The Make Baseball Cool Again Commission

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Over the first cheap jordans china half of the MLB season, B/R Mag canvassed the game, seeking ideas to rejuvenate America’s pastime for cheap jordans in china our Instagram afternoons and the Snapchatted summer of 2017. The result: some bold proposals of our own, plus a proper introduction to Hunter Greene, who has already with apologies to The Kid been called a combination of LeBron and the Babe, at just 17 years old.

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Which, yeah: But does Mike Trout have swag? Maybe not, but a lot of today’s baseball heroes do, including all seven of these guys one legit legend and six would be legends in the making. cheap jordans from china That’s not including Harper’s potential second career as a host on the Food Network. The Editors (Interviews by Scott Miller and Brandon Sneed)

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cheap jordans in china DEXTER FOWLER, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder: I think it’s just perspective. But at the end of the day, if the fans don’t think it’s cool, then I guess it’s not cool. But there are ways to make it cooler. cheap jordans in china

KEN GRIFFEY JR., Hall of Fame outfielder: Baseball’s always cool. I just don’t think kids are learning the game of baseball.

DAVID PRICE, Boston Red Sox pitcher: A lot of baseball players think it’s cool, and the audience that we have think it’s cool. It might not hit every audience, but I don’t think there’s a single sport that’s going to hit every audience.

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Question No. 2: What makes baseball cool to you?

cheap adidas GRIFFEY: It is fun. My dad has always said, “It’s a game. It’s a game played by grown men. But it’s still a game.” The only thing that changes from Little League to high school to college to minor league ball to big league ball are the people in the stands. The game still stays the same. cheap adidas

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SCHERZER: With the NFL all we do cheap air force is talk football. Whereas baseball cheap jordans sale we play it every day, the whole league plays every single day. It’s the only league that does it that way.

PRICE: Our diversity. The different type of people you get to play with, the cheap jordans free shipping people you compete against. Every clubhouse is so diverse. It’s got to be one of the most diverse sports out there.

JONES: I’m not looking for a cool factor. Cool? I just think the strategy the mentality of this game can’t be matched.

Question No. 3: What does it mean to you when you hear “Make Baseball Cool Again”?

GRIFFEY: I’ve had college and pro football players say, “Baseball’s boring. I don’t like going to a game.” But I get them close enough. I get them on the front row. And now they’re looking at cheap air jordan the manager. They’re looking at the coaches. They’re looking at all these things that happen. And they go, “This is just like every other sport.” I go, “Absolutely.” Cheap jordans I mean, there are so many things that go on from pitch cheap jordans china to pitch that people don’t look at, because they don’t get a chance to see it.