InsideTheParker said:
The sad thing is that people who can't afford cable/satellite are missing it. I have a low-income friend who listens to local baseball games on WEEI all season but (foolishly, it turns out) expects to be able to watch the post-season games. The situation is worsened b/c ESPN radio is very faint where she lives. So, she has to miss all this baseball goodness and will have to settle for seeing the WS.
I feel for your friend. Last time back there in the summer, and driving a lot, I got Yankee games as often as Red Sox, both fading in and out depending on where we were.
I have a rant about today's games, actually the start times. Baseball is setting record attendance marks but they still cower to football and TV. I know, TV is huge money.Today's start time in Washington, 5:30, will bring those sunset effects, like yellow glow in the bleachers in the hitters sight and also half sun and half shade between the pitcher and the hitters. Goody with Zimmerman going. Hudson doesn't throw hard. The late game will have a little of the same and is at 9:30 eastern, so it will end tomorrow for easterners. Why not 1 or 2 pm eastern for the Nats - Giants and 2 or 3 western for the Dodgers - Cards? Football is in the equation too, I'm sure, although college ball has moves its best games to prime time in recent years so what the hell.
Rant off. Playoff baseball has been fantastic so far.