W E D N E S D AY, J U LY 1 2 , 2 0 0 6Baseball Screws Over Its Fans...AgainMajor League Baseball announced a new TV package today.</p><p> Amid allthe details -- Fox buying a major chunk, TBS buying much of the rest --one tiny detail caught my eye.</p><p> The World Series -- which has begun ona Saturday for many years now -- is being moved.</p><p> Game One will nowbegin on a Tuesday.</p><p> What does this mean?1.</p><p> Little kids are screwed over and ignored again - the World Seriesstarts so late in the day (often 8:20 p.m.) and filled with so manycommercials and baseball takes so long anyway that a lot of ADULTSare exhausted with games that stretch to midnight or one in themorning as a matter of course.</p><p> Many people have spoken about the factthat little kids -- the fans of the future -- can barely watch any of it,much less an entire game.</p><p> People had suggested at least one or twogames -- perhaps the opener on a Saturday -- actually be a DAY game.To, you know, reach out to young fans and make it possible for them toactually WATCH the World Series.</p><p> Not a chance.</p><p> At least a Saturdaynight game was on the weekend when kids didn't have to go to schoolthe next morning -- meaning it was more likely kids on the bubble --like 10 or 12 year olds -- might be allowed to stay up.</p><p> Now, with GameOne beginning on a Tuesday, a school night, no way.2.</p><p> A Tuesday start instead of a Saturday start -- I'm guessing thatmeans the World Series begins three days later rather than four daysearly.</p><p> They need to explain how this affects the calendar.</p><p> With baseballpadding the regular season and adding extra rounds to the post season,the World Series starts later and later all the time.</p><p> One game of theOctober Classic was even played in November.</p><p> So baseball can nowbegin in the snows of April and end in November, stretching out analready interminable season.Once again, Bud Selig and MLB could care less about the fans.</p><p> They'reletting TV dictate all the rules and to hell with the kids or thinkingabout baseball's future.</p><p> Soon, an entire generation will grow up withoutever even considering watching the World Series on TV.</p><p> Can that be inthe best interests of the game?POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 10:54 AM Next Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: Baseball Screws Over Its Fans...Againhttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/07/baseball-screws-over-its... 1 of 37/29/09 12:10 AMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SBiboyAaronMichael in New York POPSURFING.COM: Baseball Screws Over Its Fans...Againhttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/07/baseball-screws-over-its... 2 of 37/29/09 12:10 AMPOPSURFING.COM: Baseball Screws Over Its Fans...Againhttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/07/baseball-screws-over-its... 3 of 37/29/09 12:10 AM
