Dodgers in Series would overlap Cup

fpsoxfan · #1 10-16-2008, 08:34 AM

I would rather tune into a 65 and over curling match than watch a World Series between the Rays and Phillies. The Breeder's Cup is now in no danger of losing any Horse racing fan to this ratings debacle the World Series will turn out to be.

GBBob · #2 10-16-2008, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I would rather tune into a 65 and over curling match than watch a World Series between the Rays and Phillies. The Breeder's Cup is now in no danger of losing any Horse racing fan to this ratings debacle the World Series will turn out to be.

No offense, but I'll watch the Rays in a World Series but will/would not have watched a game of the Carmines again.

to each his own, but the Rays are a great story and an exciting team, and that's coming from a White Sox fan

fpsoxfan · #3 10-16-2008, 09:06 AM

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No offense, but I'll watch the Rays in a World Series but will/would not have watched a game of the Carmines again.

to each his own, but the Rays are a great story and an exciting team, and that's coming from a White Sox fan

That's you, and as people are saying, "to each their own", but we'll see what the ratings say.

Bigsmc · #4 10-16-2008, 10:40 AM

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That's you, and as people are saying, "to each their own", but we'll see what the ratings say.

I always kind of chuckle at the ratings. Nobody ever asked me what I watch. How relevant are they? Who do the ratings actually represent?

That said, no doubt Boston is more "popular" than Tampa, but using ratings as a yardstick is not the best way of measuring that popularity.

fpsoxfan · #5 10-16-2008, 12:53 PM

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I always kind of chuckle at the ratings. Nobody ever asked me what I watch. How relevant are they? Who do the ratings actually represent?

That said, no doubt Boston is more "popular" than Tampa, but using ratings as a yardstick is not the best way of measuring that popularity.

Fair enough...but I hope you can convince the whiners on here when they start complaining about the ratings for the Breeder's Cup.

fpsoxfan · #6 10-16-2008, 10:35 AM

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Of course the ratings will be lower. The Red Sox are arguably the most popular team in baseball. I never thought I would want to see a Rays/Phillies series, but it's hard to argue they aren't the 2 best teams from each division. I'm actually looking forward to it.

No doubt it will be good Hossy, and believe me it's not sour grapes because the Sox don't deserve to be there, but in an ESPN poll prior to the NCLS and the ALCS, of the four possible match-ups, the one the fans least wanted to see was Phillies-Rays. Personally, I have no interest in either team.

Bigsmc · #7 10-16-2008, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I would rather tune into a 65 and over curling match than watch a World Series between the Rays and Phillies. The Breeder's Cup is now in no danger of losing any Horse racing fan to this ratings debacle the World Series will turn out to be.

I didn't watch 5 innings of the Sox-Rockies Series last year.