Philly.com · Mar 19, 2016
Frank's Place: For some, baseball has staying power
The Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper signs autographs for fans of many ages prior to a spring training game against the New York Mets at Space Coast Stadium on March 3, 2016 in Viera, Fla.By late Thursday afternoon the NCAA tournament was raging. Social media was aflame with March Madness and all throughout America, brackets were being scrutinized like eye-charts. Bars, restaurants, dens, even normally staid offices had come alive.
And on a TV in the deserted furniture section of a dying mall department store, an old man watched an exhibition game between the Phillies and Rays.
The tableau spoke volumes about aging Baby Boomers and the aging sport they cling to.