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Essay / Major League Baseball Culture - 1543
Baseball is widespread across the United States and has become a part of the culture of some cities. The cultures range from the newest teams in the West to the old school teams in the East. There are teams that have existed since the beginning of baseball and new teams created in the last 20 years. Major League Baseball culture differs across the United States depending on where you are. There are trends across cultures based on location and team seniority. These cultures are different in many areas, but all have one common similarity. All baseball cultures revolve around a Major League Baseball team. These teams can move, like the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles, and teams change ownership, like when the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals. Cultures change too, but I will research stable cultures in place that have been around for a while and haven't changed too much, like teams that have been around for over 100 years and some newer teams. Unlike the majority of other professional sports, baseball has farm teams, which increases the number of teams in the professional league. This incorporates aspects of “local” players/hopefuls. These players I'm talking about are younger players playing in lower level professional leagues such as single/double/triple A; A lot of people who watch baseball don't know much about these teams unless they're in your hometown. MLB is different from the majority of other professional sports in that there is no salary cap, allowing each team to spend as much as they want on their player's salary. The New York Yankees are a team known for their high salary. They are the most hated team in MLB. “All their whining in the middle of a paper… which puts Boston behind the team. As the Mariners start to lose badly and the city seems to disappear, the seats start to empty and there is no support left. This is why teams like the Yankees and Red Sox aren't required to host fan thank-yous or post on their Facebook how much they thank fans and smaller teams like the Rays and Mariners have to do it. Each team has a different culture built around it. that has been built over the life of the team, whether it's expectations like those of the Yankees or support for local talent on the Cardinals. The never-lost hope of the Red Sox and Mariners comes and goes based on performance. Regardless, they are all different, even though there are similarities, they have many differences between them. The culture built around each team is made up of two sides, the team and the fans, and that is what makes each culture different..