ratting are now down 65 percent for the finals , its going to take a long time ago to things back, Many players felt it was improtant for them to be about the politics, and many viewers think they dont need to be lectured to by all the players and announcers, so they did the only thing they could, stop watching. Its unfortunate, I heard the Commissioner quietly announce all this ends after this year. Its a great game and will survive, but the popularity , which left hokey in the dust , and was about to pass baseball took a hit, its now number 4, and it maybe a lifetime before it approaches baseball again