The fans love it. They put 50,139 in Shea Stadium Sunday. It wasn't just to watch Garrett Stephenson. The Cardinals put 40,000 in the seats nightly to see a team that loses half the time. The Reds are hoping beyond hope that the three home games they have left with the Cubs and the four left with St. Louis will pump their attendance to close to 2 million for the season.
Chicks dig the longball.
So does everyone else. Shut up and enjoy it, wise guy. It isn't possible to make home runs boring. But it is possible to dull them down. In its quest to please fans, baseball has lost its balance.