I understand how you feel. Baseball has always been one of those games that starts and stops so much that it gets rather banal and boring (unless accompanied with beer). I think it's hard to see a team go down because they were late in the batting order and couldn't bring up their power hitters.
However, I think that's where the good managing comes in handy. A baseball team should not be defined by one person. It takes a whole team effort to win games.
These sports organizations (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, etc.) are so concerned with ratings that they try to adapt the game. Take the NHL for example. Since the turn of the century, the NHL has made some pretty big changes to the game. After the introduction of shootouts in 2005-06, the dynamics of the game changed completely. Some of the changes are well-met and make sense (stupid 2-line pass rule!), but we should be mindful of how these changes alter the game.
Baseball might get a make-over one day. But after it gets so many changes, is it still the game we fell in love with? Or has it become something different entirely?
There was a really good article about the future of baseball in the New York Post.
Here’s the link - https://nypost.com/2017/07/12/its-time-to-debate-the-future-of-baseball/
RE: Time for Baseball to Make a Radical Change: Blow Up the Ninth Inning and Let the Stars Shine