Comments on: World Series Matchups Fox Would Like to See http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/01/world-series-matchups-fox-would-like-to-see/5527/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:38:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/01/world-series-matchups-fox-would-like-to-see/5527/comment-page-1/#comment-25263 Bill Gorman Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:59:38 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=5527#comment-25263 Jimmy, For most teams baseball *is* a local sport, at least for television. That's why the networks carrying the games have to be rooting for the teams that would make it more than just a local watching event like the Red Sox, Cubs and Dodgers. Jimmy, For most teams baseball *is* a local sport, at least for television. That’s why the networks carrying the games have to be rooting for the teams that would make it more than just a local watching event like the Red Sox, Cubs and Dodgers.

]]> By: Jimmy http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/01/world-series-matchups-fox-would-like-to-see/5527/comment-page-1/#comment-25259 Jimmy Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:51:37 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=5527#comment-25259 What does Baseball do once the Lovable losing cubs finally win something? Where do they get big ratings from? The yankees are big in NY but I think past ratings prove they aren't that big nationally. The Red Sox charm has worn off since they won twice. Who really cares about Tampa, Philly, Milw, the angels or even the dodgers on a national level? Baseball is all about being a local sport. It doesn't have the juice on a national stage. Jimmy What does Baseball do once the Lovable losing cubs finally win something? Where do they get big ratings from? The yankees are big in NY but I think past ratings prove they aren’t that big nationally. The Red Sox charm has worn off since they won twice. Who really cares about Tampa, Philly, Milw, the angels or even the dodgers on a national level? Baseball is all about being a local sport. It doesn’t have the juice on a national stage.

Jimmy

]]> By: Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/01/world-series-matchups-fox-would-like-to-see/5527/comment-page-1/#comment-25181 Bill Gorman Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:16:47 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=5527#comment-25181 I agree, Red Sox / Cubs is the big ratings winner for the World Series. But if the Red Sox, Dodgers and Cubs all lose before the World Series, I think the ratings performance of any of the resulting combinations would probably be fairly close together. In that case, there would be almost no casual national fans watching, and the differences in the populations of the resulting cities themselves wouldn't make that big a difference. I agree, Red Sox / Cubs is the big ratings winner for the World Series. But if the Red Sox, Dodgers and Cubs all lose before the World Series, I think the ratings performance of any of the resulting combinations would probably be fairly close together. In that case, there would be almost no casual national fans watching, and the differences in the populations of the resulting cities themselves wouldn’t make that big a difference.

]]> By: jeremy http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/01/world-series-matchups-fox-would-like-to-see/5527/comment-page-1/#comment-25133 jeremy Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:28:38 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=5527#comment-25133 i would like to see the cubs and the angels because those are my two favorite tames and i would like to see them in the playoffs more than any other team. i would like to see the cubs and the angels because those are my two favorite tames and i would like to see them in the playoffs more than any other team.

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