More than one third (34%) of the respondents recently purchased clothing/apparel that features their favorite team... 27% have visited a ballpark in the past year. That compares to only 19% of the average MLB fan base has made an apparel purchase to support their team while just 11% have gone to a game in person in that same time span.
Dean said on Facebook: "...the years of burning the candle at both ends has taken a dire toll on my health and for the first time in my life, I'm going to put myself and my livelihood first"
"If MLB treated Shohei Ohtani's sporting life like they did the Barry Bonds home run chase, where Barry Bonds is coming up to bat, we are going to go live to Barry Bonds in the on-deck circle, he's swinging a donut... Shohei Ohtani should have that treatment."
"I’ve done this a long time, but I still have a sense of trepidation. I still think about it and go ‘maybe tomorrow is the day I fall flat on my face.’”