Baseball was considered by many to be the American past time for many years but with the popularity of football, basketball, hockey and many other sports, baseball is being threatened in the spring and summer.

I talked with Cathedral and Tech baseball coaches Bob Karn and Steve Taylor, Waite Park Babe Ruth President, Dennis Eiynck, St. Cloud Blue Sox President Chris Friesen, and former coach and player Tom Frericks.

Decide for yourself if you think kids are still exciting about baseball or has the detail and slower speed of the game driven kids to something else.

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