Baseball is, at its core, a kid’s game. Kids love to run around the bases, chase after the ball on defense, and try their best to hit the ball as hard as they can. People watch MLB because it’s fun, and because the big kids who play the game show them how it’s supposed to be played at an elite level. MLB players play the game because it’s fun for them, and because, of course, they get paid a crapload of money for being really good at a kid’s game.
At some point in our lives, we’ve seen the parents who take the game way too seriously and make it not so fun for their kids.