* "Where are all the kids?"

September 4, 2008

Tom Stanton, author of several Tigers-centric titles, contributed this piece to the New York Daily News about why baseball is losing its young, middle-class fan base.

Upshot:

For most of my life, on a trip to the ballpark on any given day, you might find yourself sitting between a corporate executive and a line worker, both with their kids. That was part of the appeal: a sense of community.

Now, we’re segregated by economic status. Fans of modest means are sent scrambling for scarce, affordable seats – if they can get in the gate at all.

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