It’s late, or early depending on your disposition: farmers are like whewww!-hot off the press, Japanese business men will read it on their, next generation of super-sweet, phone/GPS device/camera/pda/debit-card for vending machines, way home from work this afternoon and my boss at the day job will wonder why that idiot (me) stayed up to 3 am to write a post about the World Series, the greed (for lack of a better word) of Major League Baseball and why Fox Executives are not thrilled about having the Rays vs the Phils in the World Series.
I guess, we’ll throw this baby in reverse and just go ahead and talk about the 300 lb gorilla in the room: how pissed are the suits at FOX that the Phillies and the (we can't even get the same turnout the Charleston Riverdogs get at their games) Tampa Rays are in the World Series? Seriously, who the heck is going to watch this World Series Championship? Can one Japanese Second-baseman attract the attention of the baseball loving Japanese fans in Tokyo? Doubtful. Not that the Rays didn't win fair and square, but the Red Sox would have been more attractive to the Japanese markets. And I am not sure who on the West Coast will watch the game, or on the East Coast for that matter but it is the Fall Classic so someone will tune in (for sure).
Why Can't Tampa Support Their Team Even When They Win?
Indeed, this Rays fan is cheering on her beloved Rays at Fenway, as Tampa defeated Boston in the ALCS but she is one of the few, and if you notice that she is not watching her Rays at Tropicana Field. She's watching it at the Fens. Not that the venue isn't attractive at Tropicana, but the town (or the fan-base for lack of a better word) doesn't support the team. And I guess, now would be the appropriate time to ask, why? Do people not make enough money to buy the ticket to the game? Has the economy crapped on Tampa more than the rest of the country? Are their players too young and too new to baseball that they don't have names to screen on to the backs of jerseys to sell to young kids? If you can explain it, I'd love to read them in the comments section.
Greed For Lack of A Better Word, Is Not Good
Something the suits in the front-office of Major League Baseball seem to miss out on in their insatiable chase for the all mighty dollar is that Baseball is America's sport! Major League Baseball and Bud Selig have forgotten the fans; they've forgotten the people who pay those million dollar paychecks. And baseball is missing an entire generation of kids right now. Sure you can dismiss my last point, but crunch the numbers, kids are playing baseball less and less each year. Part of this could be that these games which start at 8 or 9 pm are way past some (little) people's bed-times. And where do you go to watch highlights or something sofa-king awesome that happened on the diamond? Not on You-Tube. Put something that involves the MLB on You-Tube and watch how fast you get the post removed and have your account closed-uuups. Sorry to put the clip from the Red Sox vs. Braves game where Big Papi did the tomahawk chop and the Bushido's clip was closed within 8 hours.
I guess, we’ll throw this baby in reverse and just go ahead and talk about the 300 lb gorilla in the room: how pissed are the suits at FOX that the Phillies and the (we can't even get the same turnout the Charleston Riverdogs get at their games) Tampa Rays are in the World Series? Seriously, who the heck is going to watch this World Series Championship? Can one Japanese Second-baseman attract the attention of the baseball loving Japanese fans in Tokyo? Doubtful. Not that the Rays didn't win fair and square, but the Red Sox would have been more attractive to the Japanese markets. And I am not sure who on the West Coast will watch the game, or on the East Coast for that matter but it is the Fall Classic so someone will tune in (for sure).
Why Can't Tampa Support Their Team Even When They Win?
Indeed, this Rays fan is cheering on her beloved Rays at Fenway, as Tampa defeated Boston in the ALCS but she is one of the few, and if you notice that she is not watching her Rays at Tropicana Field. She's watching it at the Fens. Not that the venue isn't attractive at Tropicana, but the town (or the fan-base for lack of a better word) doesn't support the team. And I guess, now would be the appropriate time to ask, why? Do people not make enough money to buy the ticket to the game? Has the economy crapped on Tampa more than the rest of the country? Are their players too young and too new to baseball that they don't have names to screen on to the backs of jerseys to sell to young kids? If you can explain it, I'd love to read them in the comments section.
Greed For Lack of A Better Word, Is Not Good
Something the suits in the front-office of Major League Baseball seem to miss out on in their insatiable chase for the all mighty dollar is that Baseball is America's sport! Major League Baseball and Bud Selig have forgotten the fans; they've forgotten the people who pay those million dollar paychecks. And baseball is missing an entire generation of kids right now. Sure you can dismiss my last point, but crunch the numbers, kids are playing baseball less and less each year. Part of this could be that these games which start at 8 or 9 pm are way past some (little) people's bed-times. And where do you go to watch highlights or something sofa-king awesome that happened on the diamond? Not on You-Tube. Put something that involves the MLB on You-Tube and watch how fast you get the post removed and have your account closed-uuups. Sorry to put the clip from the Red Sox vs. Braves game where Big Papi did the tomahawk chop and the Bushido's clip was closed within 8 hours.
2 comments:
Yeah but who do you want to win?
Philly-that town needs a win.
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