October 31, 200817 yr Watched every game and enjoyed it... :thumb::thumb: A true fan of baseball will watch regardless of who is playing. My team (The Reds) haven't played in it since 1990, yet there is no way I would ever miss watching the World Series.
October 31, 200817 yr Hmmm don't remember saying I was right... And...it doesn't make sense to point out otherwise unless it was disputed. Come on now. Be man enough to admit you were wrong. You did in fact dispute that this World Series would be the lowest rated series ever. It's OK to be wrong. Nobody is right all the time, (except Gametime) and you'll earn more respect when you admit that you were wrong.
October 31, 200817 yr :thumb::thumb: A true fan of baseball will watch regardless of who is playing. My team (The Reds) haven't played in it since 1990, yet there is no way I would ever miss watching the World Series. And I thought this series was fun to watch...
October 31, 200817 yr While the teams playing in the WS did not help matters, this has been a trend the past few years, something baseball needs to worry about. There are a group of hardcore fans that will always watch, but baseball has truly lost its grip on the casual fan. Not a good thing. People always cite, "Record attendance" and "Record Revenue", but those are extremely distorted numbers. Still does not mean people are watching. We need to bring back up the, "Baseball at a crossroads" thread... good discussion.
October 31, 200817 yr I didn't watch all of every game but I did watch a lot of it and enjoyed it. I watched college football when the two were on at the same time and I would check in on the WS game from time to time. These ratings don't suprise me but I do love baseball and MLB is about the only pro sport I like almost as well as the college game in the same sport. Besides lets face it, a lot of us watched the Reds all season so watching bad, boring baseball is really nothing new to us .
October 31, 200817 yr :thumb::thumb: A true fan of baseball will watch regardless of who is playing. My team (The Reds) haven't played in it since 1990, yet there is no way I would ever miss watching the World Series. :thumb: I agree, although I must admit when a college football game was on at the same time I watched football and checked in on the WS game during time outs/commercials. Philly and T.B. were far from favorites of mine but imo it was a fun series to watch. Probably bc I love baseball.
October 31, 200817 yr No surprise that ratings were awful, I only watched bits and pieces of Game 1 and the last few innings of Game 5. Had Boston and/or LA made the series, I would have made time to watch every inning.
October 31, 200817 yr :thumb::thumb: A true fan of baseball will watch regardless of who is playing. My team (The Reds) haven't played in it since 1990, yet there is no way I would ever miss watching the World Series. :thumb::thumb::thumb:Me, as well.
October 31, 200817 yr I don't think it surprised anyone that the ratings were poor. I don't think the weather and postponement and all that helped much for the clinching game, either. I'm not a hardcore baseball fan, so my watching of the WS varies depending on what else is on TV and what else I have to do (unless a team I'm really interested in is playing). Wasn't the case this year...
November 4, 200817 yr Come on now. Be man enough to admit you were wrong. You did in fact dispute that this World Series would be the lowest rated series ever. It's OK to be wrong. Nobody is right all the time, (except Gametime) and you'll earn more respect when you admit that you were wrong. I can admit I was wrong....I was just pertaining to him calling me wrong....I was dead wrong on this one. I guess I figured there was more pure baseball fans out there and would watch the World Series....
November 4, 200817 yr I watched the majority of every game. I enjoyed it very much, and couldn't help but think that baseball has won me back. For far too long in the steroid era, I was frustrated as a fan. My team, the Reds, were never contenders, and you could see the focus of baseball shift from manufacturing home runs to waiting on the big 3-run home run. That seems to have changed again. The Phillies & Rays both got to the World Series due to playing good baseball. That means stealing bases & good pitching. I enjoyed this World Series very much, and if you missed it, then you missed one of the most enjoyable World Series' in the past few years for me.
November 4, 200817 yr I watched the majority of every game. I enjoyed it very much, and couldn't help but think that baseball has won me back. For far too long in the steroid era, I was frustrated as a fan. My team, the Reds, were never contenders, and you could see the focus of baseball shift from manufacturing home runs to waiting on the big 3-run home run. That seems to have changed again. The Phillies & Rays both got to the World Series due to playing good baseball. That means stealing bases & good pitching. I enjoyed this World Series very much, and if you missed it, then you missed one of the most enjoyable World Series' in the past few years for me. Too many fans want the long ball now..They were spoiled with the steroid era. I watched all of the World Series I just feel that more fans should have watched it for the purity of baseball.
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