2019 All Star Game!

[Tahuyaman]

Agreed. But I think sports will change dramatically in the next few decades. the golden goose killers have already begun the process. Whomever first said "money will ruin sports" was right. Although i doubt they knew how very much money that would take.
I don't feel that young people are as into the game as my generation was. Games, specially for those of us who don't live within one day driving distance have become too expensive for most to take kids to very often. There is now most certainly an "I" in team. Pitchers can't complete a game. Quarterbacks have to play by different rules than the rest of the kids. Hell kids don't even play in the sand lot anymore.
Video games and or AI might be the next step.

There's no evidence to suggest that money will ruin sports. People said that back when the highest paid NBA player made a million dollars a season.

[donttread]

There's no evidence to suggest that money will ruin sports. People said that back when the highest paid NBA player made a million dollars a season.

There is tons of evidence that it has been happening since even before that. It's not that it's going to happen. it IS happening.

[Tahuyaman]

There is tons of evidence that it has been happening since even before that. It's not that it's going to happen. it IS happening.

Professional sports is still growing. It’s spreading internationally. There’s no sign it’s in decline.

[Standing Wolf]

I love the game and always will, but it is getting expensive. I have just now recovered enough to go see a few games at Chase Field this season, so I bought tickets for my son and me for July 20th. (I went a few weeks ago when the Yankees were in town - I will go see that team beaten regardless of how bad I feel - but my daughter took me to that game, so I didn't know what the tickets cost.) The Diamondbacks are giving deep discounts - 50% or more - for active duty and retired personnel for all games this season, which is great because I discovered that the regular price of the seats I normally get has more than doubled since last year. With the discount, I paid the old price.

[donttread]

Professional sports is still growing. It’s spreading internationally. There’s no sign it’s in decline.

I see, you define "ruin" as making less money while I define it as many other things including selling out the purity of the game. But the money will go, eventually. Make ball parks too expensive for the average citizen to bring their kids to and the Golden Goose will die.

[DGUtley]

I love the game and always will, but it is getting expensive. I have just now recovered enough to go see a few games at Chase Field this season, so I bought tickets for my son and me for July 20th. (I went a few weeks ago when the Yankees were in town - I will go see that team beaten regardless of how bad I feel - but my daughter took me to that game, so I didn't know what the tickets cost.) The Diamondbacks are giving deep discounts - 50% or more - for active duty and retired personnel for all games this season, which is great because I discovered that the regular price of the seats I normally get has more than doubled since last year. With the discount, I paid the old price.

Seat price doubled in a year? Wow. Our Indians tix (firm has a 1/4 season and it's a challenge to get rid of those - we used to have a full season and we ate a ton) are $49.99 per seat. Good seats but not great. The best we could get for a 1/4 plan.