with them all booing me no fucks given f y’all the ball is history

[@khure711]

You ever find yourself in that position, immediately get up and go to the baseball park office to get it authenticated. You leave the park without authentication it’s worthless. And if you sit in the stands you become a target to everyone around you. Take your ball raise your arms in celebration and go get it authenticated.

[@realityitis4]

@@khure711 it's insane that in the old days of baseball say 50.60s you didnt have this rabid omg the ball is worth money fantatical behavior, now because some random odd rich dude wants it, now it's literally mobs of people chasing a baseball, it is just weird to me

[@alexb988]

One thing I think has helped is allowing players to actually have fun... the 2023 WBC was amazing to watch and made the game way more entertaining... allowing players to celebrate more will bring new fans out to watch

[@ThekiBoran]

Yes, more ghetto type fans.

[@HallucinatingHedgehogs]

@@ThekiBoran what is that supposed to mean dude?

[@Thatoneguy2550]

The WBC was my favorite baseball experience. I went to all the USA games, and it was the BEST baseball I’ve watched

[@totallykoolyeah]

Then we get to MLB and get "clocked" every day

[@LateNightTableCo]

I’m against the whole pimping home runs, etc. attitude players have been leaning into lately, but I love the team celebrations and stuff. It’s fun seeing how the different teams are making different traditions and what not. I’m all for celebration, but I hate it when guys do it because of their egos. Like, you hit a ball far with a stick. No need to act like you’re some kind of bad boy about it. This isn’t wrestling

[@AwokenEntertainment]

this makes me want to travel the states and check out the different baseball stadiums!

[@squaaam2263]

It’s worth it man, especially the ones who don’t shill their naming rights like wrigley fenway etc and they do stadium tours where they’ll take you around and show you all the ins and outs unique to the stadium

[@curlyred83]

Baseball doesn't exsist really makes my day 🎉

[@tanyaduncan6616]

Ya

[@Carlos_Aguilarr]

Same here, but your comment sparked my dyslexia

[@Kurzov]

Baseball may not exist but this channel sure does

[@paysonfox88]

The other sports are way too real for me.. I attend MLB games, because baseball doesn't exist.

[@Carlos_Aguilarr]

@@paysonfox88 haha 😂😂😂

[@izzyfoshizzy]

My father is one of the hecklers at our hometown baseball field and it's gotten to the point where people outside the stadium walking around town will see my dad and go "oh it's The Heckler" and it's genuinely my favorite thing lol

[@GBA811]

I don't even like baseball, but this is THE type of documentary I enjoy the most, a lot of curiosities about a subject I never had prior interest.

[@jamesseiter4576]

This kind of fan interaction is what got me into baseball. I played catch with Jermaine Dye from the right field bleachers at Kauffman several times as a child. Before the game, during warm-ups, he'd essentially warm-up with us . . . going further and further back until he was almost in the infield where the oldest of us couldn't throw that far. $10 tickets, and by the season or two before he was traded to the black sox, the parking cost more than the ticket. He's still my favorite baseball player of all-time for that.

[@nuvalleydjs6924]

Bro I forgot about Jermaine Dye! That was my dude when he was on the A's!

[@ZachGood]

Really underrated player.

[@alexmartinez5859]

13:34 Fun fact: when my Dad caught the only ball he’s ever caught at a Cubs game at Great American Ballpark (Cubbies were playing the Reds some time back in the late ‘00s and the ball was a foul off a Reds player), some guy leaped two rows over to try and catch the ball Dad caught, spilling beer all over my, then toddler, youngest sister. Guy then tried to convince Dad to give him the ball, to which Dad said something along the lines of, “You just spilled beer over my daughter trying to catch this. Good luck.”

[@raebakesncooksofficial]

Glad your dad got the ball

[@lennyk878]

Your Dad is a Chad

[@Moodster93]

@@lennyk878 NAW your a bill

[@HanmondNarut]

No one asked lil bro

[@reyramos8968]

i went to a brewers game and a giants spring training game in the past year.. even spring training it’s such a relaxing event and fun stuff to do all around

[@danteyzz]

these videos are genuinely entertaining and you can tell he takes time making these thank you for these

[@ryancuscovitch4146]

Ong

[@MonkeyKingXiaoMin]

Last year I got a lot of my friends who really dont know anything about baseball to watch a Jays vs Twins game. I got about 11 people and we sat on the 5th deck of rogers centre, and it was a blast! Firstly the game was actually exciting and even though we lost, there were lots of homers and Jays almost made a comeback, it was exciting and a few of my friends (who originally came because they didnt have anything else to do) really wanted to watch another game if we had the chance. I think its because the game is slower paced and I had a lot of chances to explain what was happening and we had a lot of time to talk. The crowd was also made it fun with all the chants and boos. The last reason was definitely because of the back-and-forth action. I do think that MLB has the potential to get a even higher attendance if there were cheerleaders like they do in Taiwan (where im from), Korea and Japan. Also if MLB stops making changes to the game it can let people understand easier. Blackouts and other restriction that makes it harder to watch games should go as well so people dont need to pay a lot of money to watch games and make it easier to watch games. That way people who are just introduced can get more of the action.

[@999spot5]

cheerleaders ? bro u down bad

[@WildWusto]

I agree with everything but the rule changes they will definitively help the game and are not hard to understand

[@MonkeyKingXiaoMin]

@@999spot5 Have you seen games in asia? they get the crowd HYPED

[@MonkeyKingXiaoMin]

@@WildWusto Yea tru I just dont like some of them lol

[@GOTHICMAMBA35]

I went to that one the twins won.

[@this-guy.]

The happiness on that monsters face when she took and threw the marlin cycle ball back is unforgivable, no matter what team you’re a fan of.

[@RS-ti7bz]

What’s a cycle ball? Used to watch baseball as a kid, just getting back to it now

[@this-guy.]

@@RS-ti7bz that’s what I call a ball that completed a cycle for a player during a game

[@squirrelguy2195]

@@RS-ti7bz A cycle is when a batter connects for a single, double, triple, and home run in the same game.

[@_Darth_Vader_]

As a true Phillies fan born and raised in the city, love to see the hotdogs being tossed around. Couldn’t describe our fan base any better and I’m here for it.

[@tamtri6218]

ok

[@jaken6462]

Your city should aspire to be better :) -Pittsburgh Fan

[@eastsidejohnnywalker8687]

worse fan base ever, sincerely a met fan, queens born currently in florida...every summer.i used to go to lancaster and new ringgold, tamaqua, and allentown...no one was a phillies fan until Jimmy Rollins opened his mouth , now i see all these philadelphia sports fan

[@KiboCae]

@@eastsidejohnnywalker8687 born and raised in a cornfield called New Tripoli right in between all those places. From the mid-90's and on the place was basically a Phillies/Eagles place. You were crucified if you wore a different team's colors. The Phillies fans were less... vitriolic, Eagles however... if lynching was legal... lol. Basketball was all over the place though!

[@Digitalsapien]

@@eastsidejohnnywalker8687 I respect Phillies fans more than Mets fans. The reason I say this is simple: Phillies fans are rude and obnoxious at times. Mets fans are literally the reason their teams suck - they create a toxic culture of negativity toward the players that actually affects their play on the field. Phillies fans tend to support the team and players, even while being rude an obnoxious. They target opposing teams with their vitriol to a greater extent, and as such, Phillies players are able to maintain a good baseball culture that thrives. Mets fans are just toxic, whining, zero loyalty baseball-fan scum toward their own players, and that's why the Mets are cursed, bottom line. Sincerely, Braves fan.

[@caseypayne5138]

I just got hooked on baseball a few weeks ago -- I took my wife and kids to visit some family in Anaheim and we all went to an Angels game on Easter Sunday. They were playing the Blue Jays, they hit like 4 home runs, Blue Jays knocked out a grand slam, the game was super intense and it went into extra innings, the crowd was an absolute riot, and we had an awesome time. Now I'm an Angels fan and learning about how shitty their management is. Their AAA farm team is my local Minor League team so I'll be going to some of their games when I get the chance

[@alexmacdiarmid4704]

bro had to choose the angels lmao

[@MarspeedCars]

Blue Jays fan here, you probably saw one of the best games of the entire season for any team haha

[@duchuynhvuong1733]

ok

[@caseypayne5138]

@@alexmacdiarmid4704 I know man, it's a hard life 🤣

[@caseypayne5138]

@@MarspeedCars dude right? That 10th inning was insane

[@luckyman3988]

The "movie theater" at Kaufman Stadium is two rows of dugout style benches and a 4' x 16' screen that plays the same 4 minute video on repeat.

[@itheuserfirst3186]

This really put a whole new perspective on how the MLB keeps making money; tv contracts aside. The ability for non baseball fans to go on, what is a essentially, a theme park/picnic like experience rings true from my experience. Also, noting that attendance is up compared to the nineties blows my mind. Looking at this solely from a fan perspective, I would have assumed the opposite.

[@alexlilano1931]

I'm a long time baseball fan. MLB made some great updates. The pitch clock really speeds up the game, limited pick off attempts just make the game more action pack, and they expanded the playoff which is great. This is great for causals too. The playoff wildcards make people watch until the end of the regular season to see which team will make it through. My favorite by far is the playoff expansion. The regular seasons were so long and the playoffs were so short. Now we can see the best team Duke it out in the playoffs.

[@starrypanda92]

one of my biggest gripes before was a game could last HOURS. id fall asleep for 2 while watching it & itd only be in 4th inning. yawn. pitch clock was the best thing for it

[@squirrelguy2195]

@@starrypanda92The pitch clock is the best thing that has happened to the game in ages. I can literally go to afternoon Cubs games now without having to worry about catching the South Shore at Millennium Station to get back to Indiana.

[@laudanum669]

I'm 58 and have been to hundreds of professional sporting events. I find Pro Football games as overly loud and often with drunken unruly fans and I prefer to watch the games on TV. Hockey games are great live and I like the break in between periods. However going to a Baseball game is such a better experience. It's peaceful and if you get there early you might have chance to interact with a player or two. Also most games there is plenty of room to sit rather than being squeezed in by other fans (Anyone that has ever been to a Packers game at Lambeau can relate). Basketball game are OK if you have great seats, but the games are to drawn out and really only the 4th quarter matters.

[@dukedematteo1995]

I have no intention to go to a cold ass NFL game. It's better on the Tube.

[@aaronclay4665]

@@dukedematteo1995 news flash..... ALL SPORTS ARE BETTER ON THE TUBE.....................unless you want a live game "experances" with traffic and all, this goes for all sports

[@dukedematteo1995]

@@aaronclay4665 But in terms of viewer experience, I think baseball is a better one.

[@chad5577]

That last bit about basketball is so true.

[@darnarxz]

@@chad5577 yeah. no it's not.

[@Maxtor-ve5nu]

baseball is the best sport, any ethnicity or nationality can succeed. White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Arab. ALL. unlike NFL and NBA.

[@elevenb6967]

You judge a sport based on what ethnicities excel in it? That's flippin hilarious!

[@gerdalva5720]

Football exist you know

[@LateNightTableCo]

I went to a Twins games last week versus the Yankees with my wife (she’s a yankee fan, btw.) We got our tickets on Seat Geek for about $40 and after parking, food, drinks and a pen so I could use the scorecard in the free program, the whole night cost us under $125 total. The Twins also won, meaning my kid due in December is going to be a twins fan as we had a bet whoever won the game would get a new fan, so all in all, it worked out pretty well

[@LateNightTableCo]

We also played a game of mini-golf on the concourse before the game and it was a dollar dog night.

[@HallucinatingHedgehogs]

@@LateNightTableCo everything about that story was awesome except for the twins winning 😝. But seriously congrats on the future new addition to your family.

[@garyp1705]

Your kid will probably choose who theyre a fan of.

[@hto8010]

Or your kid is going to hate the twins cuz you forced it on him and he will become a Brewers fan

[@LateNightTableCo]

@@garyp1705 it’s called a joke. Just means the baby’s going to get twins onesies and stuff

[@georgealvarez1195]

nobody in my family would say baseball was their favorite sport. but if you asked us, which sport have we all gone out to see games for the most as a family it would be baseball.

[@webbieb7927]

Are you sober after ?

[@shortyg1018]

As someone who's recently getting into baseball and never been to a game, Texas Rangers regular season tickets were cheap as hell.

[@CZsWorld]

If I caught an opposing home run ball, I would AIM for the hitter.

[@ChiefsRaysBolts]

quick ticket to a lifetime ban from mlb games

[@BenMan8881]

Going to a Cubs game at Wrigley later this month, but as a fan of the opposing team. If I catch a ball from that opposing team and anyone demands or screams at me to throw it back, I'll be turning my cap around to show that I'm not a fan of the Cubs and say, "Nah, I'll keep the ball from my team."

[@alustig14]

The RuneScape sound when the panthers player gave the ball away to represent the fines was spectacular.

[@Quantum973]

Anyone who thinks baseball is boring just isn't paying enough attention! Keep score at the game and get invested into each at-bat. It's a mental war between the pitcher and batter each time and it's fun trying to pick up on patterns and the mind games they play.

[@rocbot9479]

But it takes so long for any action to happen

[@rushrush1209]

It's not boring. But I think most people would agree it's not as exciting as some other sports (ie football, basketball, hockey, etc).

[@sangun123]

@@rushrush1209 objectively an event you're at for 4 hours where you're only actively paying attention for like 1 of those hours is boring af

[@jacobcelmer4928]

Popov v. Hayashi is a seminal property case that first-year law students across the country study each year. For context, that case involves Barry Bonds' 73rd homerun ball from the 2001 season.

[@MLGproleague]

Went to an Astros game last year, minute maid was packed, im from Edmonton and im used to going to an oilers game with the stands packed but I was genuinely surprised at the amount of fans that came to see the team. It was tough finding a good place to sit and the weather was terrible so the roof was closed. Still had an amazing time and would do it again.

[@sengle928]

Went to a Astros game in 2012. You could hear crickets chirping.

[@doilan86]

Trashtros,anyone?

[@extra_ice_girl]

@@sengle928 The Astros weren't a good team then.

[@extra_ice_girl]

@@doilan86 Cry.

[@thequixoticangler3364]

For me this is a basic math problem. PL - 40-45 games NBA - 82 NFL - 17 NHL - 82 MLB - 162 even if you only sell 1/2 the tickets on average, you have 2x games. It's simple mathematics. By default, they should always lead this category.

[@BDUBZ49]

Exactly. Plus MLB tickets are generally more affordable than NFL or NHL. Not sure about NBA. Also, the bulk of the season is in the summer when SOME people are on vacation, and there's more daylight and people are more likely to go out and do things.

[@frenchfrey65]

I love this topic because it outlines something else about baseball, this is why Baseball doesn't have a salary cap either and has a way different league structure than any other sport and why they CAN"T have a salary cap! Baseball is the only sport truly affected by regional markets, they're also the only sport to have 4 CSA's (Combined Statistical Area) to have 2 teams in them. NFL? only NYC, LA, and the DC-Baltimore CSA have 2 teams, Chicago only has the Bears NHL? NYC has 3 teams (NJ Devils are in the CSA), LA has 2, but Chicago only has 1 and Baltimore doesn't have a team, only DC (Capitals). NBA? NYC has 2 teams, LA has 2, Chicago has 1, but only DC has a team not Baltimore. Why is this? Why can't Baltimore have an NHL/NBA team? Why doesn't Chicago have 2 NFL/NHL/NBA teams? The answer has to do with the league structure. The NFL is what I like to call a Suburb sport, because of the league structure playing weekly instead of daily or semi-daily, fans from all across the country can travel to literally any team they desire to watch, with an average NFL stadium cap of ~65k, with 20 guaranteed games (3 preseason 17 regular) 10 at home, that's easily 600-820k fans per year if the stadium sells out every game. This is also why the can get away with a salary cap, if every team has similar attendance numbers, they can get away with a salary cap knowing not 1 team is dragging the league down, and they're all main events to watch for fans. Entire regions work best for NFL teams and markets, this is why Green Bay, Buffalo, and Jacksonville have teams, but not Milwaukee, Chicago (for a 2nd team), or some other market, the cities maybe small, but they represent a larger region that can still travel and support the team, Green Bay not only has Milwaukee, they have the entire state of WI to support them (and some Upper Michigan!) and considering they're owned by the city of GB and not a single owner, and GB is a small town, we also represent small town America and have one of the largest fanbases as a result! Buffalo basically has the rest of upstate NY to their disposal as well as parts of Canada, and I can't blame considering the alternative is NYC... NHL and NBA are what I call city sports, they can legit thrive off just the inner city population, the average cap arena is ~17.5k, and considering BOTH leagues play 82 games (41 home) (semi-daily) that's an average of over 700k fans per season, roughly the same as the NFL, hence how THEY can get away with a salary cap too! Because of this, it's why in the NHL they get away with 7 teams in Canada despite the country's population being less than California! The cities alone support the teams even without big suburbs or nearby rural towns! It's why Sacramento has an NBA team, the Hurricanes being based in the Research Triangle instead of Charlotte, they can all get away with it based on the size of the arenas they play in and the inner city populations. Baseball is the only league that relies on Combined Statistical Areas, it's why Baltimore and DC have teams because the CSA combines the 2 cities into 1 and it ranks 4th in the nation! It's why New Orleans, Charlotte, among other cities that have NFL/NHL/NBA teams don't have MLB teams, because while the city pop maybe big, or the region maybe big, the CSA which is still localized as close to the primary city as much as possible, may not necessarily be that big! Because they also play 81 home games per season in ballparks averaging ~42k capacity, that's over 3 million fans attending per season, meaning it's not just the inner city pop that has to attend games, it's the suburbs, rural towns, boroughs, districts, every part of any major city in America. Milwaukee maybe a decent market for the NBA, but we're the smallest in MLB! Chicago may only have 1 NFL team let alone NHL/NBA teams, but the city is so big and the CSA is so huge that they're able to support both the Cubs and White Sox, and because of their close proximity to Milwaukee, they call our ballpark Wrigley North (and they love it cuz we're cheaper than both the Cubs AND White Sox!). However, like I said, baseball is the only sport where markets matter, so why can't they do a salary cap? The answer? Attendance PERCENTAGES! Prior to Covid the Marlins were the worst team in attendance at averaging ~10% capacity PER GAME and not even touching ~300k people a year, and that was like 5 years in a row! Imagine that happening in the NFL/NHL/NBA? Teams would be immediately folding/moving due to lack of fans, and it would drag the leagues down reducing the salary cap because one of the teams couldn't make any money. The Yankees meanwhile, when they're winning, the league makes INSANE money, they're the baseball equivalent to Ric Flair, a big box office draw. The Yankees ALONE carry the league at times! Who cares if the Marlins don't make money? the Yankees make so much money it's why ESPN loves them so much! You institute a Salary Cap to baseball, you kill the sport right there. If the NFL/NHL/NBA average ~700k fans a season, what would it mean and take for baseball to do the achieve the same thing? It would mean the vast majority of the league would have to move to the top 4 CSA's and move into stadiums with 8.6k capacity just to achieve the same mark. If you combined the top 4 CSA's, it's ~60 MILLION people! You could have a baseball league have 85 teams averaging 700k fans a season! Which also means, you technically can move the ENTIRE MLB to the NYC CSA! It would KILL the league! THIS is why MLB can't afford a Salary Cap, THIS is why Baseball is structured the way it is, THIS is why the top 4 CSA's have 2 teams, THIS is why MLB stadiums are as big as they are, THIS is why games can be cheap vs Minor League parks now (I recall Timber Rattler games for Bleachers were more expensive than the Brewers!), THIS is why some markets affect teams more than others, THIS is why your baseball team may not be able to sign that superstar player you love! I WISH I could do youtube videos on this subject!

[@beatlesfan925]

ny has 4 then for nhl. buffalo, li, nyc and nj

[@Gongshow96]

Who tf is reading all of that 😂

[@justvibing2497]

Just do the KZbin video, instead of wishing. You wrote so much

[@frenchfrey65]

@@beatlesfan925 that's NY State, I was strictly talking NYC CSA, Buffalo is on the west side of the state near Canada.

[@frenchfrey65]

@@justvibing2497 I'm poor, and tech tarded, it's too late to youtube for me.

[@PixelStacker]

Historically going to a baseball game was a leisure activity. In the old days people used to picnic in the outfield as the game was going. All these side attractions and leisure activities I think are all a part of what makes baseball special. completely!

[@Ottocide]

Because they had an absurd amount of games each year. Done.

[@Boomhauersdad]

Also the tickets are cheap. I don’t get this video when he explains it in the first minute.

[@flipn.co1]

I think that baseball can definitely grow its attendance from the changes it made this year

[@notanotherpyro]

Yeah it honestly makes going to games so much better, for all the controversy they generated I think they are a long term really good decision.

[@Willy_Gee]

@@notanotherpyro yeah the old timers want to drink more and relax and enjoy the feeling of being in the stadium but most younger people want action and see offense or entertainment in general the new changes are great for that

[@Frosty1026]

I love the games more now feels a bit more pressure on the defense and the pitcher not that never had it but I think it’s way more now with the pitch clock, the bigger bases, and not to mention the pick off rule!

[@ryanhutcheson1911]

I live an hour and a half away from my team’s stadium. There and back is a total of 3 hours. I just want to spend more time at the stadium and now it feels like they are rushing us out.

[@Willy_Gee]

@@Frosty1026 yes since there's the limit on time and pickoff attempts it definitely has more of a pressured feeling even in April which I love

[@jesusbb2]

The same happened in Mexico where Football (soccer) its more popular that baseball, the average atendance are 12,973 fans per game for the mexican baseball league (LMB), and 20,533 fans per game in liga MX (the Soccer league) but anually is 11,157,227 for LMB and 6,663,143 for liga MX, and 2023 will be by far the best year of the LMB in atendance just for the hype created for Mexico National Team in the WBC and The MLB series in Mexico City.

[@EternalSkies1999]

Because every team and stadium has such unique and fun reasons why people go to the games. Its a place where both fans and players can enjoy themselves. It doesn't matter if it's because the stadium has a unique monument in the stadium. Or the history of the team. The promotions. Or simply the mascots. It's enjoyable, and people keep coming to the games. That's why Baseball is awesome.

[@thatoneguy9666]

“Baseball is the only sport where the boundary that separates in play and out of play is a wall…” Mans forgot about hockey

[@robbie131]

1:16 It helps the MLB that their stadiums are bigger. Average MLB stadium capacity is ~42k. Average NBA stadium capacity is ~18.7k. Average NHL stadium capacity is ~18k.

[@badouplus1304]

I am still wondering why he did not specify it as a reason, for me, it was the first thing to come into my mind.

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

NHL usually plays in the same arena as NBA, but I assume it’s the ground floor where they can put more seats for NBA cause of the hardwood vs ice rink size I guess

[@potatosplanes]

In the PGA tour, there is a specified section where only children are allowed, which means the players hang out around there and give out memorabilia, etc. I’m thinking it’s a cool idea for baseball.

[@DavidMScott-cs8pp]

In the first seasons the Blues Jays played (1977) the small stadium right on the lake only seated about 20,000. In order to get families to come to games the team let kids in for $1.00. But they sat in the football seats in centre field. The kids had a ball as they could around without bothering adults. It was great all around. On the subject of affordable games, my late Bride and I attended the first ever Blue Jays game April 1977. We were right off first base 10 rows up .. cost $8:35 per seat Canadian. The Jays played the White Sox who were owned by the veritable Bill Veeck. There was snow on the field pre game so they brought out a Zamboni to clear the snow. When it came time for the managers to present the lineup cards, Veeck had his catcher strap his leg pads to his feet and using two bats as poles, ski to home plate. Veeck had written two books on the game: The Hustlers Handbook and another. He was the owner of the St Louis Browns in the late 40s who sent a Midget up to bat as a promo stunt. Then there was Charlie O Findlay owner of the As who introduced an orange baseball snd who can forget Umpire Ron Luciano the nutty guy who drove players and managers, especially Oriel's Earl Weaver to distraction. He wrote a best seller entitled : The Umpire Strikes Back. Baseball games were an "event". Too bad it's got so sterile.

[@Falconsfan1020]

I remember when I was a kid the Braves had a clubhouse section for kids. That was in turner field though idk if the new one has anything like that.

[@JD-xz1mx]

They play more games. duh. If you're an NFL fan, you have a grand total of EIGHT home games.

[@venalleader2909]

In the 1970s, the Astros had "Foamer" nights. If an Astro hit a HR or a selected opposing batter struck out ON AN EVEN MINUTE (there was a light that would come one), then everyone got FREE BEER until the 8th inning.

[@samuelrosario6693]

Same thing happens with the TV ratings. Many people want to kill baseball with the false idea that ''baseball is dying'', however, if you check the ratings in cities where there's both an MLB and an NBA team, in almost all the cases (except for Miami, Dallas and Bay Area) the MLB team is more watched than the NBA team. In some cases it is watched 3-6 times more (Houston and NY for example). MLB is strong and will continue to be so! LONG LIVE TO BASEBALL!!!!

[@ryanupchurch9683]

Houston still has a nba team? Who knew

[@bryantorres1755]

Lakers are more watched than the Dodgers in LA. Also you can't base things off of TV ratings anymore not everyone watching is watching through cable

[@alfdlgnaat]

yankees are possibly the most storied franchise in all of american sports whereas the knicks haven't been good in a long ass time. The nets just got blown up and no one likes the mets. Houston rockets have the same problem. I promise you the ratings are more correlated with standings than which sport. no one wants to watch their team suck ass and tank to get draft stock

[@ZaWRLD]

Baseball is dying just slowly lmao will probably be dead in 40 or 50 years

[@samuelrosario6693]

@@ZaWRLD both of us will be alive within 40-50 years, so will save this comment. I can guarantee you baseball will be more powerful, especially thanks to the growth of the WBC.

[@Ben-abtd]

POV: you were just at Chicago in the wriggly field And the tickets were 2 dollars for 4 people and the fees were $35 And you could see the game perfectly

[@Willy_Gee]

if you look at how Asian countries do baseball it's great korea will have kpop groups come out and perform. Japan has literal orchestras and chants throughout the game along with cheerleaders, they flew out a new manager on a hover craft to announce him as the new manager (where in the MLB does a manager get that much hype). They do post game interviews with the best players of the game these are all things that the MLB can start implementing to raise attendance. I personally would like to see more games for the all star weekend as well like a bunt derby or a defensive skills game for all position players where they show off certain skills that are indicative of why they're good at their positions or in general

[@thisguy8949]

Ah yes, the manager of the Hamfighters, Number 1, BIGBOSS

[@joncanavan7239]

Bunt Derby.

[@Willy_Gee]

@@joncanavan7239 Bunt Derby.

[@AuraysTimelessChannel]

Bunt derby? You're mental

[@pablogutierrez5767]

I was at the mexico series this weekend and had a blast seeing major leaguers for the first time but if we're being honest the vibes still weren't as cool as a regular mexican legue game it's a completely different fan experience with a lot more fan participation, music throughout and in general a more relaxed feel to the game that makes it 100 times more fun and exciting, I wish the stadium music operators would have done what they regularly do so that the fans coming from the US could see how we see games around here

[@theofpinheiro]

It’s not really a question of total ticket sales. NFL has only 17 games per season the mlb season has 162 games 0:06

[@MarkKrauklis]

How about THIS for a reason SO many people go to MLB games. Could it be that BASEBALL itself is light years better than any other sport out there???🤩🥰🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@badger14]

1. Way more games played 2. Outdoors in warm weather 3. Cheapest of the 4 sports by a fair margin Pretty easy to figure out in my opinion

[@Alexander_Grant]

Yeah, but that answer isn't nearly as satisfying as hearing 20 minutes of wild baseball history. So congratulations?

[@BlumpkinBigchop]

I mean the guy bullshits all his videos and lies about all the stats… take the Rendon suspension… it was 4 games…originally five and was fined like 50k not 817grand 😂 that number is above absurd. This channel is has gone so downhill

[@garrettspivey]

Channel is quite big now! Glad to see how far it's come. Been a subscriber since sub 10k and this is by far the best baseball channel there is.

[@crimcrusader8459]

And the most recent means to increase attendance for MLB was via a Hololive collaboration for one of the Dodgers vs Brewers matches. Little wonder why there was an MLB collab compared to the other sports. Still, I'd want to see audience reactions of an NFL Hololive Superbowl Halftime Show.

[@jamesesterline]

Haven't watched the video yet but I'm guessing it's because they play twice as many games as the NHL and NBA (and almost 10 times as many as the NFL) and their stadiums can hold way more people than hockey and basketball arenas (although not football stadiums, but again playing 162 games as opposed to just 17 more than makes up for that)

[@JamesBond77]

🫡

[@GrittyMcGee]

Yeah this is the most “no fucking shit” video I’ve seen in a minute

[@nexdyplays7809]

Well actually he states in the video that per game MLB beats every sport but NFL so really truly MLB beats almost every sport

[@voyld]

@@nexdyplays7809 are u sped bruh? the mlb only gets more capacity because there’s 50,000 people in mlb stadiums compared to only 20,000 in the nba

[@jonahperson8627]

for real...he could have made this a 5 second video: "Why more people go to MLB games than any other sport?" Because they play 162 games with capacities of 50,000

[@banninghamma]

The Ichiro lookalike guy actually is a legit impersonator in Japan under stage name "Nichiro".

[@Flipadelphia10]

Holy shit what a video. Where did this greatness come from? I want to go to a baseball game now

[@Felix-Orion]

6:20 "Baseball is the only sport where the boundary that separates in-play and out-of-play is a wall; on the other side of that wall is fans." Arena football: "ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT"

[@Blaney12and21]

Nearly any sport even

[@BoyYuKrazy]

Great video. Baseball will always sell plenty of tickets because most teams get to play outside during the summer. People with no interest at all in the team still buy tickets because its a relatively inexpensive way to get out of the house on a Saturday afternoon or weeknight after work.

[@lazcoroner1483]

Its the most affordable for a good seat. I can be on the third baseline in the 14th row for 50-60 bucks at citizen’s bank park. Football games are literally 250+ at times for nosebleeds....

[@spooksi466]

I think its mostly the size of the stadium combined with how many games are actually in a season plus the overall atmosphere is just really pleasant

[@Mr702vs708]

#1 reason for me... it's family.. you don't have to worry about fights.. kids are safer than in a soccer match.. football game.. plus baseball is very representative of everyone... NBA is 90% black.. maybe 1 mexican...same for NFL.. baseball has a good balance of stars all shapes all colors.. so people can relate more .. just my opinion..

[@OnFullBlast]

This channel is slowly but surly making me a baseball fan!!!

[@JohnHenry1331]

Thank goodness we have baseball. I love baseball ⚾️

[@ThaRealBummyDavis]

I just don’t really care. Baseball is the only sport I could walk in off the street. It’s a vibe. I missed the whole Red Sox game I went to but it was a great time

[@yo_hippie1326]

Bruh baseball was wild back in the day 🤣. Let’s bring it back lmaoo

[@codykodak]

Hands down you are the best baseball channel on KZbin. It's always a good day when you drop a new video

[@lilli2165]

16:57 fun fact the person who bought it was Todd Mcfarlane a legendary Spider-Man artist who created Venom and Spawn

[@isaaclwarren]

I caught a ball that Freddie Freeman threw to me when I was little after an inning was over. A guy then reached in my glove and took it out 😂 My dad ended up going and getting it back, but I just think it’s funny how people have no self control when it comes to getting a baseball.

[@munchinator4000]

its because teams in the nfl have 17 game seasons where the mlb has 162 game seasons. theres just simply so much more baseball going on than football so if they didnt sell more tickets than the nfl it would honestly be pathetic

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

5:57 Going to the bathroom at work when that Taco Bell you had for lunch begins to take effect

[@jacksonbush4394]

The baseball community feels a lot more personal than the other sports.

[@rileyesmay]

Stanton getting hit by a thrown back homerun ball has to be a top 10 event in the history of baseball😂

[@randomwhiteguy8784]

I heckled Jason Michales who was playing centerfield for the Astros one time so bad he punched the Gatorade bucket. He hit a homerun the very next day.

[@Brett733]

Next Video Idea: Why MLB scores are lower than NBA scores

[@ChairmanMeow1]

The entire experience is just fun. Its nice being outdoors. And the food!!! Even with teams with low attendance... its not usually because no one cares about the sport. Its because no one cares about that TEAM due to awful ownership.

[@ronarnold1507]

7:40 My favorite player of all time is Ken Griffey Jr. I was a Texas Rangers fan, and attended every game they played against the Mariners, just so I could yell at Griffey Jr when he was in the outfield, and try to get his attention. One particular game in the '97, even though he was crushing it that year, I yelled at him that his "swing was a little off," because he'd had a ground out, and a fly out. His next at-bat, he blasted a three run homerun, right over the top of my head. When the Mariners returned to the field, he pointed at me, and mouthed, "My swing is fine, bitch." One of the best moments of my life, as a fan.

[@bucketzgaming_706]

Literally because they have 162 games lol. Tickets are like 5 dollars a night

[@tohuvavohu]

I'd actually claim a worse incident of heckling via a friend of mine who claims that he was responsible for the Red Sox comeback in the 2004 ALCS... If anyone remembers, Rivera's cousin and nephew were killed before game 4 when they were electrocuted while cleaning Mariano's pool at his home in Panama. Rivera flew back to Panama for the funeral before returning for the ALCS. While he was warming up during game 4, my friend had seats next to the bullpen and yelled "Hey Rivera, how was your electric bill this month? Don't worry, I'm sure you can afford it." He told me Rivera even looked up and glared at him. This friend of mine was someone I met in college who was 21 when I was a freshman and he'd buy us beer so we started hanging out with him. He was severely autistic and a savant with clever, albeit often terrible comebacks. I am 100% sure the story is true.

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

I remember when Mariano returned for that series. Sad incident

[@oljimeagle]

No no no no..... Dave Roberts... Never in the history of sports have I seen a guy come off the bench and strike utter fear in the heart of everyone on the other team. what transpired after that is legendary. Everyone in the world knew he was stealing. Rivera did everytning he could to prevent it, and the rest is history.. Of course, Bill Mueller got the hit that scored Roberta, and Papi witn the walkoff! Damnit, I gotta watch the lat few innings of that game now...

[@jaken6462]

So you think it was this comment from a stranger that led to the comeback and not the emotional trauma of losing his loved ones? thats some wild ego your friend has lmao

[@spencerwarren5397]

Love that a 20 minute video exists to tell you that baseball plays 162 games a year

[@ResistTheGreatReset1984]

I was waiting for the drop, but the drop didn’t happen. I love the intro.

[@kwaitefuni9152]

I had no idea about all this baseball stadium history. Imagine having some crazy shenanigans in 2023, like storming the field to lit a bonfire or exploding records. Sounds like something straight out of a movie. Learned something new today.

[@alatreon7451]

There is no sport that has a bigger difference in atmosphere between watching on TV and being in the stands than baseball.

[@ofthefallen8012]

Maybe it’s because I never went to mlb games as a kid but I feel like if you catch a ball it should be yours and nobody should be able to get mad at you for it unless you obviously take it from someone else because even tho the person that caught it could be old it could still be their first ever.

[@jorgen7974]

The NFL had 272 games in 2022, the MLB had 2,415. The MLB had 10x the games but only had 3.4x attendance.

[@eliwhite5548]

He was wrong anyway. FBS college football sold more tickets than the NFL with less than a third as many games.

[@schmangusschmangus8628]

I guarantee you if the NFL had 2,000 plus games their attendance would be way less than MLB

[@eliwhite5548]

@Schmangus Schmangus D1 college football had way less games than the MLB and had more people attend games, so you're almost definitely wrong.

[@ron88303]

Three things: 1. They have a 162 game season, plus playoffs. 2. Their venue is much larger than basketball and hockey. 3. For the most part, its family friendly.

[@TheTEN24]

Great breakdown I finally had a foul ball hit next to me last year and couldn’t come down with it after reaching out but it is a fun draw for fans and especially young fans, still gotta catch one tho. That Phillies one was ridiculous and cost him hundreds of dollars

[@noahhearn2119]

The goats here 👑👑