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DODGERS VS. ANGELS!
Don Jacob:
i think the season length is perfect. baseball already generates the second most money in american sports, decreasing the length doesn't do anything except create rust for the players. baseball shape different than basketball or football shape. football is like running the 100m while the American gladiators try to kill you, basketball shape is like running the 800m relay, and baseball is like running the marathon. also as a fan.....you love following those 3 game series. it lets you determine matchups better. you get into the fine details of a teams bull pen, a teams depth, and strength at bat. the farther you delve into baseball the more interesting it becomes. if you just look at it from the surface, yeah it's a boring game, but there's so much to get into IMO that warrants the long season.
Sofa_King_Awesome:
--- Quote from: Mr. Javii on April 03, 2009, 01:53:47 PM ---The season's length is perfect. If you were to shorten the season, you would be seeing a lot more streaky teams get in the playoffs. You'll have to have a new era of stat tracking for career and season stats which not many baseball fans will like. A long season is one of the positive attributes of baseball, the journey from Spring Training to a World Series win is epic. Baseball isn't close to dying, sure it's not the 70s/80s ratings wise but the attendance is still there. Ratings for playoff games are extremely market based. If the Red Sox would have made it the World Series...it would have gotten a shit load of more viewers than the Rays vs Phillies World Series.
Baseball is boring to the average sports fan, but if you're into it...you start seeing the excitement of pitching and hitting. It's always an interesting battle with batter types and pitcher types.
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Sofa_King_Awesome:
--- Quote from: Don Jacob on April 03, 2009, 04:07:55 PM ---i think the season length is perfect. baseball already generates the second most money in american sports, decreasing the length doesn't do anything except create rust for the players. baseball shape different than basketball or football shape. football is like running the 100m while the American gladiators try to kill you, basketball shape is like running the 800m relay, and baseball is like running the marathon. also as a fan.....you love following those 3 game series. it lets you determine matchups better. you get into the fine details of a teams bull pen, a teams depth, and strength at bat. the farther you delve into baseball the more interesting it becomes. if you just look at it from the surface, yeah it's a boring game, but there's so much to get into IMO that warrants the long season.
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Sofa_King_Awesome:
Baseball> Football> Basketball
or you can switch basketball in front of football
Rick McCrank:
the 162 game grind is what seperates the real teams from the non contenders
for a team to go that many games and be consistent, make the playoffs and stay consistent, then play the World Series still at full strength
that's what seperates the men from the boys.... gotta respect whoever wins the Series that's for sure, it ain't an easy game and season
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