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re: World Series Ratings down 25% from last year
Posted on 10/31/18 at 5:02 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Posted on 10/31/18 at 5:02 pm to Bestbank Tiger
quote:yeah and we bitch about that too
NFL games last 3 hours. CBS college games last 4+ hours
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Posted on 10/31/18 at 5:21 pm to AlexTheGreat
It's weird, because tv viewership locally for baseball is going thru the roof, with st.louis leading MLB in ratings.
LA and Boston should of pushed the ratings all by themselves.
Are Boston fans bored with Winning?
LA and Boston should of pushed the ratings all by themselves.
Are Boston fans bored with Winning?
Posted on 10/31/18 at 6:24 pm to SeeeeK
MLB viewership had it's worst year to date actually.
The issue is no one gave the Dodgers a shot, the Dodgers had to go through the WC and was not considered a power House.
The issue is no one gave the Dodgers a shot, the Dodgers had to go through the WC and was not considered a power House.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 7:52 pm to Henry Jones Jr
More scoring would make games last even longer.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 9:01 pm to AlexTheGreat
Multiple reasons
Baseball viewership largely regional. So two major market teams unlikely to attract anyone hoping to see the underdog story. Dodgers were in it last year, red Sox have won 4 times since 2004 I think.
Times were awful for eastern time zone. Why should I bother to even start watching a game that I knew wouldn't end before I needed to sleep for work the next day. Good luck trying to get that Luke warm eastern time zone fan to tune into the game.
Unless the game is a blow out. Baseball is slow enough that I think people tend to tune in towards the end or middle of the game assuming it's at a reasonable time.
Speaking of slow enough, analytics and playing the statistics certainly doesn't do the lukewarm fan any favors. Lots of pitching changes in the midst of games. Fewer pitchers going far into games. (Yes I know price did a pitch a stellar game in the end).
Baseball viewership largely regional. So two major market teams unlikely to attract anyone hoping to see the underdog story. Dodgers were in it last year, red Sox have won 4 times since 2004 I think.
Times were awful for eastern time zone. Why should I bother to even start watching a game that I knew wouldn't end before I needed to sleep for work the next day. Good luck trying to get that Luke warm eastern time zone fan to tune into the game.
Unless the game is a blow out. Baseball is slow enough that I think people tend to tune in towards the end or middle of the game assuming it's at a reasonable time.
Speaking of slow enough, analytics and playing the statistics certainly doesn't do the lukewarm fan any favors. Lots of pitching changes in the midst of games. Fewer pitchers going far into games. (Yes I know price did a pitch a stellar game in the end).
Posted on 10/31/18 at 9:20 pm to goldenbadger08
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People tired of New York, Boston, and L.A.
You speak the truth.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 9:35 pm to shotcaller1
the 1997 WS averaged 2:49 per game...1981 WS averaged 2:19 per game. 2018 was something like 3:49 per game.
They should start these games at 6:30 C and implement every single rule the can to get these games in at under 3 hrs. 2:30 would actually be best. They can do it and do it quite simply...just takes balls.
It s worth saving your game.
They should start these games at 6:30 C and implement every single rule the can to get these games in at under 3 hrs. 2:30 would actually be best. They can do it and do it quite simply...just takes balls.
It s worth saving your game.
This post was edited on 10/31/18 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 10/31/18 at 10:36 pm to LSUGrad9295
I find it interesting so many are weary of LA and Boston teams winning again. Yet when the Warriors are playing in the NBA Finals again or the Patriots in another Super Bowl, no one mysteriously gets tired of them winning. Funny how that works.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 10:44 am to Jack Ruby
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the 1997 WS averaged 2:49 per game...1981 WS averaged 2:19 per game. 2018 was something like 3:49 per game.
That's a crazy fact. No need to have a 9 inning game go over 3 hours and sometimes over 4.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 11:31 am to AlexTheGreat
Baseball as an entity struggles in today’s environment. Locals follow their teams but the Game itself doesn’t bring the masses as it used to. It’s a thinking mans game that’s slow of pace. The nuances and strategies are lost on most modern day “fans”. It will continue to lose luster as the”fans” continue to bury their herads in their devices and seek immediate action/satisfaction. Just another victim of the millennials miniature attention span and the dying off of boomers. Sad but true.
This post was edited on 11/1/18 at 11:40 am
Posted on 11/1/18 at 11:38 am to rilesrick
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The nuances and strategies are lost on most modern day “fans”.
Come on, now.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 11:45 am to RedHawk
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That's a crazy fact. No need to have a 9 inning game go over 3 hours and sometimes over 4.
Must not watch a lot of AL baseball, they go 3:45-5 hours.
A lot of people were getting tired of it on the East Coast, going to a yankee game with kids, and they aren't getting home till 1am, because the games are 4+ hours long.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 11:46 am to Beer is Life
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MLB viewership had it's worst year to date actually.
its because they made it political
Posted on 11/1/18 at 11:48 am to LSUGrad9295
Not tired of traditional rivalries
Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals. Baseball cities
Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals. Baseball cities
Posted on 11/1/18 at 11:54 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
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Not tired of traditional rivalries
Same
I hate Boston and NY. Watched the shite out of that series.
Even with Boston completely dominating them.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 11:56 am to I Bleed Garnet
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MLB viewership had it's worst year to date actually.
bzzzzzzt And let's add, you had several teams just tanking, giving their locals zero hope. Even that couldn't cause a -.
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MLB local ratings up 2 percent overall for 2018 regular season, with Cardinals jumping into first The Cardinals, Red Sox and Brewers had the best stories with their local ratings this year.
LINK
Posted on 11/1/18 at 12:03 pm to pvilleguru
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Come on, now.
Says the soccer fan that jerk offs to telling people how nuanced soccer is
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:11 pm to MF Doom
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Says the soccer fan that jerk offs to telling people how nuanced soccer is
You must have me confused with someone else. No sport, that I'm aware of, is so nuanced that the average sports fan couldn't pick up even the most general strategies in a short amount of time. Acting like baseball strategies are so far over everyone's head is nothing but bullshite.
Posted on 11/2/18 at 10:11 am to SeeeeK
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Must not watch a lot of AL baseball, they go 3:45-5 hours.
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Must not watch a lot of AL baseball, they go 3:45-5 hours.
I watch a ton. Probably saw 120+ Red Sox games this year so I'm fully used to it. Still frustrating that these games aren't quicker though.
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