Are You Planning On Watching The World Series?

[stopbush]

Word is that without a big market team in the Series, viewership will be down.

Are you watching?

Vote below.

[JuniperLea]

1. Yes! I love baseball!

I'm watching.

[Upton]

2. Of course!

GO GIANTS!!

[derby378]

3. Uh, hello?

Texas Ranger in the World Series for the first time in franchise history? If they weren't considered "big money" before, they are now.

[stopbush]

10. I said big "market," not "money."

Sporting events tend to garner better TV numbers when a team from a big TV market like NY or LA is involved.

[derby378]

12. The Dallas/Fort Worth area DEFINES "big market"

And it's not because of the high-falutin' antics of Jerry Jones, either. The Dallas Cowboys have brought a lot of much-needed prestige to Dallas in the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination starting with the Tom Landry era. The Dallas Stars grabbed the Stanley Cup in 1999. The Dallas Mavericks have proven themselves on the court under the unorthodox leadership of Mark Cuban. And the Texas Rangers? It's their turn now.

[tammywammy]

20. Um, DFW is 5 and SF is 6

I think that's pretty big. So what you're saying is without NY, LA, Chicago or Philly this is a small market game?

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Are you SERIES?!?!?!

Yup.

[rucky]

14. It's gonna be HUGH!!!111

[elocs]

5. You mean the November Classic?

No, I won't "watch", I may see a little but I won't watch.

I was an avid Cincinnati Reds fan as a kid and also a Green Bay Packer fan growing up here in Wisconsin, but a years ago I decided that sports were just a game and didn't merit so much devoted attention. I can enjoy watching a baseball or football game for itself without getting all wound up about who wins.

[CBR]

6. No because I am bitter and in mourning...

I will watch the Sixers tonight.

[supernova]

7. No, never watch any team sports

[petronius]

8. I'll have it on in the background, and I'll pay attention when the announcers

start screaming, but I won't be glued.

Baseball just doesn't grip me the way football, hockey, and soccer do...

[Subdivisions]

9. What do you think?

Hell yes!

:bounce:

[AsahinaKimi]

11. Right this VERY SECOND ..I have the MLB.COM thingy on..

The Rangers were taking Batting practice. I guess thats over now. I will be ordering a platter of sushi, and will kick back and watch the game. GO GIANTS!

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Stopped watching baseball after the strike

These days I watch soccer on Saturdays, nothing better to do...but could care less who wins or loses.

[Motown_Johnny]

15. I also stopped because of the strike

but I am not so desperate as to watch soccer

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. There is literally nothing else

And a few games have been very good.

[AndrewP]

16. I love baseball, so I watch regardless of who plays n/t

[Missy Vixen]

17. Cliff Lee is a god among men

Even if he isn't wearing a Mariners uniform anymore, he's amazing.

I'm also thinking about what happened in San Francisco in 1989. My cousin Tommy came home 20 minutes early from work that day because he wanted to see the game. He rode his bike to work every day. On the freeway. I'm so grateful he's a baseball fan, or he might not be here today.

Play ball! :woohoo:

[fishwax]

18. DFW is a pretty big market

And the Bay Area isn't exactly small. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area is bigger than all but New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. I've heard talk of a lack of big market teams, too, but it doesn't really make sense to me.

Other than the Yankees-Phillies series last year, I don't think there has been another series with two bigger market teams than these going back to the Angels-Giants series in 2002. The Astros-White Sox in 2005 is pretty comparable, but although Houston is bigger than Dallas (or Arlington), the Houston metro isn't as big (or as big of a media market) as the Dallas Metroplex.

[MadHound]

21. Since the Cardinals aren't in it, no, I'm not watching n/t

[lib2DaBone]

22. Maybe they can draw out the WS until Xmas... Winter Baseball....

[Skittles]

23. no, but I have to work for some guys who do plan to watch it

:mad: