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World Series TV Ratings
« on: October 24, 2014, 09:03:13 AM »
I hear they are down. Discuss:


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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2014, 09:03:53 AM »
Get us, Dax!

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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2014, 09:04:21 AM »
wacky, dax is not attacking the royals or the midwest, just MLB in general.

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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2014, 09:05:33 AM »
Remember 1985 when everything on tv sucked ass?
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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2014, 09:07:50 AM »
did anybody watch the NFL in 1985? (serious question)

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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2014, 09:08:35 AM »
did anybody watch the NFL in 1985? (serious question)

people in cleveland

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« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2014, 09:10:06 AM »
I think the nfl caught up with mlb in like the late 70's
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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2014, 09:14:54 AM »
wacky, dax is not attacking the royals or the midwest, just MLB in general.
He pretty much attacks anything that competes with college sports. Very simple minded.

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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2014, 09:15:12 AM »
1985: 5 teams over 30k average attendance, 2 teams under 10k
2014: 15 teams over 30k average attendance, only 2 under 20k


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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2014, 09:17:00 AM »
season is too long, football on every night of the week, fox, ect ect ect

it is what it is, baseball has taken a backseat to football (and it hurts me)

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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2014, 09:24:32 AM »
MLB had 75 million fans, and another 40 million at minor league games. The World Series isn't event TV anymore, and probably never will be again. Baseball will be fine long term, but probably never regain #1 sport status, and that's ok. Haters like Dax will use the ratings to prove their point that MLB is dying, but evidence everywhere else (revenues, attendance, LOCAL CABLE RATINGS) says to the contrary. The Royals will probably get close to a record in attendance next year.

Joe Po explained it all pretty well:

http://joeposnanski.com/joeblogs/ratings-and-pastimes/

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« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2014, 09:30:52 AM »
1985: 5 teams over 30k average attendance, 2 teams under 10k
2014: 15 teams over 30k average attendance, only 2 under 20k

that is crazy, i did not know that. i guess just because the Royals attendance has gone down since then i assumed everybody else's had too  :lol:

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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2014, 09:45:12 AM »
Looks like in 1961, it was an entire country of fair weather fans who watched the World Series but didn't actually attend games.

1961: 2 teams averaged over 20k a game attendance, 6 teams under 10k.
Cardinals averaged 10,965
Red Sox averaged 10,373

So no one went to regular season games, there were no games besides the World Series on TV, but it was the golden age of baseball? Thanks I'll take 2014 when even pud markets get 18k a game, every team is on TV, and you don't have to wait to open up baseball card packs to know a player's stats.

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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2014, 09:59:05 AM »
I addressed attendance already.   We're a country of nearly 320 million people and people still enjoy the novelty of going to the ball park, but on a national stage the TV ratings tell the story.   This is the "Fall Classic" and the ratings have plummeted over time, now so low that regular season NFL games in prime time double the WS ratings. 

WC, not true.

CF3 could you also calculate the number of day games played in 1961 and also discuss the relative population of the country and the various respective MLB cities as compared to today.  Thanks bro.

Sure. Detroit is like a billion people less than it was in 1961. Also there were tons of day games but nothing else to do, and tickets were only $.75 but no one went. Now there's tons of awesome stuff to do and tickets are $50 and like, way more people go now. Hard to say 30k people at any event 81 times a year in the same spot are there for "novelty", unless, of course, you are Dax.

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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2014, 10:07:29 AM »
Sometimes Tim Hudson will get a signal from the catcher, blink twice, and then shake it off. He doesn't do this because he doesn't like the pitch, but because he can't remember what it was. True story.

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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #15 on: October 24, 2014, 10:26:48 AM »
Well I'm watching it, and enjoying it. The stadium wasn't sold out for Snyder's last game in 2005, but I went and enjoyed it. If you don't like baseball, that's fine Dax. But I like it and am having a great time. Its odd how you want to run down other things people are enjoying. But if that is what you feel the need to do, that's fine Dax.

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« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2014, 10:33:04 AM »
please stop calling me bro. it is weird when someone older than my dad calls me bro.

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« Reply #17 on: October 24, 2014, 10:49:09 AM »
I'm starting to think Dax is just kind of a dumbass. Sad, really.

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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2014, 10:59:34 AM »
Are there as many kids playing baseball today (as a %) compared to 30 years ago? Is it "losing its luster" in states that experience cold weather?

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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2014, 11:00:13 AM »
Dax, FSD and KSUW are caricatures and you people need to stop taking what they post seriously.

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« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2014, 11:04:38 AM »
Dax, FSD and KSUW are caricatures and you people need to stop taking what they post seriously.

I should stop arguing with Dax. It is fruitless.

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« Reply #21 on: October 24, 2014, 11:07:02 AM »
Dax, FSD and KSUW are caricatures and you people need to stop taking what they post seriously.

I should stop arguing with Dax. It is fruitless.
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Re: World Series TV Ratings
« Reply #22 on: October 24, 2014, 11:15:12 AM »
Dax's "I'm just reporting the news" angle on this subject is great trolling
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« Reply #23 on: October 24, 2014, 11:16:49 AM »
Also I'm older than Cf3 and I'm pretty sure Dax is older than my dad too  :eek:
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« Reply #24 on: October 24, 2014, 11:17:22 AM »
Are there as many kids playing baseball today (as a %) compared to 30 years ago? Is it "losing its luster" in states that experience cold weather?

I heard both the outgoing and previous MLB commish's in ESPN Radio in recent weeks and while they did discuss the regional strength of baseball they both extolled the need to gain traction in urban communities where baseball is waning dramatically . . . with noted exceptions like this years LLWS U.S. champion.   

We need to remake the classic movie "Hardball".