<p>P&C drink and review Hell or High Watermelon from 21st Amendment Brewery, then, with special guest Longinus, discuss the cost of professional sports. </p>
<p>Why are we, in the words of Pigweed, willing to spend so much money to watch grown men play children’s games? </p>
<p>But that’s not to the point. The boys are focused on the cost of a baseball or football game. Why has it increased so much? Is it worth it? </p>
<p>From 1970 to the present – in today’s dollars – the cost for a family of four to attend a baseball game is about 4x. Who pays this, and why? </p>
<p>Along with this increase in prices, we have an increase in coverage. When Pigweed was a lad, there was one, one-hour show on sports. Now, we have several 24x7 sports stations talking about sports all year long. </p>
<p>There’s also the moral question. In a world that can’t decide what a woman is, sports provides some clear guidelines. The player is either in or out. The ball is in the strike zone or it’s not. </p>
<p>Another angle – people can’t sit quietly with their own thoughts. They need a distraction. Every bar and restaurant has constant sports.</p>
<p>Is sports filling a hole left by the lack of religion, or community? Also, to what extent is this a public question? Is it in the local government’s interest to get people involved in local sports? </p>
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