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North East as Coup said is different for baseball. Still seems like it’s the thing compared to other places.
Could be said for Upper Midwest too. Chicago and Minnesota.
It might be that those regions experience significant weather changes for Winter, so baseball has some more symbolism. That’s a random thought I had, may mean nothing in actuality.
As well as baseball in North East and Upper Midwest is a lot more ingrained in the DNA than let’s say the West Coast (that’s no shot, just a point of when MLB expanded out those ways)
Where it loses popularity is the pipeline for MLB compared to NBA and NFL is so much harder to follow. College football and basketball has a much higher reach, so you can get introduced to players before pro, and if you’re drafted, you’re in the pros. Whereas baseball, you draft somebody from a school you never heard of or a high school in East Bum **** and they disappear for 5 years or forever.
Could be said for Upper Midwest too. Chicago and Minnesota.
It might be that those regions experience significant weather changes for Winter, so baseball has some more symbolism. That’s a random thought I had, may mean nothing in actuality.
As well as baseball in North East and Upper Midwest is a lot more ingrained in the DNA than let’s say the West Coast (that’s no shot, just a point of when MLB expanded out those ways)
Where it loses popularity is the pipeline for MLB compared to NBA and NFL is so much harder to follow. College football and basketball has a much higher reach, so you can get introduced to players before pro, and if you’re drafted, you’re in the pros. Whereas baseball, you draft somebody from a school you never heard of or a high school in East Bum **** and they disappear for 5 years or forever.