Could We be Seeing a World Series Game...In the DAYTIME!!!
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Couldn't make heads or tails of the interview, kinda scattershot.
With that said, don't hold your breath for a daytime World Series. MLB isn't going to reduce rights fees or lose eyeballs to play games in daylight, FOX despite what Goren says make money plus uses the World Series as a promotion vehicle for it's other shows.
Were more likely to see the World Series move to cable then move to daytime.
With that said, don't hold your breath for a daytime World Series. MLB isn't going to reduce rights fees or lose eyeballs to play games in daylight, FOX despite what Goren says make money plus uses the World Series as a promotion vehicle for it's other shows.
Were more likely to see the World Series move to cable then move to daytime.
Quick GOOG search shows 1984 World Series Game 5 (outdoors) or 1987 World Series Game 6 (indoors).
so it's been awhile...
I wouldn't hold my breath on any WS day games. It would be pointless to play any games in the afternoon on weekdays because nobody would be watching. That just leaves Sat and Sun. The problem is that Sat afternoons are for college football and the WS would suffer more competing against many afternoon football games instead of a few evening games. Plus FOX only shows crap like COPS on Sat nights so the ratings for those shows would not go up if they had a WS game as a lead in.
That leaves Sun as a possibility. Problem there is the NFL. Right now FOX gets a doubleheader of NFL games leading into the WS, AND NBC doesn't run SNF opposite the WS. If you moved the WS into the afternoon you would have to go up against a doubleheader on CBS. FOX would really be kicking themselves if they moved a WS game into the afternoon and the Red Sox or Yankees were in the WS. When those teams make the WS you want the games in primetime.
The most likely change would be FOX moving the games up to say 7 or 7:30 instead of 8:30. That way you would not have so many games running past midnight when the east coast audience dozes off.
That leaves Sun as a possibility. Problem there is the NFL. Right now FOX gets a doubleheader of NFL games leading into the WS, AND NBC doesn't run SNF opposite the WS. If you moved the WS into the afternoon you would have to go up against a doubleheader on CBS. FOX would really be kicking themselves if they moved a WS game into the afternoon and the Red Sox or Yankees were in the WS. When those teams make the WS you want the games in primetime.
The most likely change would be FOX moving the games up to say 7 or 7:30 instead of 8:30. That way you would not have so many games running past midnight when the east coast audience dozes off.
WS in daytime = bad for TV rating and MLB Corp.
That's why they have the World Series on Prime Time.
Baseball is not the prime sports in the US like Football/Basketball.
That is the reason they will be having WS during night times.
That's why they have the World Series on Prime Time.
Baseball is not the prime sports in the US like Football/Basketball.
That is the reason they will be having WS during night times.
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I'm old enough to remember all day games in the World Series.
It was a huge thrill to sneak a radio to school so we could listen to the games.
Every once in a while, the teacher would roll a TV into the room and let us watch.
Often, we would make it home from school in time to see the final inning or two.
Weekend games were special, when I would watch with my Dad.
I don't mind night games, not at all. What I hate is late starts and early Sunday morning baseball,
such as we saw in the Phillies-Rays series. Wednesday, I watched the game to its conclusion with my 14 year old son.
It was the first time he's ever seen a World Series game all the way through. He was very happy. So was I.
It is sad to think that we'll almost certainly never have that opportunity again.
I'm old enough to remember all day games in the World Series.
It was a huge thrill to sneak a radio to school so we could listen to the games.
Every once in a while, the teacher would roll a TV into the room and let us watch.
Often, we would make it home from school in time to see the final inning or two.
Weekend games were special, when I would watch with my Dad.
I don't mind night games, not at all. What I hate is late starts and early Sunday morning baseball,
such as we saw in the Phillies-Rays series. Wednesday, I watched the game to its conclusion with my 14 year old son.
It was the first time he's ever seen a World Series game all the way through. He was very happy. So was I.
It is sad to think that we'll almost certainly never have that opportunity again.
OK,When was the first night game during the World Series? I know this answer, does anyone else? And don't Google.
Game 4 of the 1971 World Series in Pittsburgh, the Pirates Vs. the Baltimore Orioles.
I'm guessing 1969, and the Miracle Mets. I actually went to a night WS game in Oakland in 1972.
Edit: D*mn! I guessed wrong.
Here's some historical reference for how the past World Series games have broken down Ratings-wise.
I think they may as well start doing day games. It's not like they're setting any ratings records as of late (at least not any GOOD ones.)
Nielsen Wire » MLB World Series Preview: Historical U.S. TV Ratings
I think they may as well start doing day games. It's not like they're setting any ratings records as of late (at least not any GOOD ones.)
Nielsen Wire » MLB World Series Preview: Historical U.S. TV Ratings
First WS night game was in 1971. Although I would love to see day games in the Series I can't buy into any theory that suggests ratings will increase if there is a return to day games. Ratings will increase with #1: a compelling match up involving major market teams and #2: games that start earlier in the evening and end before dawn's early light.
The first World Series I listened to was the 1950 series when the Yankees swept the Phillies. I did not watch on tv because we did not have a tv. All games were in the daytime and my sixth grade teacher had the radio on during classes. She was one of the best teachers I ever had. God bless Mrs. Ettinger. Phillies pitcher was Jim Konstanty. This game was his only start of the season. He lost 1-0 on a ninth inning home run by Tommy Henrich ( I think it was Tommy). In a previous post I stated that Richie Ashburn threw out Billy Cox in the final game of the season but I believe it was Cal Abrams.
As a relief pitcher, he won the NL MVP.
Would you say he was as good in 1950 as Lidge was this year?
To the '50 Phillies he was. I was only twelve years old so I was no expert. Robin Roberts, Richie Ashburn and Del Ennis were my favorites but I know my three older brothers were relieved (good word for describing how you felt) when Konstanty entered the game. One thing that stood out about this team is that the bench almost never played. Besides the pitcher the same eight guys played almost every day.
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