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hughee99

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13. As a fan of baseball, what do I really care about the ratings?

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 07:52 PM

Sep 2014

Sure, you can use them to make the argument that team A or team B has a larger following, but if the series is good, why would I really care if advertisers are getting their money's worth or not? Why would I be happy to watch the Red Sox/Yankees turds like I saw over the weekend for the next month just because lots of other people were watching it too?

The Red Sox pretty much brought up their entire minor leagues this year for a try-out and if the Yankees had spent a little less time on the Derek Jeter farewell tour, Derek Jeter might still be playing in meaningful games this year. Neither of them should be in the playoffs, and these playoffs will be better off without either of them.

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No Red Sox. No Yankees. No ratings. Good luck MLB. [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2014 OP

Why don't we reduce the league to two teams then? LonePirate Sep 2014 #1

Heh! Sour grapes madinmaryland Sep 2014 #2

Since you can't play... El Supremo Sep 2014 #3

It's not me. It's America. Yavin4 Sep 2014 #4

Yeah no one in LA TZ Sep 2014 #7

I am totally bored shitless by the lame stream sports media sucking madinmaryland Sep 2014 #11

Such hostility. Calm down. eom Yavin4 Sep 2014 #24

+1 Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #31

whoop-dee-fucking-doo.. frylock Sep 2014 #5

This is why TZ Sep 2014 #6

+1 Auggie Sep 2014 #8

I've always been impressed TZ Sep 2014 #9

Yeah right... joeybee12 Sep 2014 #23

Curt Schilling TZ Sep 2014 #27

Douchebags are one thing, criminals are another...nt joeybee12 Sep 2014 #28

Jesus Christ JonLP24 Sep 2014 #10

"I felt like I had to include so much detail to counter a remarkably ignorant post." Best Comment madinmaryland Sep 2014 #12

Yeah I'm not sure where he gets no name from TZ Sep 2014 #14

But DC is just a non-descript town, doncha know charlie and algernon Sep 2014 #22

As a fan of baseball, what do I really care about the ratings? hughee99 Sep 2014 #13

Please tell me all the "big names" that are on the Yankees and Red Sox this year? hughee99 Sep 2014 #15

You must not live in New England ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #17

I actually live about 20 minutes from Pawtucket hughee99 Sep 2014 #18

I'll be watching. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #16

So what are we supposed to do now? Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #19

I think the MLB should give automatic playoff berths to both teams every year. trotsky Sep 2014 #20

Sigh.... charlie and algernon Sep 2014 #21

No name teams? No name players? Gemini Cat Sep 2014 #25

I don't care about ratings. Iggo Sep 2014 #26

I'm more likely to watch now. GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #29

And now you can add Billy Beane's spectacular trade fail to the list. Initech Oct 2014 #30

If Americans didn't watch the Royals win the wildcard game... Shame on them. tridim Oct 2014 #32

Wow, so elitist 1gobluedem Oct 2014 #33

Here's hoping they never make the playoffs for years GusBob Oct 2014 #34

I think you may be off with the ratings thing RockaFowler Oct 2014 #35

Local ratings, not national Yavin4 Oct 2014 #36

But these teams are in the playoffs RockaFowler Oct 2014 #37

5.2 million people watched A's/Royals TZ Oct 2014 #38

5.2 million is pathetic. Yavin4 Oct 2014 #40

Yes TZ Oct 2014 #42

Also TZ Oct 2014 #43

"The game was on TBS not network TV" Yavin4 Oct 2014 #44

If someone doesn't watch the MLB playoffs Bluzmann57 Oct 2014 #39

Come on, can't we put this thread to rest? El Supremo Oct 2014 #41

Dodgers. Angels. Giants. Nationals. Tigers. Ratings. Good luck MLB. KamaAina Oct 2014 #45