As a longtime baseball fan, one thing that excites me is that people are so hard up for sports that I’m seeing people who have been “meh” on baseball turning to it. I don’t know if this will persist, but on the margin it might produce some new/stronger baseball fans, though I think the situation would have to be pretty prolonged to return baseball to its pre-strike level of popularity.
This also makes me think some other games should be safe: cricket, tennis, golf, etc.. They might similarly see an uptick in interest in the US.
As a longtime baseball fan, one thing that excites me is that people are so hard up for sports that I’m seeing people who have been “meh” on baseball turning to it. I don’t know if this will persist, but on the margin it might produce some new/stronger baseball fans, though I think the situation would have to be pretty prolonged to return baseball to its pre-strike level of popularity.
This also makes me think some other games should be safe: cricket, tennis, golf, etc.. They might similarly see an uptick in interest in the US.