Ratings Disaster..Detroit vs Stl or SF

[jjgold]

[Brock Landers]

Det vs SF

Det vs Stl is a good rematch....

[BIGDAY]

I like it. Good for Midwest.

[BIGDAY]

Coach, you counting those 5k chicks before they hatch??

[Br0nxer]

Both are horrible matchups

Tigers very boring team

Cards biggest draw out of the 3

Will be a Det-SF world series

Cardinals magic is going to run out

[jjgold]

Baseball is so washed up

No idea how they can get fans interested anymore

[Br0nxer]

Baseball is so washed up

No idea how they can get fans interested anymore

I can barely get thru 10 minutes of a baseball game anymore

Rather watch fukkin paint dry

[gregm]

Detroit and St Louis are two of the top markets in the country for baseball. Major league baseball had the fifth highest attendance numbers in baseball history this year and the highest attendance numbers since 2008. Far from washed up. 2nd straight year of growth in attendance, poorer tv numbers for playoffs than last year but overall a great year for major league baseball

[CanuckG]

Agreed baseball is a snoozefest.....especially with these announcers.

[Sunde91]

Tigers series bet would be easiest all time. Tigers -160 to win 10 dimes do it coach

[face]

national league games are better for TV. people get hits, get on base, hit people over or steal. usually something going on. yankees games are all about waiting for home runs and have not been fun for weeks

[MoneyLineDawg]

Yankees vs Giants would have been a great matchup for MLB......Aint gunna happen though

[Deuce]

Looking forward to it. Great for state of Michigan.

[Brock Landers]

Looking forward to it. Great for state of Michigan.

no kenny rogers this time with pine tar on his hand...

[CanuckG]

Michigan needed something to cheer about for once

[vyomguy]

fuk u jjgold

its not about the ratings...its about the best teams in the nation going at it.

who gives a fuk about ratings....thats tv networks problem

as a sports fan...det vs sf/stl are both great matchups...all 3 teams have great pitchers and hitters

[billysink]

How can someone who bet his own anus say that there is no interest.

[Pew Pew]

why the fuuck would you care about ratings anyways?

[No coincidences]

Arguably the three smartest, most loyal baseball towns in all of baseball are left: Detroit, St. Louis, SF.

Ratings or not, this is great for the game. Three well-respected franchises and dedicated fan bases.

[lunchbawks]

Detroit vs SF is a ratings disaster??

both are massive cities with massive fanbases...JJ trying to stir up traffic again, what an idiot

[BuddyBear]

Detroit and St Louis are two of the top markets in the country for baseball. Major league baseball had the fifth highest attendance numbers in baseball history this year and the highest attendance numbers since 2008. Far from washed up. 2nd straight year of growth in attendance, poorer tv numbers for playoffs than last year but overall a great year for major league baseball

kind of. The growth in attendance this year is very marginal and largely a function of Miami's new ballpark. I am a big baseball fan but baseball is losing the sports wars with football and basketball and nascar.

[BuddyBear]

1. Sf/nyy 2. Stl/nyy 3. Sf/det 4. Stl/det.

[lunchbawks]

kind of. The growth in attendance this year is very marginal and largely a function of Miami's new ballpark. I am a big baseball fan but baseball is losing the sports wars with football and basketball and nascar.

they just need to speed up the game, no more calling timeout between pitches it's agonizing

[EmpireMaker]

Who would want to see the Yankees in the series ? They can't compete at all.

[lakerboy]

Arguably the three smartest, most loyal baseball towns in all of baseball are left: Detroit, St. Louis, SF.

Ratings or not, this is great for the game. Three well-respected franchises and dedicated fan bases.

Comerica would be empty if they weren't good. St louis yes. Sf yes.

[BuddyBear]

If you want loyal baseball towns, try Milwaukee. Small market team that draws very well with mostly non competitive ball clubs. Detroit is a legit baseball town, but most of the fans are bandwagon folks. Between 1993-2005 when the Tigers did not have a winning season, attendance was very poor even with a new stadium. But now everyone wants to be a Tiger fan again because it is "cool" to be one now.

[A4K]

Detroit and St Louis are two of the top markets in the country for baseball. Major league baseball had the fifth highest attendance numbers in baseball history this year and the highest attendance numbers since 2008. Far from washed up. 2nd straight year of growth in attendance, poorer tv numbers for playoffs than last year but overall a great year for major league baseball

Yeah, but everywhere else in America will watch paint dry.

[A4K]

Comerica would be empty if they weren't good. St louis yes. Sf yes.

Are you penetrating kidding me? I went Giants games from 02-09 and those people couldn't name half their penetrating team. To lump San Francisco in with St. Louis is silly.

[PAULYPOKER]

I see everybody is not including the Yankees in this possible match-up scenario,

hmmm,

JJ might be on to something here.......................

[lakerboy]

No one can name giants teams besides the pitchers. All scrubs.

[CollegeOverUnder]

are you kidding me San Francisco would be great for the ratings, especially if its against Detroit. Buster Posey MVP, Tim Lincecum Cy Young, Justin Verlander Cy Young, Carbrera Triple Crown,

[gregm]

kind of. The growth in attendance this year is very marginal and largely a function of Miami's new ballpark. I am a big baseball fan but baseball is losing the sports wars with football and basketball and nascar.

I dont agree with that at all, over the last 9 year major league baseball has had the best attendance in its history. This years growth wasnt marginal, around 1,500,000 more fans a year attended games compared to 2011, the largest growth since 2007. You can just look in the stands and see the difference now, especially compared to the years after the strike, you see clubs like the Reds filling stands along with the usual great fan bases, even orioles fans are coming to games again. My dad couldnt give way his orioles tickets in the last few years.

I dont see baseball falling behind at all, especially with the growth in Asia and Latin America and all the players around the world. I have been to a a baseball game in Japan and its a blast to see the fans, there is no american sport like that in Asia though the NBA is certainly making inroads. Fans like to see foreign players and MLB and NBA certainly have that. I think a sport like nascar may be in trouble but MLB has had a tremendous year.

[BuddyBear]

STL vs. DET is a classic matchup. Happened in 1934, 1968, and 2006. Two Midwest Baseball towns and original baseball franchises going at it. Seems like it should do well. Better than say HOU vs. CWS or COL vs. BOS or TB vs. PHIL

[TheLock]

Detroit and St Louis are two of the top markets in the country for baseball. Major league baseball had the fifth highest attendance numbers in baseball history this year and the highest attendance numbers since 2008. Far from washed up. 2nd straight year of growth in attendance, poorer tv numbers for playoffs than last year but overall a great year for major league baseball

Greg, don't let facts get in the way of a good MLB bash session.

[CanuckG]

Poorer tv ratings wonder why......re runs of Law & Order do better