It’s hard to even think about the direction MLB is headed when there’s a potential major lockout looming
InvasionXX
No amount of direction heading can withstand a lengthy lockout.
Knightbear49
Which of the following best describes your feelings about the current overall state of MLB? – 21% Enthusiastic – 46% Hopeful – 11% Indifferent – 18% Disappointed – 4% Upset
How would you rate the job Rob Manfred has done as MLB commissioner? 5 being « excellent » and 1 being « poor »
– 1, 13% – 2, 24% – 3, 42% – 4, 20% – 5, 2%
The Dodgers are back-to-back champs. Are they good or bad for baseball?
– Good, 32% – Bad, 52% – No Opinion, 16%
Is betting on baseball a regular part of your fan experience?
– Yes, 6.5% – No, 93.5%
With the prevalence of gambling in baseball, are you worried about the integrity of the game?
– Yes, 77% – No, 19% – No Opinion, 4%
Pure_Context_2741
The answer is a bad direction. The league is becoming more and more imbalanced financially, gambling is rampant and while not quite at NFL/NBA levels yet it’s still a problem. I ring hate Manfred as much as most online but he’s made some pretty significant missteps.
HemlockMartinis
67 percent of fans saying they’re enthusiastic or hopeful for MLB right now is a truth nuke for the doomers.
Black_Otter

I think of this every time I see his name
DDAGuy
Kind of ridiculous how much gambling gets shoved down our throats on every broadcast and they haven’t even broken 10% market share. I expect the NFL’s is much higher, but that’s a smaller number than I expected.
porican
manfred bad
gambling bad
dodgers good
not sure any of that is debatable
Jd051888LA
Wrong direction so long as MLB (and every other sports league) promotes/advertises online gambling like its Gatorade. Terrible.
krpiper
I would have thought the gambling numbers would be a lot higher given how everywhere it seems to be
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It’s hard to even think about the direction MLB is headed when there’s a potential major lockout looming
No amount of direction heading can withstand a lengthy lockout.
Which of the following best describes your feelings about the current overall state of MLB?
– 21% Enthusiastic
– 46% Hopeful
– 11% Indifferent
– 18% Disappointed
– 4% Upset
How would you rate the job Rob Manfred has done as MLB commissioner? 5 being « excellent » and 1 being « poor »
– 1, 13%
– 2, 24%
– 3, 42%
– 4, 20%
– 5, 2%
The Dodgers are back-to-back champs. Are they good or bad for baseball?
– Good, 32%
– Bad, 52%
– No Opinion, 16%
Is betting on baseball a regular part of your fan experience?
– Yes, 6.5%
– No, 93.5%
With the prevalence of gambling in baseball, are you worried about the integrity of the game?
– Yes, 77%
– No, 19%
– No Opinion, 4%
The answer is a bad direction. The league is becoming more and more imbalanced financially, gambling is rampant and while not quite at NFL/NBA levels yet it’s still a problem. I ring hate Manfred as much as most online but he’s made some pretty significant missteps.
67 percent of fans saying they’re enthusiastic or hopeful for MLB right now is a truth nuke for the doomers.

I think of this every time I see his name
Kind of ridiculous how much gambling gets shoved down our throats on every broadcast and they haven’t even broken 10% market share. I expect the NFL’s is much higher, but that’s a smaller number than I expected.
manfred bad
gambling bad
dodgers good
not sure any of that is debatable
Wrong direction so long as MLB (and every other sports league) promotes/advertises online gambling like its Gatorade. Terrible.
I would have thought the gambling numbers would be a lot higher given how everywhere it seems to be
they should ban gambling