ANALYSIS/OPINION:
I don’t envy commissioner Rob Manfred and his fellow Major League Baseball decision-makers, trying to make baseball more appealing to younger fans while not alienating older fans.
The goals appear diametrically opposed at times.
Even developments like livestreaming — intended to make games more accessible — can move the needle in opposite directions for the demographic groups. For instance, take Wednesday afternoon at Nationals Park, when the Mets and Nationals played the rubber match of a three-game series.
Washington was still abuzz over its seven-runs-in-the-ninth-inning comeback victory Tuesday night. But residents hungry for more were sorely disappointed when they tuned their TVs to Mid-Atlantic Sports Network Wednesday afternoon.