Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

[Steelersfan85]

Last year he said he wanted to make the starting times of the games earlier. This year all the week night games start at 7:57 which is earlier but the Saturday game starts at 7. I don't get why they don't have all the games start at 7 but why have the earliest game on a weekend????
/end rant.

[jth1331]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

You do realize if the Giants make the World Series, a 7pm eastern start time would be 4pm in San Francisco?
The world doesn't revolve around the stupid east coast time zone.

[Knight165]

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You do realize if the Giants make the World Series, a 7pm eastern start time would be 4pm in San Francisco?
The world doesn't revolve around the stupid east coast time zone.

Actually, it does...but that's merely a coincidence in this situation....hence the 7 PM start.
You guys on the Wrong Coast are not really as insignificant as you think you are.


M.K.
Knight165

[55]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

The world doesn't revolve around the stupid east coast time zone.

You could have fooled me...

[rsox]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

You do realize if the Giants make the World Series, a 7pm eastern start time would be 4pm in San Francisco?
The world doesn't revolve around the stupid east coast time zone.

In the world of televised sports it does.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

This whole discussion pops up every year and its ridiculous. Staying up an hour or two more for potentially 7 days is not a big deal, even for kids. It's the freakin' World Series for crying out loud.

[jetercanoturn2]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

I guess I'm in the minority, I love late night WS games.

[55]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

I guess I'm in the minority, I love late night WS games.

Agreed. If they didn't even start the games until midnight I'd be fine with it but I'm a night owl anyway.

[jetercanoturn2]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

Same here fitty five, Im always up deep into the night.

[dickey1331]

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I live in Alaska so any sports game is really early which can be good and bad.

[steelcurtain311]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

Selig is a joke for many other reasons than World Series start times.

[LetsGoBucs]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

This whole discussion pops up every year and its ridiculous. Staying up an hour or two more for potentially 7 days is not a big deal, even for kids. It's the freakin' World Series for crying out loud.

It is somewhat of a big deal when your alarm goes off at 5AM...

[TheMatrix31]

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It is somewhat of a big deal when your alarm goes off at 5AM...

Well, lets say the game ends at 11:30pm ET. By the time you get to bed and everything it'll be 12am ET. I think suffering through five hours of sleep for potentially seven nights is no big deal. I don't know. What else are you gonna do, start the games at 6pm ET, so that people on the West Coast miss the entire game before they come home from work? **** that.

[LetsGoBucs]

Re: Selig is a joke with the World Series start times

Well, lets say the game ends at 11:30pm ET. By the time you get to bed and everything it'll be 12am ET. I think suffering through five hours of sleep for potentially seven nights is no big deal. I don't know. What else are you gonna do, start the games at 6pm ET, so that people on the West Coast miss the entire game before they come home from work? **** that.

You're right, it's not bad the first night. But as the series goes on, by 10PM, I'm spent and falling asleep. It's tough for me because I am not a night owl like some. Even on weekends, I tend to be up by 5-5:30 because I'm so used to it at this point. For me personally, if the games were to start at 7-7:15, that would make a big difference. Just 1 hour would be huge.

BTW, your Sid Bream picture makes me want to cry/puke

[Trevytrev11]

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I'd be curious to know what % of east coasters turn off the game before it ends to hit the sack. Obviously, if the Yankee's or Phillies are on, every fan is going to watch until the end, but if the Rays and Rangers are the late game, how many of those same people are still watching at 11:30 at night.

My only thought is if I'm going to miss 3 innings of a game (an hour or so), I'd rather miss the first three than the last three. So with that being said, I'd rather a game start at 4:00 (7:00 ET) on the west coast so everyone can see the end of the game if the alternative is that the game ends at 11:30 or 12:00 on the east coast and have the people shut it off before the ending.

I read something years ago and don't remember who said it, but thought it was pretty impactful about the late starts on the east coast (back when games used to start at 8:00 ET, which was really 8:15 ET) and it went something like: Millions of young NY Yankee fans will never get to see one of the greatest post season pitcher of all time (Rivera) because they are fast asleep before he ever takes the mound.

Obviously a bit of a reach, but still holds some weight.

How many are going to stay up until 11:30 or 12:00 tonight to watch the end of the Braves and Giants who are not Braves and Giants fans.