Does anyone care about kids anymore?

How many adults do you know that play organized sports aside from softball? I know one, a guy I work with, who is 23, plays on an ice hockey team. How many kids do you know that play at least one organized sport? I actually can't think of a kid that I know that DOESN'T play at least one organized sport. So why are people so against letting kids in this area (Philadelphia) enjoy the first (and maybe only) World Series they may ever see?

The broadcasts of these games are extremely late, games do not start until after 8:30 EDT. That means when the final out of the game is recorded it is usually around midnight. Most kids are not able to stay up that late to watch a baseball game either because they can't stay awake or their parents aren't allowing them to stay up due to the fact all but one of these games were played on a school night. Hell, I am almost 30 years old and I am having trouble staying up to watch every game. Well, I might not be having trouble staying up, but I am definitely having trouble making it to work each day and functioning properly. We all know the reason why the games are on so late...MONEY. That's it and that's all. Starting the game earlier would not allow the network to make as much advertising money and that is all they care about. They don't care about building a base of fans that maybe would provide a larger viewership in the years to come. They care about right now, how much money can we make right now.

So now the Phillies are extremely close to winning the World Series. If they happen to pull this game out tonight, the rumors are the parade for the Phillies will be held on Friday. Wow, I couldn't be luckier. Not only is my team going to win a world championship but the parade will fall on a Friday so when I take off of work to go to watch I end up with a three day weekend. I am completely pumped. Well, I was pumped. I just finished reading an article on http://www.philly.com/ about how Philadelphia public schools will not close for the parade. I am flabberghasted. Its a PARADE! Weren't parades originally intended for kids? The Thanksgiving Parade is targeted at kids, 4th of July parades are targeted at kids. How many adults do you know who say "I can't wait to go to the parade this thanksgiving to see Santa Claus"? So now you are going to have a parade for the heros of this city, the people that these young kids look up to and root for, and you aren't going to allow them to go? I can't understand the logic here. Don't get me wrong, I am not stupid, plenty of kids are going to stay home from school and go to the parade. But is that sending them the right message? Its okay to skip school when you don't agree with authority?

Sports have always been geared towards kids or at least I thought they were. I knew what type of role money played in sports, I guess I just never thought they would alienate their young fans. I wonder if any sport will have as many fans in the future if kids aren't able to be fans today.

Just my humble opinion...