David Rosenthal: uncertainty

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…Worst case, they have 30 more years of success. It’s not an immediate problem. It’s a problem for two commissioners from now. MLB, I don’t know that it’s a this commissioner problem, but they’re farther along the decline curve. The rubber is going to hit the road for MLB once enough generational shift happens, that there’s just no longer enough supply of players and fans. But all that said, there is one thing really, really going for MLB, which is international. Baseball is an international game, and it would be devastating to the sport if American interest continues to decline both in terms of players and fans, but it’s still very, very strong and vibrant in Japan and South Korea. But that doesn’t help the MLB.…

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