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Would in-season MLB tournaments in non MLB cities be a helpful way of drawing
Posted on 2/11/20 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 2/11/20 at 1:49 pm
new interest?
NL central and AL central playing in New Orleans would be a really fun experience and the tournament cities could rotate all over the place. I would have the records included in the season final standings and choose playoff seeding based on winning percentage as teams would play a different total number of games.
NL central and AL central playing in New Orleans would be a really fun experience and the tournament cities could rotate all over the place. I would have the records included in the season final standings and choose playoff seeding based on winning percentage as teams would play a different total number of games.
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Posted on 2/11/20 at 1:51 pm to Olric
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NL central and AL central playing in New Orleans would be a really fun experience
They have no venue to hold it
Posted on 2/11/20 at 1:52 pm to Olric
Attendance and television numbers seem to be doing well. I don’t think they need to go out of their way to try to reinvent the wheel.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 1:53 pm to Olric
I like this idea of mid season tournaments floating around sports. Think it's a good way to break up the monotony of a long season. Id be for it. Have it be like ALC 1 vs NLC 5 and so on.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 1:53 pm to Olric
At the very least I think a series in a city in the TV market away from home would be interesting and a cool way to draw in fans outside your traditional metro area. Rangers and Astros play a series in Austin or San Antonio or something. Braves and Orioles or Nats in Charlotte, etc.
I’m not opposed to a tournament idea either in baseball as a way to draw interest in the middle of the season.
I’m not opposed to a tournament idea either in baseball as a way to draw interest in the middle of the season.
This post was edited on 2/11/20 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 2/11/20 at 1:54 pm to Prominentwon
I dont think a baseball tournament is reinventing the wheel...they occur in every level of baseball outside of professional
Posted on 2/11/20 at 1:57 pm to Prominentwon
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Attendance and television numbers seem to be doing well.
Not to be a shite starter, but compared to what standard? I'm not a MLB fan, but I see many highlights where stadiums appear less than a quarter filled. I also read post on here about really bad World Series TV numbers. Is this a situation where you compare against an even worse period of time to make the current look better?
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:01 pm to Olric
I don’t understand this ‘new interest’ thing. People who are going to be interested in baseball already are.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:02 pm to McCaigBro69
So you dont understand how more exposure to something could peak your interest?
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:03 pm to Prominentwon
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Attendance and television numbers seem to be doing well. I don’t think they need to go out of their way to try to reinvent the wheel.
Agreed
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:04 pm to Olric
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So you dont understand how more exposure to something could peak your interest?
I understand it but it is not needed in baseball, a sport where half of the fans are purists and want zero change.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:06 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Rangers and Astros play a series in Austin or San Antonio
Three game set at Alex Box. I'll bring the trash can.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:08 pm to McCaigBro69
The average baseaball fan gets older every year which means they are garnering less and less interest of the 18-49 demographic that advertisers crave. There is definitely a need in baseball to attract a younger audience. The purists are not just going to simply stop watching baseball because its a tournament game and maybe this brings people to parks who otherwise would have no chance to ever see a major league game...win-win
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:10 pm to Olric
Baseball needs to stop thinking of ways to reinvent the game and get back to its roots. They need to promote the minor leagues. Maybe some MLB academies across the country like they have in Latin America. Get back to fundamental baseball.
IMO, analytics is not suitable for baseball. Bring back the .300 hitters, stolen base artists. put some anticipation and excitement back in offenses.
IMO, analytics is not suitable for baseball. Bring back the .300 hitters, stolen base artists. put some anticipation and excitement back in offenses.
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:10 pm to Olric
quote:Until boys evolve into no longer enjoying hitting balls with sticks (10million years by my estimation), this won’t really be a problem.
drawing new interest
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:12 pm to Olric
What “new interest”
Baseball is doing fine
Baseball is doing fine
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:13 pm to xiv
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Until boys evolve into no longer enjoying hitting balls with sticks (10million years by my estimation), this won’t really be a problem.
Unfortunately they need to enjoy other people sometimes hitting balls with sticks
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:19 pm to Olric
good point Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:21 pm to I Bleed Garnet
[/img] This is a problem
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:31 pm to Olric
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This is a problem
Wait there’s a TV ratings issue?
NBA finals have to be lower than that
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