Why? Why do you let football-loving television networks push you into delaying your premium product's start time until 10:00pm EDT, when the viewership will probably approximate the number of bulls left on Wall Street after the past week?
The Dodgers - Cubs Game Three is scheduled for this evening at that ridiculous hour, and so is Game Four (if necessary) tomorrow. Now, last I looked the Cubs had a national fan base, many of whom live on the East Coast. Why would you inconvenience so many of them? Sure, the Dodgers have scheduled Saturday night games at 7:30pm PDT for years, but face it: those regular-season games haven't exactly had national import. This one does.
When are you going to realize, Commissioner, that your product is good enough that you can tell the cable networks that you want day games on the weekend? If you want to expand your reach, putting on your games on weekend nights (even the Phillies - Brewers game doesn't start till 6:30PM EDT tonight) is idiotic. Stand up to the networks, dammit.
Posted by Linkmeister at October 4, 2008 08:24 AM | TrackBackDoes it still bother you?
Congratulations to the Dodgers. I hope my Phils get the chance to meet^H^H^H^H beat them in the NLCS.
Posted by: N in Seattle at October 4, 2008 08:16 PMGrins. It's the principle of the thing, dammit!
Your guys still have a pretty good shot at it. All they have to do is win one of two; the Brewers have to win both. I like the Phillies' chances.
Posted by: Linkmeister at October 4, 2008 08:45 PM