Throughout the history of the United States of America sports have played a vital role in every day life. Sports have helped people get through tough times and also encouraged people to look forward to something in the future.
Horse racing was popular event in the late 19th century- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sports_in_the_United_States
but due to opposition from protestants and betting along with the Civil War devastating the economy the sport witnessed a major drop off. Horse racing has since that time period has lost a lot of popularity. Horse racing is considered an elite sport where a lot of money is spent with the horses and their training. Because of this not everyone can relate and the sport also involves gambling which a lot of Christians are against opposed to. Most of the year horse racing does not make national attention except for the triple crown which includes the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The Kentucky Derby is the most popular of the three horse racing events earning a 9.1 rating for the race on May 5th 2018.
but due to opposition from protestants and betting along with the Civil War devastating the economy the sport witnessed a major drop off. Horse racing has since that time period has lost a lot of popularity. Horse racing is considered an elite sport where a lot of money is spent with the horses and their training. Because of this not everyone can relate and the sport also involves gambling which a lot of Christians are against opposed to. Most of the year horse racing does not make national attention except for the triple crown which includes the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The Kentucky Derby is the most popular of the three horse racing events earning a 9.1 rating for the race on May 5th 2018.
Following horse racing was the rise of baseball. Baseball was king with Babe Ruth and the Yankees being the face of baseball for decades. People tuned in to the radio, watched T.V, went to the games and most of the country loved baseball. The younger generation just isn’t watching baseball the way people used to partially because of the slowness of the game and low scoring.50 percent of the population watching baseball is over 50 years of age. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-hanby-hudgens/the-decline-of-baseball-a_b_9630782.html
The commissioner of the MLB Rob Manfred noticed this problem and has tried to speed up the game by proposing ideas such as placing a timer on the time it takes to pitch. One rule that has already been implemented is setting a maximum number on the total number of times a manager can visit the mound. These rules were made to speed up the game, as well as adding instant replay to stay more modern with the other 4 major sports.
The commissioner of the MLB Rob Manfred noticed this problem and has tried to speed up the game by proposing ideas such as placing a timer on the time it takes to pitch. One rule that has already been implemented is setting a maximum number on the total number of times a manager can visit the mound. These rules were made to speed up the game, as well as adding instant replay to stay more modern with the other 4 major sports.
Football started to surpass baseball in the 1958 championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants. Legends such as Tom Landry, Vince Lombardi ( The Lombardi trophy given to the Super Bowl champion named after Vince Lombardi) Johnny Unitas, and Raymond Berry. 14 Future Hall of Famers played in that game.https://www.quora.com/When-and-why-did-the-NFL-overtake-the-MLB-as-Americas-most-popular-sports-league
College football was significantly more popular at the time but this game, as well as changing the championship name the Super Bowl, merging the AFL and NFL, and becoming more involved on tv created a boom in the ratings. to Football also has tried to speed up the game by adding turf fields and making more penalties on the defense which allows the offense to score more creating more action. A “ great defensive game” can now be described as “ boring”. This is why the NFL and NCAA has tried to create opportunities where people can score more often so more highlights can be shown as well as seen and hopefully talked about by fans.
College football was significantly more popular at the time but this game, as well as changing the championship name the Super Bowl, merging the AFL and NFL, and becoming more involved on tv created a boom in the ratings. to Football also has tried to speed up the game by adding turf fields and making more penalties on the defense which allows the offense to score more creating more action. A “ great defensive game” can now be described as “ boring”. This is why the NFL and NCAA has tried to create opportunities where people can score more often so more highlights can be shown as well as seen and hopefully talked about by fans.