Real Baseball: World Series

[clydepepper]

If these games don't get really great 'ratings', then there are a whole lot of really stupid people out there...something I already suspected.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

If these games don't get really great 'ratings', then there are a whole lot of really stupid people out there...something I already suspected.

There are people who need to be up at the crack of dawn to go to a job. Or to school. Not really conducive to staying up to 1 am on a Monday morning.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

There are people who need to be up at the crack of dawn to go to a job. Or to school. Not really conducive to staying up to 1 am on a Monday morning.

Steve- I can definitely relate to that: I was stuck at an out-of-town Retail Management Convention in October of 1991 - and the meetings went on 'til 9PM EVERY F**KING NIGHT!

-So, you KNOW what I missed!

But I'm retired now and don't value jobs that much anymore...the World Series is MUCH more important! LOL IMO LOL

[slipk1068]

Not sure if I am watching the World Series or or episodes of Home Run Derby.

[botn]

Not only have the games been some of the best I have seen but I think it is important to call attention to the way Darvish and Roberts responded to Gurriel's gesture during game 3. The two guys could not have showed more class. One of these teams will win the series but humanity is the real winner.

[Bigdaddy]

Awesome and exciting game last night; so many lead changes - quite the contrast from the pitcher's duel of Game 1.

I was texting with my son while watching the game - he's a freshman off at college - and suddenly I noticed that he stopped texting back. This morning he texts that he fell asleep and missed the end.

Guess the old man can still hang with the young boys

[Billy5858]

Originally Posted by botn

Not only have the games been some of the best I have seen but I think it is important to call attention to the way Darvish and Roberts responded to Gurriel's gesture during game 3. The two guys could not have showed more class. One of these teams will win the series but humanity is the real winner.

+1

[barrysloate]

There are too many home runs being hit in the game today. So far the two teams have had a seven HR game and an eight HR game out of the five they've played. The five HR's hit in extra innings in game 2 was a first in the history of the game, including regular season. Players hit what appear to be lazy fly balls that carry out of the park. There needs to be a little more action on the field.

And the games have to start earlier. First pitch at 8:20 Eastern time is simply too late. I never see the end of any of them. It's been an exciting series but kids are going to be tuning out baseball if MLB doesn't smarten up.

[obcbobd]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

If these games don't get really great 'ratings', then there are a whole lot of really stupid people out there...something I already suspected.

I would think they get great ratings, but what the ratings don't take into account is the fact that while the TV may be tuned to Fox, the person watching it is sleeping.

Me, I only slept for a few innings earlier in the game. I was glad that I made all of innings 6+. Just wish the networks wouldn't make it so hard

[conor912]

Boy, never thought LA would go out with such a whimper.

[sycks22]

The Vikings fan in me is happy for the 'Stros. It's good to see a squad that has never won

[rats60]

Originally Posted by conor912

Boy, never thought LA would go out with such a whimper.

Good pitching beats good hitting. The Astros staff was able to keep the Dodgers hitters in the park tonight. So many times, the Dodgers were one swing from being back in the game, but the Astros made the pitch to get out of the inning.

[BeanTown]

Congrats to the Astros! First WS win for Houston dating back to when they were the Colts 45. 15 dingers in the series is a WS record. Great chemistry on the team and what a group effort.

[itjclarke]

Congrats to the Astros and Houstonians. I knew they were good, knew about guys Altuve, Correia but had no idea how deep their lineup was beyond that until seeing them up close this post season. 1-9 they can do damage. Bregman may be my new favorite player, that guy is just a ballplayer... he did plenty of damage with the bat, but I loved his guts in the field, especially those throws home. If they can keep that core together, they should be good for a while.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Congrats to the Astros and Houstonians. I knew they were good, knew about guys Altuve, Correia but had no idea how deep their lineup was beyond that until seeing them up close this post season. 1-9 they can do damage. Bregman may be my new favorite player, that guy is just a ballplayer... he did plenty of damage with the bat, but I loved his guts in the field, especially those throws home. If they can keep that core together, they should be good for a while.

That throw home in the last ALCS game was the highlight of the series for me.

[trdcrdkid]

Despite all the complaints from various quarters, this year's World Series got great ratings for Fox, including an average of 25 million viewers for last night's game 7. That's the the second-highest for a World Series game in the last 13 years, behind only last year's game 7.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dai...ay-nov-1-2017/

[BruceinGa]

Originally Posted by obcbobd

Me, I only slept for a few innings earlier in the game. I was glad that I made all of innings 6+. Just wish the networks wouldn't make it so hard

I only made it through 5 innings, had to get up early.