domrep
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Post by domrep on Jul 15, 2014 12:07:33 GMT -5
Read a good article in the NY Times today about All Star Game viewership going down every year. 20 years ago they'd draw something like 23 million viewers, they can't even hit 11 million today. I'm sure part of it is that there are more options for viewing today, but, as a fan, this just feels like another argument for killing interleague play. Granted, a big reason the ASG isn't as big anymore is also how we all have access to clips and full games of any star we want to see at any time, unlike in the old days; that genie is out of the bottle and not going back in. Yet if ASG and World Series ratings are going to continue to dip, you'd think MLB would have some impetus to come up with solutions to stem the tide of the problem. For the record, the Pro Bowl now outdraws the All Star Game by nearly a million viewers. The freaking Pro Bowl. I feel like MLB needs to do something to spruce the game up. NBA OWNS the all-star festivities, they have 3 nights of stuff including All-Star Saturday night. Have the futures game in prime time on Monday. The MLB draft is terrible if only b/c the majority of these kids being drafted won't be in the majors until 3-4 years later. This gives the national audience a chance to gauge what their teams prospects look like. Home run derby on Tuesday - do a minor league one and a pro one. All-Star game on Wednesday The 2nd half of the season starts on Friday, so that gives everyone a travel day to get back to their teams.
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BRV
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Post by BRV on Jul 15, 2014 12:52:01 GMT -5
Read a good article in the NY Times today about All Star Game viewership going down every year. 20 years ago they'd draw something like 23 million viewers, they can't even hit 11 million today. I'm sure part of it is that there are more options for viewing today, but, as a fan, this just feels like another argument for killing interleague play. Granted, a big reason the ASG isn't as big anymore is also how we all have access to clips and full games of any star we want to see at any time, unlike in the old days; that genie is out of the bottle and not going back in. Yet if ASG and World Series ratings are going to continue to dip, you'd think MLB would have some impetus to come up with solutions to stem the tide of the problem. For the record, the Pro Bowl now outdraws the All Star Game by nearly a million viewers. The freaking Pro Bowl. This was the topic of conversation about the same time last year, so instead of wasting any new words on something that I still wholeheartedly believe, I'll just copy-and-paste my post from last July:
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 15, 2014 14:37:24 GMT -5
Brady Aiken's advisor, Casey Close, criticized both the Astros and MLB for the way the team has handled negotiations with the 2014 No. 1 overall pick.
The Astros are said to be using a medical concern, specifically about an abnormality with Aiken's elbow ligament, to leverage him into accepting a lower bonus. This would enable them two of their other draft picks. The two sides initially agreed to a $6.5 million bonus, but their revised offer now sits at $3,168,840, the minimum amount required to ensure that they would receive the No. 2 pick in 2015 as compensation if they fail to sign Aiken. "We are extremely disappointed that Major League Baseball is allowing the Astros to conduct business in this manner with a complete disregard for the rules governing the draft and the 29 other clubs who have followed those same rules," said Close. There's a lot of work to do in order to get a deal in place before Friday's deadline.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 18:37:45 GMT -5
Wait, is Jeter retiring? Why am I just hearing about this?
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Post by turkeysandwich on Jul 15, 2014 18:55:04 GMT -5
Oakland A's All Stars or Mountain roaming gold prospectors? You decide.
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Post by Biggtone23 on Jul 15, 2014 19:04:33 GMT -5
Okay so that whole thing with Princess Elsa went on for about 5 minutes longer than it needed to
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jul 15, 2014 19:09:02 GMT -5
If I may paraphrase a quote from Reverend Lovejoy:
"OH JUST PLAY THE DAMN GAME ALREADY!"
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jul 15, 2014 19:09:06 GMT -5
Adele Dazeem can sing her ass off
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Fundertaker
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Post by Fundertaker on Jul 15, 2014 19:10:14 GMT -5
So can we have, you know, a game?
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jul 15, 2014 19:12:42 GMT -5
Wow, Harold, Joe, AND Tom?
All in the same booth? The is like Naked Gun come to life.
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Post by Cyno on Jul 15, 2014 19:18:03 GMT -5
Okay so that whole thing with Princess Elsa went on for about 5 minutes longer than it needed to That's Queen Elsa, peasant.
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Post by Cyno on Jul 15, 2014 19:32:08 GMT -5
lol, just as that jackoff fan starts an "OVERRATED" chant, Jeter his a double into right.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 19:32:40 GMT -5
I like how that one guy was trying to start an overrated chant, then goes silent when Jeter hit the double.
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CH Punk
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Post by CH Punk on Jul 15, 2014 19:32:49 GMT -5
lol, just as that jackoff fan starts an "OVERRATED" chant, Jeter his a double into right. You don't get a better moment of zen than that.
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andrew8798
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 15, 2014 19:33:05 GMT -5
lol
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 19:35:29 GMT -5
AL takes the early lead as Trout gets a triple.
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Post by Cyno on Jul 15, 2014 19:38:52 GMT -5
And Miggy murders one into the seats to make it 3-0 AL.
Maybe Matheny should've started Kershaw instead of being a homer and picking Wainwright.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 19:48:17 GMT -5
Felix only gets 1 inning? For real?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 19:52:12 GMT -5
And that's what happens when you decide to be a homer.
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Post by Cyno on Jul 15, 2014 19:52:16 GMT -5
Using their team's pitchers has bitten both ASG managers in the ass.
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