Rangers/Tigers ALCS

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by chumdawg

3:30 starts are just stupid. I can't imagine one good reason for them. It's not so that the kids can watch them. What bullsh. Can you imagine an NFL playoff game on a Monday at 3pm?

Well, in the case of tomorrow's game, it's because it's a make up, and they will no longer have an off day. They're now going to play four straight days, with a flight after the first one. So in that case I'm fine with the game being in the afternoon (the issue today was postponing it in the first place).

As for the other two games that start at 3:20...well it's idiotic. And if the Yankees or Red Sox were involved they'd be in prime time.

I don't blame the network, they're just looking out for the their bottom line. But MLB should care about something like this, and shouldn't even give networks this option when negotiating the tv rights. But they don't care.

[chumdawg]

Originally Posted by jthig32

Well, in the case of tomorrow's game, it's because it's a make up, and they will no longer have an off day. They're now going to play four straight days, with a flight after the first one. So in that case I'm fine with the game being in the afternoon (the issue today was postponing it in the first place).

As for the other two games that start at 3:20...well it's idiotic. And if the Yankees or Red Sox were involved they'd be in prime time.

I don't blame the network, they're just looking out for the their bottom line. But MLB should care about something like this, and shouldn't even give networks this option when negotiating the tv rights. But they don't care.

If the networks don't think it is good prime-time programming, why the hell are they buying it?

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by chumdawg

If the networks don't think it is good prime-time programming, why the hell are they buying it?

They're buying the assumption that more often than not, either the Yankees or the Red Sox are going to be in the ALCS.