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MLB lacks recognizable superstars
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:23 pm
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It's right there in the new polling data compiled by our friends at Luker on Trends, the company that runs the ESPN Sports Poll. Between November and February, that firm surveyed more than 6,000 American sports fans, age 12 and older. If you don't count Tim Tebow (please don't) or Bo Jackson, guess the only three baseball players who showed up among America's 50 favorite pro athletes?
There was Derek Jeter, at No. 13. He hasn't played a game in 2½ years. Next came Babe Ruth, at No. 30. He's the only name on the list -- in any sport -- who hasn't appeared in a game for more than eight decades. And finally, you get to Pete Rose, at No. 50. The Hit King last played in the big leagues 31 years ago -- and he has been suspended from his sport for the last 28.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:24 pm to Duggars23
Americans are stupid. We know.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:26 pm to SwaggerCopter
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Americans are stupid. We know.
People that say this are stupid.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:28 pm to SwaggerCopter
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Americans are stupid. We know.
Stupid for acknowledging that MLB doesn't promote their star players enough?
This post was edited on 4/5/17 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:35 pm to SwaggerCopter
Maybe MLB should do more to promote their stars. I can't think of a commercial with Mike Trout or Bryce harper
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:41 pm to Duggars23
Baseball fans root for teams, not players. This is a problem for espn since they only like to cover what the "stars" are posting on twitter
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:43 pm to Duggars23
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Maybe MLB should do more to promote their stars. I can't think of a commercial with Mike Trout or Bryce harper
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:44 pm to c on z
quote:As a huge baseball fan, this is true. And the MLB has many stars, especially young stars. Trout, Harper, Bryant, Betts, Lindor, Seagar, Machado, Arenado, Altuve. Most of these guys 25 & younger.
MLB doesn't promote their star players enough
ETA: Gotta add Yelich & Correa too, and no doubt I'm missing some more 25 & younger talent.
This post was edited on 4/5/17 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:46 pm to Duggars23
They need to figure this out soon. There is an obscene amount of young talent in Major League Baseball and the league needs to take advantage of it
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:46 pm to Duggars23
People care about their baseball teams.
Unlike other sports were the casual fan knows more about the entire league.
This isn't rocket science - yet every year we here about world series tv ratings while paying no attention to the millions of people coming through the gates at most MLB ballparks.
Unlike other sports were the casual fan knows more about the entire league.
This isn't rocket science - yet every year we here about world series tv ratings while paying no attention to the millions of people coming through the gates at most MLB ballparks.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:47 pm to Duggars23
quote:It is pretty easy to see that playing on big stages matter the most to casual sports fans. If the Cubs become a dynasty people will get tired of seeing Bryant and Rizzo.
We begin with a fact from the same polling data: Nearly one in four people who consider themselves "avid" NBA fans (23 percent) say LeBron James is their favorite player. That is how you define the face of your sport. Now contrast that with baseball -- in which no one even remotely approaches the star power of a LeBron. There isn't a single player in the sport who ranks as the favorite of even 3 percent of all "avid" baseball fans. At the top of that list is the Cubs' Kris Bryant at 2.9 percent. For comparison, in the NFL, Brady checks in at 9.3 percent.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:51 pm to Duggars23
Baseball is the fastest growing sport in the world. The only one that can actually add expansion teams. I'd say their strategy of promoting the game vs individual players is working well.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:53 pm to Duggars23
quote:Who the hell did they poll? The guys at you local VFW Hall?
There was Derek Jeter, at No. 13. He hasn't played a game in 2½ years. Next came Babe Ruth, at No. 30. He's the only name on the list -- in any sport -- who hasn't appeared in a game for more than eight decades. And finally, you get to Pete Rose, at No. 50.
Young guys like Bryant, Harper, Trout, Kershaw, etc are highly recognizable and popular
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:54 pm to mylsuhat
quote:They are popular, but I think it's a significant drop off from NBA and NFL stars.
Young guys like Bryant, Harper, Trout, Kershaw, etc are highly recognizable and popular
Posted on 4/5/17 at 1:56 pm to AUCE05
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Baseball is the fastest growing sport in the world. The only one that can actually add expansion teams. I'd say their strategy of promoting the game vs individual players is working well.
There is always room for improvement and this area is the main one I think
This post was edited on 4/5/17 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:17 pm to Duggars23
So did they just ask people to name their favorite athlete? How about listing athletes and see how many people can Identify what sport they play, or see how many athletes people can name from each of the sports.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:24 pm to c on z
Mike Trout is off to a legendary start in his career, in a huge media market, and all I can think of for him is a Subway commercial.
Which baseball player has reached a point where they don't have to put their name in the commercial as an identifier?
Which baseball player has reached a point where they don't have to put their name in the commercial as an identifier?
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:26 pm to Duggars23
quote:false
MLB lacks recognizable superstars
quote:ah
It's right there in the new polling data compiled by our friends at Luker on Trends, the company that runs the ESPN Sports Poll.
This post was edited on 4/5/17 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:29 pm to Duggars23
I was going to say something like this in the "MLB has its act together" thread yesterday.
They do a piss poor job of marketing guys like Harper, Trout and Bryant, especially Trout. For as great as he is no one knows who he is outside of sports fans.
They do a piss poor job of marketing guys like Harper, Trout and Bryant, especially Trout. For as great as he is no one knows who he is outside of sports fans.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:30 pm to Duggars23
MLB seems to center their advertising around organizations and rivalries which helps explain the great regional TV number, which is a big part of why the League is thriving
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