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re: MLB viewership down 30%...should they juice the ball?
Posted on 6/20/13 at 9:32 pm to emmanuellewis
Posted on 6/20/13 at 9:32 pm to emmanuellewis
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Honestly, I wonder if MLB viewership is actually down. It might be down 30% on ESPN, Fox, and TBS but every team now has their own network to carry every single game. One of the biggest reasons for the escalating salaries the last few years has been how much teams make from their own networks. I don't know the ratings compared to 07 but it seems like these have probably increased.
There are also the online MLB packages that weren't around (or at least many fewer people were watching). I love baseball and almost never watch ESPN or Fox.
Thank you, didn't even read this page before I posted.
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Posted on 6/20/13 at 9:44 pm to hg
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Way too many games in a season
This is the correct answer. Cut it down to about 90
Posted on 6/20/13 at 10:26 pm to Civildawg
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This is the correct answer. Cut it down to about 90
And if they cut it to 90 the people that don't watch it will still complain about too many games. Reducing the number of games would be a disaster for the MLB, they would anger many traditionalists and people that don't watch baseball still aren't going to watch baseball.
With the money Major League Baseball is getting from ticket sales plus mammoth TV deals, why should the MLB reduce the amount of games? Heck, with expansion plus the introduction of interleague play that has occured since the MLB increased the games from 154 to 162 you can make the case that there aren't enough games.
Posted on 6/20/13 at 10:30 pm to GaBassFisher92
Personally I think they should drop back to 154 games a year and speeding up game by 10-15 minutes by not allowing pitcher/hitter time outs
Posted on 6/20/13 at 10:31 pm to GaBassFisher92
tonights tid bit
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The top three winning percentages in MLB are all in the National League Centra
Posted on 6/20/13 at 10:57 pm to GaBassFisher92
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they would anger many traditionalists
Where were the traditionalists when they added games and added 2 Wild Cards? They won't leave.
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