McCullers is throwing in the outfield right now while the post game crew is on the field doing their thing. What the heck?
To paraphrase H L Mencken - "Never over estimate the intelligence of the American voter." Or the attraction of violence. Or that American football is tailor made for TV. Or how much TV Americans watch (guilty). Or the attraction of games being played once a week, making each one "important".As a UK based Sox fan (of very many years) it still blows my mind that baseball isn't your #1 sport. Especially the NFL just gets more boring and nonsensical in many different ways (on and off the field). In a nutshell, whats the primary reason for this? baseball season being too long/too many games? reliance on the "one swing of the bat (many times nothing comes of it" tempo?
That's a very large sample size, I'm convinced.The Dodgers are undefeated (1-0) in seventh games of seven game series not involving the Yankees. Every little bit helps.
They beat the Yankees in a game 7 at Yankee Stadium once, too.The Dodgers are undefeated (1-0) in seventh games of seven game series not involving the Yankees. Every little bit helps.
Yes, unfortunately they lost 3 others vs. NY, but that 2-0 win soothed many hearts.They beat the Yankees in a game 7 at Yankee Stadium once, too.
Gambling fueled the NFL's rise in many ways.As a UK based Sox fan (of very many years) it still blows my mind that baseball isn't your #1 sport. Especially the NFL just gets more boring and nonsensical in many different ways (on and off the field). In a nutshell, whats the primary reason for this? baseball season being too long/too many games? reliance on the "one swing of the bat (many times nothing comes of it" tempo?
I saw Sunday night's game on a much bigger tv than usual, an LG in a hotel, and I was knocked out by how beautiful baseball was in HD on a big screen, how the graphics just popped, and how nice it was to see all the pitch velocities. At home, our largest TV is 36" because I have prioritized decor over baseball. Now I have seen the error of my ways, and I think that HDTV ought to lure more people to baseball.Another factor has been HDTV and how the experience of watching football became tailor made for TV.
MLB Network has Strike Zone, which is a similar setup in that it goes around the league and shows you key at bats. Obviously, it's going to be different in that there are staggered start times and, unlike Red Zone, they can't and won't show you every score. The other limitation is that it's only Tuesday and Friday nights and only during the window in which MLB Network is airing its showcase game - meaning games with early and late start times will be underrepresented.With Red Zone, etc., it is far easier to follow the NFL.
I'm aware of strike zone. Again, the difference is schedule. Watching red zone for a couple hours once a week - again, on a Sunday - when your team isn't playing is different than doing it on a Tuesday night.MLB Network has Strike Zone, which is a similar setup in that it goes around the league and shows you key at bats. Obviously, it's going to be different in that there are staggered start times and, unlike Red Zone, they can't and won't show you every score. The other limitation is that it's only Tuesday and Friday nights and only during the window in which MLB Network is airing its showcase game - meaning games with early and late start times will be underrepresented.
I used to watch this every Tuesday night before my daughter was born (even at the expense of that night's Sox game) but her arrival has really cut down on my baseball consumption so it's been a while since I tuned in. I actually didn't even know they had expanded it to Friday nights until I Googled it to provide the link.