Red Forman
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why wouldnt nbc want to go up against fox for some viewers then?  everyone i know would rather watch football.  i mean, its like saying every network should just have dead air during american idol.
FEOS
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Red Forman wrote:

why wouldnt nbc want to go up against fox for some viewers then?  everyone i know would rather watch football.  i mean, its like saying every network should just have dead air during american idol.
Most of them do, if you look at the shit they phone in when that's on.
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jsnipy wrote:

Superior Mind wrote:

I don't hate it. I don't care about it.
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
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FEOS wrote:

Red Forman wrote:

why wouldnt nbc want to go up against fox for some viewers then?  everyone i know would rather watch football.  i mean, its like saying every network should just have dead air during american idol.
Most of them do, if you look at the shit they phone in when that's on.
yes but they still have shows.  still have commercials.  still make some money.
Kmar
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FEOS wrote:

Red Forman wrote:

why wouldnt nbc want to go up against fox for some viewers then?  everyone i know would rather watch football.  i mean, its like saying every network should just have dead air during american idol.
Most of them do, if you look at the shit they phone in when that's on.
Exactly. The NFL is premium content.. stuff they'd rather not have split up, wasted.
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An advertiser would pay more for time if they knew viewers weren't divided up between between programs. Why pay a large amount of money for an ad if you knew that people's attention where split up between two different events?

That's why when American Idol comes on most other networks run reruns of shows, since it's cheaper than a full new episode that they are going to try and sell to advertisers for big cash.
Red Forman
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i love the people who say instant replay would slow the game down.  lol.  how about a batter taking 30 seconds between pitches ffs.
Red Forman
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Macbeth wrote:

An advertiser would pay more for time if they knew viewers weren't divided up between between programs. Why pay a large amount of money for an ad if you knew that people's attention where split up between two different events?
yes i understand this.  but someone would have to prove to me that baseball would win in the ratings.  i dont think so imo.  be nice to find out one day.
13urnzz
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that Rodriguez homer that hit the camera is case in point.
Macbeth
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Red Forman wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

An advertiser would pay more for time if they knew viewers weren't divided up between between programs. Why pay a large amount of money for an ad if you knew that people's attention where split up between two different events?
yes i understand this.  but someone would have to prove to me that baseball would win in the ratings.  i dont think so imo.  be nice to find out one day.
It depends on the location I think. If it was a Subway Series between Mets and Yankess and a Giants game was on at the same time, I think the MLB would win the ratings game since Subway Series don't happen too often.

Now if The Cowboys were playing the Titanslol titans and the Yankess were playing the Mets at the same time within Texas and Tennessee people would be split in favor of NFL.

You can play around any way you want with the teams and locations.
Kmar
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Red Forman wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

An advertiser would pay more for time if they knew viewers weren't divided up between between programs. Why pay a large amount of money for an ad if you knew that people's attention where split up between two different events?
yes i understand this.  but someone would have to prove to me that baseball would win in the ratings.  i dont think so imo.  be nice to find out one day.
It's because it's the World Series. The MLB would not win in regular season. They play way more games for one. I'd like to see someone prove to me that the NFL is not having games tonight for charity. Completely illogical.
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Red Forman
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who knows.  all these rich cronies and politicians who knows what goes on.  i dont think that is such a reach.  not in this world.  but you made your point.  im dumb.  got it.  move on pls.
icecold2510
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the sport blows

i hate it alot
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
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Your not dumb. I just don't think that particular point of view makes any sense. Because it is ultimately about the bottom line, I see tonight breaks as a financial decision. This isn't to say that football is not generally more entertaining, drawing more viewers. But this isn't a regular baseball game neither.
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Kmar
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PS, I'm more pissed that family guy isnt on more than anything.
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S.Lythberg
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there's no game tonight because six teams have a bye week
13urnzz
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S.Lythberg wrote:

there's no game tonight because six teams have a bye week the World Series is on.
keep up, Slythberg, i thought you could stay on topic longer than that.
Kmar
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S.Lythberg wrote:

there's no game tonight because six teams have a bye week
not a coincidence
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S.Lythberg
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burnzz wrote:

S.Lythberg wrote:

there's no game tonight because six teams have a bye week the World Series is on.
keep up, Slythberg, i thought you could stay on topic longer than that.
Nobody likes the yankees except ghetto kids and chavs who own the hat but don't know what baseball is.  I know i'd watch football if it wasn't a chicago team.
13urnzz
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point taken. and to answer the OP, i don't hate baseball. i hate that it wasn't what it was when i was a kid. and never will be again . . .
Dilbert_X
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Going to a baseball match was possibly the most boring however many hours it was of my life.
The beer was disgusting, the fans were disgusting, the 'game' was deathly dull.

Actually playing softball is quite fun, you sit/stand around in the grass most of the day.
All you have to do is occasionally slug a ball over everyones heads and then walk around a little square.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2009-11-01 22:28:47)

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S3v3N
lolwut?
+685|6729|Montucky
Playing Fun.

Wathcing? I'd rather watch paint dry or grass grow.

Hockey FTW
DrunkFace
Germans did 911
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Who Hates Baseball?
I

War Man wrote:

I wonder what a sport which is football and baseball combined would be like.
Ice hockey.
Dilbert_X
The X stands for
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No, just normal hockey.
No mud on ice.
Fuck Israel
DesertFox-
The very model of a modern major general
+796|6895|United States of America
Baseball is far better to watch than football, the caveat being you need to be watching "your team". My team wasn't in the playoffs this year, so I didn't care how that turned out, though.

I honestly don't know how people say it is any more boring to watch than football though. Each play has about a 30 second gap between them and it's about as often as a base hit that you have plays worth watching in football. Timeouts drive me crazy too, since they just make it time for another commercial break where you get to see more ads for beer or chips or whatever football fans like. I'm supposed to be writing a paper though, so I'll have to respond to your "wtf are you smoking?" follow-ups in the morning.

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