Now, the only baseball played is in the Little League program, and those games end in mid-July. If you walk through a city today, you see kids playing basketball, not baseball. In suburban areas, it's soccer.

As a result, you see a dwindling number of American players in Major League Baseball..

Ah, but we're going to cure that problem with a Spider-Man promotion.

In truth, it's become all about money for Major League Baseball, and the Spider-Man mess is just another example.

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Ah, that bitter sweet moment when you watch a person's bubble being burst. But surely Glenn Dickey didn't just realize that baseball is all about money? Is Mr. Dickey twelve years old?

Well, to avoid making Mr. Dickey even more cynical, he can rest assured that the players he so admires live wholesome lives, free of drugs and alcohol, knowing that they are role models.

And while we're at it, Mr. Dickey, the check is in the mail. And I promise not to come in your mouth.