1. Throughout the World Baseball Classic, we kept hearing about how the tournament exists to help grow the game of baseball. Grow the game. Grow the game. Grow the game. People love to use that phrase.
Personally, I don’t see how someone who isn’t an MLB fan will now tune into ESPN next Thursday to watch the Astros play the White Sox just because they got wrapped up in the WBC, but that’s me.
When it comes to growing the game, MLB should start with evaluating some of its TV deals. We all know the blackout restrictions are archaic and do nothing but frustrate fans. The LCS airs on FS1 instead of Fox, which hurts the game as well.
