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.

[Big_Maple]

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

My friend, I present to you the top 10 reasons why I hate soccer:

Games can end 0–0.
Ninety minutes of running… and nobody scores. It’s like watching two people argue and then shake hands. It’s nihilism with shin guards.

The mysterious “extra time.”
No one knows how long the game will last... not the players, not the fans, not even the commentators! It’s like watching the world’s most stressful surprise party. Everyone’s just standing there wondering, ‘Is it over? Are we still doing this?'

Players flop like they’ve been shot.
A gentle tap? Cue Oscar-worthy acting and rolling around like they’ve been hit by a truck. Then, after it is apparent no foul will be called they jump up and sprint away like nothing happened. Jeezus.

The fans are utterly insane.
You can’t even mention another club without someone threatening to fight you in the parking lot. Wear the wrong scarf and someone will burn a fucking bus or an orphanage.

Ties are just... fine?
You can invest your entire Sunday morning, watching twenty-two men run around like caffeinated ants, only for it to end in a scoreline that looks like binary code. One. Nil. Congratulations, I guess?

Low scoring = low excitement.
Fans call it ‘the beautiful game.’ Sure, if your definition of beauty is ninety minutes of people almost doing something. It’s like watching your Wi-Fi buffer for an hour and convincing yourself it’s poetry. I've had more fun watching the aquarium screensaver on my 1995 iMac.

The “offside” rule is chaos.
Every time someone explains the offside rule, I understand it a little less. It’s like tax law, but with grass.

Clock runs upward.
Every other sport counts down. Soccer? “Nah, let’s count up to 90, then add some mystery minutes.”

Penalty shootouts decide world championships.
Hours of strategy, teamwork, and athleticism… all undone by a one-on-one guessing game between a kicker and a goalie.

Need I say more? Ug, what a dumb sport.

[Michael K.]

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

My friend, I present to you the top 10 reasons why I hate soccer:

Games can end 0–0.
Ninety minutes of running… and nobody scores. It’s like watching two people argue and then shake hands. It’s nihilism with shin guards.

The mysterious “extra time.”
No one knows how long the game will last... not the players, not the fans, not even the commentators! It’s like watching the world’s most stressful surprise party. Everyone’s just standing there wondering, ‘Is it over? Are we still doing this?'

Players flop like they’ve been shot.
A gentle tap? Cue Oscar-worthy acting and rolling around like they’ve been hit by a truck. Then, after it is apparent no foul will be called they jump up and sprint away like nothing happened. Jeezus.

The fans are utterly insane.
You can’t even mention another club without someone threatening to fight you in the parking lot. Wear the wrong scarf and someone will burn a fucking bus or an orphanage.

Ties are just... fine?
You can invest your entire Sunday morning, watching twenty-two men run around like caffeinated ants, only for it to end in a scoreline that looks like binary code. One. Nil. Congratulations, I guess?

Low scoring = low excitement.
Fans call it ‘the beautiful game.’ Sure, if your definition of beauty is ninety minutes of people almost doing something. It’s like watching your Wi-Fi buffer for an hour and convincing yourself it’s poetry. I've had more fun watching the aquarium screensaver on my 1995 iMac.

The “offside” rule is chaos.
Every time someone explains the offside rule, I understand it a little less. It’s like tax law, but with grass.

Clock runs upward.
Every other sport counts down. Soccer? “Nah, let’s count up to 90, then add some mystery minutes.”

Penalty shootouts decide world championships.
Hours of strategy, teamwork, and athleticism… all undone by a one-on-one guessing game between a kicker and a goalie.

Need I say more? Ug, what a dumb sport.

This wins the internet.

[mostonmike]

My friend, I present to you the top 10 reasons why I hate soccer:

Games can end 0–0.
Ninety minutes of running… and nobody scores. It’s like watching two people argue and then shake hands. It’s nihilism with shin guards.

The mysterious “extra time.”
No one knows how long the game will last... not the players, not the fans, not even the commentators! It’s like watching the world’s most stressful surprise party. Everyone’s just standing there wondering, ‘Is it over? Are we still doing this?'

Players flop like they’ve been shot.
A gentle tap? Cue Oscar-worthy acting and rolling around like they’ve been hit by a truck. Then, after it is apparent no foul will be called they jump up and sprint away like nothing happened. Jeezus.

The fans are utterly insane.
You can’t even mention another club without someone threatening to fight you in the parking lot. Wear the wrong scarf and someone will burn a fucking bus or an orphanage.

Ties are just... fine?
You can invest your entire Sunday morning, watching twenty-two men run around like caffeinated ants, only for it to end in a scoreline that looks like binary code. One. Nil. Congratulations, I guess?

Low scoring = low excitement.
Fans call it ‘the beautiful game.’ Sure, if your definition of beauty is ninety minutes of people almost doing something. It’s like watching your Wi-Fi buffer for an hour and convincing yourself it’s poetry. I've had more fun watching the aquarium screensaver on my 1995 iMac.

The “offside” rule is chaos.
Every time someone explains the offside rule, I understand it a little less. It’s like tax law, but with grass.

Clock runs upward.
Every other sport counts down. Soccer? “Nah, let’s count up to 90, then add some mystery minutes.”

Penalty shootouts decide world championships.
Hours of strategy, teamwork, and athleticism… all undone by a one-on-one guessing game between a kicker and a goalie.

Need I say more? Ug, what a dumb sport.

That's the best takedown I've ever seen. Genius. We need a clapping emoji.

[Big_Maple]

That's the best takedown I've ever seen. Genius. We need a clapping emoji.

I dunno. Maybe I had to grow up with it to appreciate it. Maybe not. Games that can end in a 0-0 tie seem pointless to me.

In the words of Edmund Blackadder, it is the biggest waste of time since "How to Speak French" was translated into French.

The Simpsons had it all right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJu2qSJ9zno

[mostonmike]

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

I was just speculating what the reaction might be for a 2 a.m. finish to a Super Bowl since the latest ever finish is only 10:46 p.m. in the East.

I must be mistaken then to think that the post game reaction might lead to the passing of a Constitutional Amendment.

“No Super Bowl game shall extend past the bedtime of the American people.”