The headline gives it away, but here’s why I think Grant Brisbee should become a color commenter in nationally televised baseball games:
Major League Baseball finds itself in a demographic crisis. Thirty years from now, there might not be anyone alive who cares about the league enough to watch or attend a game. That’s bad. But the game is healthier than it has ever been, financially, and the quality of play has continued to improve year over year even after a huge PED scandal “rocked” the sport. That’s good.
Baseball’s thought process regarding the demographic cliff it’s racing towards has involved blaming the best player in the game for not being marketable enough and banning defensive shifts.