World Series Thread

[Hy Feiber]

Fin Jays up 3-2 and we were up 2-0 and 3-2 on them

Win 2 in LA Without Springer.

Wow.

[mostonmike]

Why would they not want a six hour game. They literally get double the ad revenue and the clients get double the exposure.

A game that finishes at 2:40 in the morning on the East Coast is not going to drive ad revenue or viewers no matter how important the game is. Well, maybe a game 7 - but even that's a stretch.

Who's staying up after midnight other than fans of the teams involved and real dedicated followers?

I stayed up. I thought it was a fun game to watch. The last thing I am going to do is feel sorry for someone in the Eastern Time Zone. I don't think it makes sense to play a game in LA, and move the time so it doesn't impact those in New York. Games go extra innings, shit happens.

Fair enough, I guess its a cultural thing that I am missing? I think if a Super Bowl finished at 2:40 on the East Coast there would be apoplexy and consternation breaking out across the country.

But it isn't the Super Bowl and likely to have been a one-off - maybe even a medal of honour to those fans who stayed with it? AT might have heard of a story of a snooker match (of all things) in the UK in 1985 that got most of the UK watching it at nearly 1am - some 18.5 million viewers, so momentum might have actually built the audience in a way I didn't anticipate.

Great to see the Dodgers being given a test - and it will be funny to see the only Canadian team taking the World Series. It would mean there is hope for the London Smog and Manchester Rain franchises for the 2050 World Series.

[bpj]

I still can't believe the NFL allows ties. They're the gayest thing in sports imo.

[Michael K.]

I still can't believe the NFL allows ties. They're the gayest thing in sports imo.

To his point about the Super Bowl though? They would have to continue to play. Sorry, I would watch the entire damn thing....and stumble into work the next morning! LOL

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Fin Jays up 3-2 and we were up 2-0 and 3-2 on them

Win 2 in LA Without Springer.

Wow.

Don't see anything remarkable about it. The postseason in baseball is generally about which team is luckiest and has the most "hot" players.