The Game

Times change...constantly. Same is true of baseball. Andre "The Hawk" Dawson became a Hall-of-Famer this weekend and correctly pointed out that the game in not broke. A few individuals have sullied their reputations and hurt the game, but they can't break it, according to Dawson and I agree. I still love the game. I love it on radio--it is still the best sport to listen to on radio--and I love it from independent league to MLB to college world series, even little league. It's not broken. The DH is here to stay and will be making its way to the NL if they ever seek to be competitive again. Interleague play has been a great change bringing regional rivalry games plus some great matchups, whilst also proving just how much superior the AL is to the NL. Stats have even helped develop value in players, such as Holds, a great stat (for fantasy leagues and regular fans) puts a value on that 7th and 8th inning bullpen guy just as the Save gave value to notion of a "Closer" in the 1970s. Sabremetrics has brought new insight into how to evaluate players and Fantasy leagues have replaced Baseball cards as the primary means of following players on teams out of your market. I like where the game is now, and I see a bright future ahead.