Fair enough, in that case then, the ratings for the League Championship Series in 2003 had ginormous ratings then did a complete nosedive once it was NY and Florida. Since the Red Sox had low ratings in 2004, perhaps the Cubs were driving the ratings in 2003? Im partly kidding. I realize Yankees-RedSox get a lot of attention, especially back then but still. Look at 2003 before you rely on 2004 too much.
Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?
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Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?
Fair enough, in that case then, the ratings for the League Championship Series in 2003 had ginormous ratings then did a complete nosedive once it was NY and Florida. Since the Red Sox had low ratings in 2004, perhaps the Cubs were driving the ratings in 2003? Im partly kidding. I realize Yankees-RedSox get a lot of attention, especially back then but still. Look at 2003 before you rely on 2004 too much. -
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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."You make your name in the regular season, and your fame in the postseason." - Clyde Frazier
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The difference is, there is hate for the Red Sox. It's not like they haven't had some sort of success, other then winning it all. The Cubs are the lovable losers. They find ways to lose, I mean the Marlins series says it all. Forget about the Bartman situation, how about Gonzalez botching a tailor made double play. If the Cubs win that and are in the WS against either the Yanks or Sox, that would be HUGE ratings.Comment
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Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?
The difference is, there is hate for the Red Sox. It's not like they haven't had some sort of success, other then winning it all. The Cubs are the lovable losers. They find ways to lose, I mean the Marlins series says it all. Forget about the Bartman situation, how about Gonzalez botching a tailor made double play. If the Cubs win that and are in the WS against either the Yanks or Sox, that would be HUGE ratings.Comment
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Outside of Yankee fans, who wasn't pulling for the Sox to beat the Cards and win the Series though? Sure, if the matchup had been something like Sox/Mets, the ratings would've likely been a lot different. However, the flipside of that is, if the Cubs are going to make it to the Series and have a huge impact on the ratings, they can't pull an easy win or unappealing matchup like Boston did. If that Series is going to do any better than what the Yanks/Arizona pulled after 9/11, it would have to be the aforementioned Cubs/Sox or Cubs/Yanks marquee matchup. But having the Cubs meet up with someone like the A's, Twins, or Tigers would probably be ratings suicide.
Saying all this though, the Cubs won't make the WS anytime soon.Comment
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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.My Teams
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I'm guessing the majority of that 70% would be completely indifferent, as opposed to the "gotta watch the Sox lose!" mindset. If I dislike a team, I'm not going to watch them play a marquee game just in hope that they lose, I'm only going to watch if I'm expecting it to be a watchable game. Which goes back to my marquee matchup argument from above. White Sox fans aren't likely to care about a Series between the Cubs and Angels, regardless of if their crosstown rivals are involved or not, but if it's Cubs and Red Sox, I could definitely see them tuning in because the appeal of the matchup.Comment
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Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?
Because I know how most fans are. I remeber the two catchers going after it in IL play this year so i know there's some bad blood between the White Sox and Cubs. I also hate the Cubs(Bartman is my hero). But I watched every game the Cubs played in the playoffs that year not because it was an appealing matchup but because I hate the Cubs.My Teams
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For me, I watch regardless (except I can't watch past the 6th inning because I keep falling asleep!), so I don't care what the ratings are. I wouldn't care if they moved it to ESPN or TNT or Vs. for all I care. As long as it's on, I'll watch it.MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies
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Re: Why do people make so much of the tv ratings for a WS?
Because I know how most fans are. I remeber the two catchers going after it in IL play this year so i know there's some bad blood between the White Sox and Cubs. I also hate the Cubs(Bartman is my hero). But I watched every game the Cubs played in the playoffs that year not because it was an appealing matchup but because I hate the Cubs.Comment
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Advertisers. They're the ones that pay the bills.
For me, I watch regardless (except I can't watch past the 6th inning because I keep falling asleep!), so I don't care what the ratings are. I wouldn't care if they moved it to ESPN or TNT or Vs. for all I care. As long as it's on, I'll watch it.Comment
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Well, I don't obsess about it but it is one of the bigger rivalries in baseball that dates back before either one of us were born. It's probably reversed. I think most Cubs fans(except you of course and the ones you know) hate the Cards because they dominate the divison most years and the White Sox now since they won a WS and are the best team in Chicago.My Teams
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