"The game is pastoral, without the limitations of a clock, filled with strategy. Between pitches and innings, there are pauses, time to discuss what happened and what's going on and what might happen next. Uh-uh. Not today. From the moment you enter the park till you stagger away, your senses are assaulted by pounding, deafening-music. The scoreboards are constantly flashing quizzes and various games to attract your attention."
LOL this is where I somewhat disagree (except article did NOT note how disgusting the grandstands have become with foul-loud-mouthed louts filling the stands and gorging on humungous foodstuffs while it spills all over). Baseball is boring, and these modern "intrusions" only try to hide that fact. Oh yeah, it's just GREAT that there's no clock on a baseball game!
Where I live the worst thing that happened to pro sports was beer in the stands. Back in the day, the best part of going to a football game was sneaking a bottle in.