Roughly 15 million people watched each of the six games between Boston and St. Louis on TV last month, while here in the Phoenix metroplex a concurrent amateur World Series sparked every bit as much passion, maybe even more, among 324 adult baseball teams.So, is baseball gaining ground, or in a slump?TV ratings for the Big League Series were up this year, but there remains concern that baseball is losing its place as the Great American Pastime. The NFL has exploded in popularity -- not just on Sunday afternoons but on Monday, Thursday and Sunday nights as well. A routine Sunday night NFL game now draws more viewers than the World Series.Fantasy devotees, video game fanatics and sports bar denizens are making football the armchair champ.