November 10, 200322 yr In spite of this I do not see this a high point in the history of MLB in terms of quality of play or anything else for that matter. Regarding play I think defensive play or fielding is better than it ever was. Just about all other aspects of the game, no way. The game has many other entrenched problems that threaten its well being. That's just how I see it. Baseball is the only sport where we can even debate/speculate on whether it has improved a lot or not. We can talk about the live ball, stadium dimensions, bat weight, mound height, mitt size, strike-zone size, steroids, salaries, strategy, cheating, etc. In every other sport, it would silly to suggest that today's players aren't much more athletic and skilled. Think about football, basketball, track&field, etc. SNL jokingly illustrated it by matching up Andy Roddick and Billie Jean King, lol. Me, while I love the stories about Ruth, Mantle, Cobb, DiMaggio. Splinter and Co and their feats, the simplicity and true-ness with which the game is said to have been played......I tend to agree more and more with LaRussa, Bill James, George Will, Greg Maddux and those who think today's game is better in every respect and that because of it, it's harder to dominate and amaze consistently. But who knows, really.
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