I was hoping I could find a topic on this. Isn't this shit crazy. Ohtani just had the single greatest baseball game ever (arguably) going 6-6, 10 RBI, 3 HR's and 2 SBs in route to becoming the first 50/50 player. Did you see the attendance at LoanDepot (lol, I had to google what the name of the stadium was)..it seemed to be at best, 40-50% capacity, maybe? ESPN headline "WNBA-record crowd sees Clark, Fever drop season finale to Mystics" , Jets played the Pats, are relatively boring game..in NFL discord chats I didn't see any MLB talk.
I remember how captivating the 90's HR Race was each night with Griff/Bonds/Sosa, then Sosa/Bonds. Cal Ripken breaking the all time consecutive games played streak, etc etc. Seems like most could give a shit. I grew up on baseball so I'll always care to an extent, but I didn't watch live. Pretty sad. Fred needs to go already. This is just proof MLB needs an overhaul. Move to a 100 game season and 100% electronic strike-zone for starters. I use to be a purist but anymore, I just want the game to evolve. I should have been placing bets on things like what game he'd break it, what inning he'd do it in, and all the countless fun props that were likely out there. I wish I cared more.
Anyways, some incredible stuff. Too bad he had to take a year off pitching..though not sure this would have happened