My dad played baseball. He signed me up to play baseball. I signed my son up to play baseball.
When I was the commissioner of the 7/8 rec baseball league I told some over the top parents to relax since from the ages of 7-12 we are more likely to develop baseball fans than high school baseball players.
What happens to interest in baseball with the next generation where far fewer dads (our kid's generation) played spring s****r or lacrosse and summer s****r, lacrosse or basketball rather than baseball? Will they sign their kids up for baseball? Probably not. Will these kids be fans if they never have a taste of the game? Probably not.