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The reason I originally posted this was because I had brought it up before the NL title was determined. However, I did state that because it would not be a hitting game, most fans or non fans would not tune in or stay tuned long enough to watch, because most do not have patience for the slow pace.
TPM,
Good point.
Does a "real" baseball fan turn it off because it is not going to be an offensive series? I found that the people in my area, who I consider baseball fans talked about...
The textbook slide at the plate
Pitchers ball movement
Crede being a complete player
How tachnology is putting the ump in the spotlight
Small ball
Moves to first
Situational substitutions
The importance of clutch hitting
The lack of clutch hitting
The importance of clutch pitching
The lack of clutch pitching
The best part of the series was they did not waste my time and talk about what Super-Star player X had for breakfast and other "Entertainment Tonight" bull. I thought it came down to the two teams that were playing the best ball at the time, were going to play in a 7 game series. Those who did not watch or turned it off, were not pure baseball fans.
Maybe because our area has not had a baseball team in contention for some time, and there is a huge dislike for the big market teams, that we watched to cheer for baseball. I think that because there was not a big-market team in the series, the rating numbers still tell us that baseball has a good base regardless of who's in it.
Another thought is that the ratings are down because no one wants to see a game drag on for 3+ hours. With that in mind maybe the networks who promote the game are responsible for turning people off. I for one knew that if I ducked out after the 3rd out of one inning I could bath the dog, make a sandwich, switch loads in the wash, and miss no more that 1/2 of even the quickest 1-2-3 inning.