Baseball is the number two sport in this country. The problem with baseball is everyone follows their team and once they are out of the playoffs stop watching. Baseball is number 2...it's not really even debatable.

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Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 6/20/16 at 10:52 am to iamAG

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The problem with baseball is everyone follows their team and once they are out of the playoffs stop watching.

right. Basketball and football don't have this problem. Baseball may kill basketball in local ratings, but at the end of the day more people are interested in shite like the NBA playoffs and the finals than they are in the world series

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Posted by mattz1122

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Posted on 6/20/16 at 10:54 am to iamAG

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Baseball is number 2...it's not really even debatable.

I like how these threads always bring out the insecure baseball-only fans.

The NBA has consistently beaten in the MLB in playoffs and championships series ratings over the past several years. Not up for debate? LOL

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Posted by RedRifle

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Posted on 6/20/16 at 10:57 am to iamAG

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Baseball is the number two sport in this country. The problem with baseball is everyone follows their team and once they are out of the playoffs stop watching. Baseball is number 2...it's not really even debatable

Actually, the NATIONAL TV ratings say otherwise.

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. The Game Five series clincher on Sunday night drew a 11.7 rating or 17.2 million viewers, the most a World Series Game Five has drawn since 2003 with the Yankees against the Marlins.

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Posted by PrimeTime Money

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Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:15 am to iamAG

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Baseball is the number two sport in this country. The problem with baseball is everyone follows their team and once they are out of the playoffs stop watching. Baseball is number 2...it's not really even debatable.

A few years ago, the MLB and ESPN agreed on an 8 year 5.6 billion dollar deal.

Last year, the NBA and ESPN agreed on a 9 year 24 billion dollar deal.

Gee, I wonder why ESPN would pay so much more for the NBA?????

You turn on the TV and you see commercial after commercial from NBA players whether it is State Farm, BBVA Compass, Under Armour, Nike, Sprite, Kia, etc...

Hardly any commercials for baseball players.

Follow the money, and it's clear which league is on top, because these companies are investing much more heavily in the NBA than MLB.

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Posted by 5 Deep

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Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:29 am to iamAG

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Baseball is the number two sport in this country. The problem with baseball is everyone follows their team and once they are out of the playoffs stop watching. Baseball is number 2...it's not really even debatable.

The horrible marketing MLB does of their superstars makes a difference in the national numbers compared to what football and basketball bring

I think it would be fascinating to ask fans of teams in multi sports cities to rank the sports they'd want a championship in

Football would obviously be #1 but I think it'd be very interesting to see what #2 is

100% guessing here but I have a feeling there would be a few NBA choices like Miami and LA but northeast and Midwest would choose baseball. Hell it may just be who I'm friends with and I will gladly admit Astros are #1 to me but I'm pretty sure if you polled everyone I know in Houston people would rather an Astros World Series than Rockets championship

Granted, when you look at the local tv numbers what I'm saying isn't that surprising but still an interesting topic nonetheless

Eta: should've finished reading the thread, my thoughts were already mentioned