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Hot Lunch · 10-20-2008, 03:47 AM

Yes I am extremely disappointed that the dodgers are not there and that has nothing to do with this post. Seriously though, is anyone going to watch the Rays and the Phillies? The Rays making it to the Series is great for baseball and shows that you don't need the big payroll to make it there but the ratings IMO are probably going to be horrible for the Series.

TripletDaddy · 10-20-2008, 03:55 AM

I don't care one bit about the World Series.

Of all the matchups that could have come out of the post-season, Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox......this one was amongst the least interesting.

il Padrino Ute · 10-20-2008, 04:09 AM

If there was a Nielsen box at my house, it would show that the Series is being watched at my house.

I don't care who is playing - I always watch the Series. It's for the championship of my favorite sport.

Cali Coug · 10-20-2008, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I don't care one bit about the World Series.

Of all the matchups that could have come out of the post-season, Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox......this one was amongst the least interesting.

Among the least interesting? I don't think there was another combination that could have been less interesting than this one.

SteelBlue · 10-20-2008, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Of all the matchups that could have come out of the post-season, Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox......this one was amongst the least interesting.

I'd go one step further and say that this is absolutely the least interesting.

TripletDaddy · 10-20-2008, 04:55 AM

Well, Milwaukee vs Tampa wouldn't exactly threaten the final episode of MASH, either.

Surfah · 10-20-2008, 01:13 PM

I am not thrilled to see this series at all. Though, once the Phillies beat the Dodgers I was hoping that the Rays beat the Sox. So I guess I got what I wanted.

DrumNFeather · 10-20-2008, 01:59 PM

Baseball really needs to figure out a way to end its season earlier. Having the world series in the middle of the football season is stupid...not to mention the fact that there is little to no interest in the teams playing.

il Padrino Ute · 10-20-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DrumNFeather

Baseball really needs to figure out a way to end its season earlier. Having the world series in the middle of the football season is stupid...not to mention the fact that there is little to no interest in the teams playing.

Baseball should dump the wild card and return to just and east and west division in each league. Division champs play each other for the pennant then the world series.

I'd even be for returning to a 144 game season as it was in the golden era of baseball.

TripletDaddy · 10-20-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Baseball should dump the wild card and return to just and east and west division in each league. Division champs play each other for the pennant then the world series.

I'd even be for returning to a 144 game season as it was in the golden era of baseball.

Also, get rid of the designated hitter and make the pitcher swing his bat like a real ball player.

And no more of this starting pitcher going 5 or 6 innings crap.

10-20-2008, 03:47 AM	#1
Hot Lunch Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Somewhere in Utah Posts: 434	How bad will the ratings be for the World Series? Yes I am extremely disappointed that the dodgers are not there and that has nothing to do with this post. Seriously though, is anyone going to watch the Rays and the Phillies? The Rays making it to the Series is great for baseball and shows that you don't need the big payroll to make it there but the ratings IMO are probably going to be horrible for the Series.

10-20-2008, 03:55 AM	#2
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	I don't care one bit about the World Series. Of all the matchups that could have come out of the post-season, Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox......this one was amongst the least interesting. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

10-20-2008, 04:09 AM	#3
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	If there was a Nielsen box at my house, it would show that the Series is being watched at my house. I don't care who is playing - I always watch the Series. It's for the championship of my favorite sport. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

10-20-2008, 04:55 AM	#6
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	Well, Milwaukee vs Tampa wouldn't exactly threaten the final episode of MASH, either. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

10-20-2008, 01:13 PM	#7
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	I am not thrilled to see this series at all. Though, once the Phillies beat the Dodgers I was hoping that the Rays beat the Sox. So I guess I got what I wanted. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

10-20-2008, 01:59 PM	#8
DrumNFeather Active LDS Ute Fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nantucket : ) Posts: 2,566	Baseball really needs to figure out a way to end its season earlier. Having the world series in the middle of the football season is stupid...not to mention the fact that there is little to no interest in the teams playing.