Hate Will Never Win - This Is Our Team

Even if you only remotely follow the NBA,  and the current playoff results, you would be hard pressed to have missed the recent news story regarding comments made by Donald Sterling, the owner of the NBA Los Angeles Clippers.  His comments reflect a gone by era, however, his comments also reflect an idea that has been ignored by NBA management, until now.  This left Clippers' fans with a dilemma; do we root for the same team we've supported for all these years, or do we root against the owner with the stupid ideas?  As several Clippers' fans displayed tonight - "Hate Will Never Win" and  "This is Our Team" - and not some dinosaur's.

The Clippers won at home tonight, 113-103, vs, the Golden State Warriors, to take a 3-2 series lead in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs.  There were rumors that the Warriors would have forfeited this game, if the NBA didn't take a hard enough stand against Mr. Sterling.  His lifetime ban, announced by new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver earlier in the day, apparently was enough for the game to be played.

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Stop Complaining About How Long MLB Games Last

It was summer, and we didn't have cable TV yet, so I was very fortunate to grow up listening  Jack Buck and Mike Shannon on the radio doing the play-by-play for St. Louis Cardinals baseball games.  There was also the occasional time when your team happened to be on network TV, and NBC's "Major League Baseball's Game of the Week" with legends such as, Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Vin Scully, and Curt Gowdy.  We wanted those games to go on forever, as long as, our team won in the end!    Today, it's popular to rush the enjoyment of entertainment, but we need to stop complaining about how long MLB games last.

By their nature, baseball games are an endurance sport, for fans and players.  They're like fine wine and baking bread, if you try to speed them up, they are just not same, or as good.   You want faster baseball games?  You're going to need to make BIG fundamental changes to the game, such as, going from 9 innings to something more palatable to those shorter attention spans.

More than any other sport, I believe, MLB is very aware of its traditions and history.  Look at the all the fuss about the winner of MLB All-Star Game determining home field advantage in the World Series.  However, there are always economic considerations too.  With more sources of entertainment, there is increased competition for viewers and fans,  In the end, I believe traditions are important and can be a competitive advantage for MLB.  If you change the game, then you change the fan-base, and then you need to be ready for those implications.....every year.

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