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re: HR Derby ratings higher than any NBA playoff game on ESPN
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:10 am to swamie
Posted on 7/18/13 at 12:10 am to swamie
It probably helps that the HR Derby is the only sports event going on during that time slot. During any non-finals NBA game, there's the NHL playoffs and the MLB regular season. So if you prefer hockey over other sports or your favorite baseball team is playing, you may watch that over Spurs vs. Warriors. But if you're a sports fan, what else are you going to watch on HR Derby Monday?
This post was edited on 7/18/13 at 12:11 am
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Posted on 7/18/13 at 1:31 am to PKTiger
Excellent point. Also a lot of the baseball is dying talk comes from the fact that a much higher percentage of it's viewership comes from 30+ than the other major sports. shite soccer might actually be close to baseball in the 18-25 market
Posted on 7/18/13 at 2:03 am to PKTiger
Posted on 7/18/13 at 2:21 am to TigerintheNO
Baseball does play double the games, and it owns the summer when nothing else is on.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 3:25 am to tigerfan88
Baseball starts when NBA is ending and ends during football, baseball like basketball has 2 months where it has no other real sports competition. Basketball enjoys most of Feb (outside Superbowl) and March, MLB owns all of July and part of August (CFB/Traing camp begins and NBA finals end in June) so that is dumb argument
Posted on 7/18/13 at 3:30 am to tduecen
Ever heard of march madness?
Posted on 7/18/13 at 6:28 am to swamie
Some college football regular season games, as well as some of the small, most meaningless bowl games outdrew Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 7:10 am to Louie T
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college baseball better than NFL.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 7:23 am to UltimateHog
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I'd probably go Football (CFB/NFL), MLB, NHL.
I do love college basketball though, just moreso around March Madness like most.
I agree with this, although I don't mind the NBA, but I just don't watch that much of it.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 7:29 am to SpartyGator
Posted on 7/18/13 at 7:31 am to swamie
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And the All Star game outdrew any non title playoff game. Silly exhibition games in a dying sport outdrawing meaningful games. Crazy.
All star game ratings are still trending downwards.
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Tuesday’s game is tied as the second-lowest rated and second-least viewed MLB All-Star Game ever, ahead of only last year
I don't know if Baseball is a "dying sport" but if you are going to use the all-star game to prove a point, I think the downward trend of its ratings is an important detail.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 8:22 am to jacks40
Boom
Posted on 7/18/13 at 8:30 am to swamie
Seems like a more relevant comparison would be to the NBA dunk contest.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 8:55 am to WDE24
I watched the Derby and haven't watched an MLB game all year.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 10:05 am to jacks40
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All star game ratings are still trending downwards.
From your link
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MLB All-Star Ratings: Final Numbers Up
Are they down or up?
Posted on 7/18/13 at 10:10 am to RollTide1987
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Some college football regular season games, as well as some of the small, most meaningless bowl games outdrew Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
lol
No they didn't.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 10:20 am to mattz1122
Yeah, I'd like to know what he was thinking when he posted that.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 10:41 am to swamie
It's almost like people draw conclusions about how well baseball is doing based on if they like it or not instead of looking at the numbers
Posted on 7/18/13 at 10:50 am to The White Lobster
I want to know what other event was on that night?? Didn't the Pro bowl have a higher rating than the world series 
face it BASEBALL sucks HOME RUNS aree fun
face it BASEBALL sucks HOME RUNS aree funPosted on 7/18/13 at 10:50 am to PKTiger
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It probably helps that the HR Derby is the only sports event going on during that time slot. During any non-finals NBA game, there's the NHL playoffs and the MLB regular season. So if you prefer hockey over other sports or your favorite baseball team is playing, you may watch that over Spurs vs. Warriors. But if you're a sports fan, what else are you going to watch on HR Derby Monday?
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