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Lowest ever for a game 1.

Rockies-D'backs Ratings

Also editing to note that we no longer need tinyurl, we can just hyperlink stuff. Never was a fan of clicking on blind links anyway.

On some levels, very disappointing, because I think the Rockies are a charming story who deserve a national stage.

ON THE OTHER HAND, if MLB's Powers That Be insist on starting a game at 10 p.m. so that, should said game go extra innings and end at 3 a.m. Eastern time and no one, even two huge and devoted baseball fans like The Boyfriend and Myself (three of you count TLAF, who had already gone to bed because, hey, she's almost 90) could not stay awake, well, then, hey, what do you expect.

I woke up just in time to see the broadcast sign off.

Afternoon baseball is a lovely thing.

Oh, and another thing. CABLE, the damn game's on CABLE!

Broadcast television, also a lovely thing.

I agree that they shouldn't be starting games at 10 ET; they should start no later than 8 ET. That means 6 here, 5 Pacific.

I missed the entire 10th inning Friday night. I don't know what woke me up for the 11th. Probably the dog woofing at something.

Good doggie!

The time thing must be killing them.


They shoulda given the Mets a sponsor's exemption!!!

minimetoo26 wrote:They shoulda given the Mets a sponsor's exemption!!!

Or maybe the Heimlich Maneuver....

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takinover wrote:Lowest ever for a game 1.

Rockies-D'backs Ratings

Also editing to note that we no longer need tinyurl, we can just hyperlink stuff. Never was a fan of clicking on blind links anyway.

OTOH, it was the highest rated cable show in its time slot, according to the article.

If it can't pull enough ratings to attract a network broadcast then cable is where it is going to end up, whether we like it or not.

Of course at the rate the Rockies are going they may need to start practicing on ice skates. Denver and Cleveland (hopefully)/Boston in November doesn't sound much like baseball to me whether it is on a network or cable. Sounds more like hockey...

tanstaafl2 wrote:Of course at the rate the Rockies are going they may need to start practicing on ice skates. Denver and Cleveland (hopefully)/Boston in November doesn't sound much like baseball to me whether it is on a network or cable. Sounds more like hockey...

It might, in fact, be cold enough to skate by then. Some Boston suburbs got their first frost last night. Got into the 30's in most places.

Just wondering if the Rockies with the World Series, will they vote Trevor Hoffman a full shareof the winnings.

tanstaafl2 wrote: Of course at the rate the Rockies are going they may need to start practicing on ice skates. Denver and Cleveland (hopefully)/Boston in November doesn't sound much like baseball to me whether it is on a network or cable. Sounds more like hockey...

They're never gonna let us have a Super Bowl. Not when we have snow baseball in April and ice skating baseball in October.

You get a snowcheck in April, but I don't know how that works in the playoffs.

Game one started around 5:30 here in AZ I agree that too much emphasis is palced on TV and not home town fans. As far as weather is converned it doesn't matter what time it starts here. Game One was 97 at first pitch and it probably bottomed out at the mid seventies by game end.
My thoughts are that the game should start arond 7 730 eastern regardless of where it is played. Most people are only interested in the last 3 or 4 innings anyway so the west sees them starting at 6ish and the east sees them at 9ish.

You should all be thankful I don't schedule the NLCS for 3 in the morning. I had more fun watching Barry Bonds hit #755.

I'm going to have to seriously reconsider this whole parity thing everybody wanted. I only agreed to it in the first place so that my Brewers could finally win a championship, but by the time that happens the Yankee$ will be a $500,000,000 also-ran and the Devil Rays will be World Champs.