Red Sox good for baseball
by asfansince1989 on Oct 27, 2008 3:27 PM PDT
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As much as I hate the Red Sox nation as the next green and gold fan, it just occured to me that Red Sox is actually good for baseball. Put it simply, they make money for baseball. Whether it being long time massholes at home, or bandwagoners on the road, or red sox haters coming to see them lose, they do draw a crowd. Plus red sox fans are known drunks, and drunks are easily parted with their money via over-priced consessions and merchandises. If there were no red soxes (or the Yankeess), baseball may become more competitive for true fans, but will also make less money, and less TV coverage, and may become like hokey or soccer.
I feel dirty now, like Gordon Gekko.
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So the Red Sox are good for the business of baseball
but bad for the game of baseball?
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
by devo on Oct 27, 2008 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It all has to do with exposure
If more teams got national exposure on a continuous basis, I have a hard time believing that we would see the sharp changes in ratings. The Red Sox are forced upon us constantly. The Rays, only when they play the Red Sox. Given equal (and un-biased) national exposure, I have no doubt that ratings would even out regardless of the teams playing.
by jpl on Oct 27, 2008 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
woooot11
Jeter sucks A Rod!!1
[burp[
lemme have some ofthose merchandises
by oakinboston on Oct 27, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
rec’d
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
by flipgatey3 on Oct 27, 2008 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't see the picture! all I have is a red X!!!
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red Sox, good for baseball.
Bad for the eyes.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 28, 2008 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but it was rec'd...
is it that bad?
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Define bad.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 28, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
would it pollute my mind if I saw it?
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea
why it decided to turn my !11 into a picture, but apparently there is no link to that in the ether.
by oakinboston on Oct 29, 2008 5:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Revenue Sharing,
it can only help the A’s in the long run, the Red Sox a major contributor.
by mattman on Oct 27, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, they DO crystalize my hatred more perfectly than anything else
I'm a street walkin cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 27, 2008 8:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't think I buy this one. Maybe you are too young to remember
what baseball was like before the espnization/yankees/red sox force feeding session began ad nauseum circa 1998.
I remember growing up thinking that both the red sox and yankees were just another team (which i still believe they are).
Selig et al. have allowed the bastardization of baseball to degrade to the point of Yankees v. Red Sox.
by 33SwisherSweet on Oct 27, 2008 8:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't see how this is Selig's fault.
He’s not directing ESPN or Fox to focus exclusively on the Yankees and RS.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Oct 28, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the last years Selig has helped to fix this problem is baseball and make it better,
we cannot criticize him in this respect.
by mattman on Oct 28, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How exactly?
I’m not saying its not true, but I just don’t know what he’s done to fix the problem
by jpl on Oct 28, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Revenue sharing does nothing to change the amount
of national media coverage a team receives
by jpl on Oct 30, 2008 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a day to day level, probably not
but it does give other teams a better chance to compete, thereby forcing some level of coverage at some point. So while it’s not really a solution to this particular problem, I think the problem would be even worse without it.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Oct 30, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Crosby is good for baseball;
Patience is a virtue!!!!
"What do we do with Crosby? Well, in my neighborhood, trash goes out on Mondays." ~ Nico
by MMunoz33 on Oct 29, 2008 11:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
he's definitely been good for all the pitchers he's faced
by asfansince1989 on Oct 29, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And for the baseball itself
Assuming that being hit by a large wooden stick is bad for a baseball.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Oct 29, 2008 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Crosby is good for AL pitchers everywhere.
Inflates your stats.
The Dirty Canuck of the now.
by Blicks on Oct 29, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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