Differences between sport in recent decades

The world changes by leaps and bounds and sports is no exception. That is why we decided to develop a list of differences from the sport in recent decadesHere's a contrasting look at how youth sports have changed over the past 30 years.

Yes, this list is a bit of a comparison to what was played 30 years ago or more. However, it cannot be denied that there are subtle, if not distinct, differences between the sport in recent decades at that time and now.

Baseball

Was it almost an obligation for a starter to go nine innings? full games, like the aberration presented by David Price on Thursday, deserve ticker-tape parades nowadays. Six innings is good. Seven is great. You then hand it over to the "setup" man, who takes care of the "closer." Five guys could put together a shutout.

The exits are sacred. There are only 27. Therefore, sacrificial groups have lost their prestige. Same with stolen bases. Forget 70, sliding 40 will get you the crown.

And the dialogue. You know batting average, runs batted in and ERA. You may have to de-bon with OPS, BABIP, and FRAA. that was play this sport in recent decades. 

Basketball
You were always taught that the ultimate goal when your team had the ball was a layup. You wanted to work the ball inside, always. Governed centers. Mikan, Russell, Wilt, Bellamy, Abdul-Jabbar and many, many more. Make the greats take over basketball and get out of your way. This is how you played.

That was how the game was played on the day a low-post shot resulted in a high-percentage shot, like this two-handed blush from Bill Russell.

Now he is away from the bombs. The 3-point shot has starred in a hostile takeover of the sport. The idea is that 3 is better than 2, and that's it. The once great offensive center has been sidelined. You can watch an entire NBA game and not once see a team throw the ball inside to a Big Person and ask him to score. If you throw it to him, he is more likely to throw it back on a 3 point attempt. Seven-footers with jump shots, and even 3-point jump shots, are not anomalies. And that's just some of the changes sport in recent decades

Football
In a very obvious sense, none of our top four games has changed more than soccer, if only for the simple fact that the biggest, fastest, strongest, most athletic players are now playing it more surprising the sport in recent decades changed in protections and strategies..

Offensive concepts went from setting up the run before passing, passing, passing and passing some more. As our football player Ben Volin points out, "Joe Montana never threw for 4,000 yards." Bart Starr's maximum was 2,438. It was a super all electric sweep in Green Bay.

Defensively, the league is trying to protect people because of the growing concerns about concussions. Therefore, the hits of yesteryear are being removed from the game were some of the moves from the sport in recent decades.