re: Chris Rock explains how baseball got so white and old

There are more blacks in the MLB than ever now

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Chris Rock's argument is that black people don't like baseball because it's too stuck in the past... but he also mentioned that him and most other black people when he grew up DID follow baseball.

So what happened between the time Chris was young and now? Baseball being too "old-fashioned" doesn't explain it, because Chris and the people he grew up with liked it.

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Baseball has fallen behind the NFL & NBA because over the past 20-30 years, they have failed in promoting the game properly especially when it comes to it's star players. In terms of promotion, MLB is very "old fashioned. The NBA & NFL has gone above & beyond in making their teams & players household names. MLB has not. If were to ask the average black person who is Adam Jones, they would probably think Pacman Jones first. Many probably have never heard of the Orioles Adam Jones.

It's starts with the youth though. Once MLB lost the attention of the youth of the country, it created a large age group who could care less about baseball. That goes for black or white. Gaining the youth of America's attention is the only way baseball will increase its popularity. It starts & ends with promoting the games best players to where they become household names though.

ETA. Saw your later post which is basically what I just said. Seems we are on the same page.

Unwed birthrate.

Think of how many of you learned to play baseball from your dads

Basketball can be learned on the streets