Issues, Volume 15, Electric Soup.
Baseball is the nation's pastime.
Ever since the game was invented, fans have had favorite players, but as the commercialism in baseball grows more apparent, those favorite players are assuming new responsibilities. They are doing more endorsements and less autograph signing. However, the game of baseball still does many of the same things that it did in the past such as advertising products on signs in the seats and using bats, gloves, and balls with a manufacturer's name on them for further endorsements. Many factors in the game have not changed. A few of these factors are player endorsements, manufacturing endorsements, and company advertising on the walls of the stadium.