A Sea Of Red

This makes me sad. If we're lucky, he'll move to the MLB Network.

http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2009/1 ... with-espn/

Gee, big shock that a Bosox fan would be lamenting the club's top honk leaving his position of incessantly extolling all thing Boston.

Sly is suffering from ECE again.... East Coast Envy.

Sly Fox wrote:Gee, big shock that a Bosox fan would be lamenting the club's top honk leaving his position of incessantly extolling all thing Boston.

Touche.

probably another sex scandal

BuryYourDuke wrote:Maybe this is a sign that ESPN plans to reduce it's baseball coverage to more proportional levels in relation to its actual popularity.

You don't think that baseball is extremely popular?

adam42381 wrote:

BuryYourDuke wrote:Maybe this is a sign that ESPN plans to reduce it's baseball coverage to more proportional levels in relation to its actual popularity.

You don't think that baseball is extremely popular?

certain cities...yes....across america as a whole...no

adam42381 wrote:

BuryYourDuke wrote:Maybe this is a sign that ESPN plans to reduce it's baseball coverage to more proportional levels in relation to its actual popularity.

You don't think that baseball is extremely popular?

its regional. regions baseball is big is essentially new england + east coast down to philly. all of the midwest, texas, atlanta, and then the west coast.

of course a dude from va thinks baseball is boring.

RubberMallet wrote:its regional. regions baseball is big is essentially new england + east coast down to philly. all of the midwest, texas, atlanta, and then the west coast.

It's fairly popular in the Carolinas, too. We host a few minor league teams, one of which Hollywood decided to make a tiny bit famous.

alert.

Our college freshmen & sophomores weren't even BORN when that movie came out in 1988.

Cider Jim wrote: alert.

Our college freshmen & sophomores weren't even BORN when that movie came out in 1988.

That shouldn't matter. If you can't quote the meeting on the mound scene, you aren't a real sports fan.

RubberMallet wrote:

adam42381 wrote:

BuryYourDuke wrote:Maybe this is a sign that ESPN plans to reduce it's baseball coverage to more proportional levels in relation to its actual popularity.

You don't think that baseball is extremely popular?

its regional. regions baseball is big is essentially new england + east coast down to philly. all of the midwest, texas, atlanta, and then the west coast.

of course a dude from va thinks baseball is boring.

having (obviously) gone to school in NC, seems like EVERYONE in NC/SC and Georgia is obsessed with MLB. Not all braves fans either, lots of Yankees fans too...

I agree its regional but the entire southeast seems to be huge into MLB coverage.

Cider Jim wrote: alert.

Our college freshmen & sophomores weren't even BORN when that movie came out in 1988.

Thought it came out in 89.

BJ was a Freshman than

peter Gammons (despite his apparent love affair with the Red Sox which I never really noticed) was probably the guy I had the most respect for at ESPN. I'll miss him

Oh and I was 7 (or about to turn 7) you idiot

It's nice to see part of ESPN's old guard leave at a time when he still had a modicum of respect, instead of holding on to his position years after his schtick got old. Yes, I'm talking about you, Chris Berman.

They said thuis morning on the radio he's going to the MLB network

flamesfilmguy wrote:They said thuis morning on the radio he's going to the MLB network

They said it in the first line of the OP of this thread too.

olldflame wrote:

flamesfilmguy wrote:They said thuis morning on the radio he's going to the MLB network

They said it in the first line of the OP of this thread too.

No, the first line was hoping he would go to MLB Network. FFG was saying that he definitely was.

BuryYourDuke wrote:When more 18-34 males tune in to a reality show on cable than the world series with two major market teams...no, I don't think baseball is extremely popular anymore.

Where are you getting your information? This year's World Series had its highest rating since 2004. I'm not saying you're incorrect, I'm just pointing out the fact that it's still very popular.

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_dis ... c3877e9c97

The ratings aren't much different than the ratings for the NBA Finals. Is the NBA no longer popular either? It's much easier to get viewers for the NBA Finals because there is no competition from other networks due to regular programming being on reruns in June.

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/06/16/fina ... index.html

BuryYourDuke wrote:no, I don't think baseball is extremely popular anymore.

Correct.

adam42381 wrote:Is the NBA no longer popular either?

Correct, again.



Good job getting that information out there.

Other than the Super Bowl, what's the highest rated sporting event?

A: Women's Figure Skating.

That doesn't mean that women's figure skating is a sport.

Further, regarding baseball -- there's more than just watching the game on television. Football is a sport that lends itself to TV. Baseball is not. Part of the reason why people enjoy baseball is actually going to the ballpark. And if you look at baseball attendance, it's up (check the minor league attendance figures -- and I would argue that minor league numbers are a great indicator for how successful a sport is).

Sure, we go through eras in America where some sports are popular and others are not. Look at the sports sections 50 years ago -- newspapers covered boxing and horse racing as much as baseball. Tennis was uber-popular in the 70s. Now, not so much. I think in the future, as our nation becomes more of a wuss, I believe soccer will gain in popularity. Baseball will probably wane. But it'll never be replaced.

BuryYourDuke wrote:

Liberty4Life wrote:
I think in the future, as our nation becomes more of a wuss, I believe soccer will gain in popularity.

Good luck convincing anybody with half a brain that a non-contact sport that doesn't require you to be particularly athletic (see the many fat people that have succeeded in baseball) is somehow less wussy than a full contact sport which any exercize science major could tell is the most physically demanding in the world.

Did you just call soccer a full contact sport??.....if by contact you mean a male touching another male whom acts like he was shot after skin on skin contact than yes i would agree with that....

BuryYourDuke wrote:I can't find it right now, but when "The Ultimate Fighter" was head to head with the World Series, it won in the male 18-34 demo.

You are right though, this was the most watched World Series in a while...not b/c baseball is more popular, but b/c the teams in it were. The Yankees are the biggest name brand in sports. I will say though, that baseball is still very popular. It's just not with my democraphic. It falls well below NFL, College football, college basketball, and NBA in male 18-34. It sits at best on level playing field with NHL and UFC in that demo.

Ultimate Fighter won head to head in the 18-34 demographic against the Division Series games on TBS, not against the World Series on Fox. Big difference.

And ESPN will always have a good bit of baseball coverage and personnel, especially since between mid-June and late-August, it is the only team sport in the USA with any meaningful games...

Anyone who calls MMA a sport should be shot on sight...it's crap. I'll lump it with watching Nascar and golf on tv. I enjoy playing golf and probably would enjoy driving a the "48" car, but watching on tv is something completely out of the realm of possibility.

while we're at it, candlesticks do make a nice wedding gift!