Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

[teebone]

Seriously, it gets old. There are other options. Its not 1975 and there are more than 7 channels. Get over it. Fox may or may not have overpaid. Get over it. It doesnt really matter if its the Yankees vs Mets since that was the lowest rated WS. So get over it. Who really cares. The underlying theme seems to suggest that a team from NY, Boston, LA or Chicago must be in the WS every year. Is anyone else sick of this? I mean, why do I care if the ratings are low? Why should anyone care if the ratings are low. Its not like MLB had a low attendance this year, so WTF.

[GT3R8cer]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

Are the ratings low?

[BGarrett7]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

It doesnt really matter if its the Yankees vs Mets since that was the lowest rated WS.

Just wanted to point out that '02 and '05 both had lowers ratings then the Subway Series.

[cjonesfan921]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

You want high ratings? If Cubs make the WS, the ratings would be out of this world.

[BGarrett7]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

You want high ratings? If Cubs make the WS, the ratings would be out of this world.

Well, the viewership for the Sox Series win in '04 was barely enough to beat out the '01 Yanks/D'backs Series, so I doubt a Cubs appearance would have that great of an impact.

[pberardi]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

Seriously, it gets old. There are other options. Its not 1975 and there are more than 7 channels. Get over it. Fox may or may not have overpaid. Get over it. It doesnt really matter if its the Yankees vs Mets since that was the lowest rated WS. So get over it. Who really cares. The underlying theme seems to suggest that a team from NY, Boston, LA or Chicago must be in the WS every year. Is anyone else sick of this? I mean, why do I care if the ratings are low? Why should anyone care if the ratings are low. Its not like MLB had a low attendance this year, so WTF.

I watch the WS regardless and the playoffs. I'm a baseball fan that happens to root for the Indians. So I watch the WS. If the ratings were that bad, Fox wouldn't show. Besides, I'm enjoying John Mellencamp's Chevy commercial every 5 minutes. I can't get enough of that commercial!

[teebone]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

Well, the viewership for the Sox Series win in '04 was barely enough to beat out the '01 Yanks/D'backs Series, so I doubt a Cubs appearance would have that great of an impact.

You know so little.

[teebone]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

Just wanted to point out that '02 and '05 both had lowers ratings then the Subway Series.

Im just going by what I heard on the radio this morning/last night. In any case, it was substantially low.

[skitch]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

You want high ratings? If Cubs make the WS, the ratings would be out of this world.

Talk about a big if...

[BGarrett7]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

You know so little.

And why is that, exactly? The number don't lie. The Sox making the Series was HUGE. But in terms of TV ratings, it really didn't make the huge spike that was to be expected.

[ehh]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

All that high ratings mean are that non-baseball fans are watching, and quite frankly who gives a flying flick about them?

[teebone]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

And why is that, exactly? The number don't lie. The Sox making the Series was HUGE. But in terms of TV ratings, it really didn't make the huge spike that was to be expected.

The White Sox fan base is miniscule compared to that of the Cubs. Chicago is 70% pro Cubs and of the 30% that isnt, 15% is anti-Cubs and not pro-White Sox. But even beyond Chicago, the Cubs have their games broadcast by WGN which is a superstation and covers a vast geographic area. You're not even close in your assessment.

[teebone]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

All that high ratings mean are that non-baseball fans are watching, and quite frankly who gives a flying flick about them?

I agree. Those non-fans are precisely why its hard to sit through the super bowl.

[BGarrett7]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

All that high ratings mean are that non-baseball fans are watching, and quite frankly who gives a flying flick about them?

Well, personally, I could give a rip who is watching. However, MLB certainly cares how many casual baseball fans and non-fans of the game are watching. If the ratings drop low enough, that's when changes start to come and new marketing plans come into effect. In other words, they begin to try and change the game in order to make it more marketable and appealing to certain demographics which currently aren't watching. Whether it means tampering with the rules or messing with the dynamic of how things are run, none of us really know, but we can all agree when things like that start to happen, the true fans definitely don't win.

[Stu]

Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?

The White Sox fan base is miniscule compared to that of the Cubs. Chicago is 70% pro Cubs and of the 30% that isnt, 15% is anti-Cubs and not pro-White Sox. But even beyond Chicago, the Cubs have their games broadcast by WGN which is a superstation and covers a vast geographic area. You're not even close in your assessment.

2004 = Red Sox, not White Sox