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Phillies and Rays are the two World Series teams? Can Baseball let this happen? With plenty of other big market teams in the play-offs. When to the umps start making questionable calls?
Phillies and Rays is exactly what baseball doesn't need.
Phillies and Rays is exactly what baseball doesn't need.
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"If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
"If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
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I'd do the same if they were to advance.
<< <i>Phillies and Rays are the two World Series teams? Can Baseball let this happen? With plenty of other big market teams in the play-offs. When to the umps start making questionable calls?
Phillies and Rays is exactly what baseball doesn't need. >>
are the dodgers considered a "big market team" ? for a city that can't even muster enough energy to drive an NFL franchise?
Philly is what.. the 7th biggest market and smack in the middle of the northeast? just because they dont have the revenues from private TV ownership (those dollars go into Comcasts pocketbook), dont think it wont do monster big ratings....
IMHO it's not about the cities involved, it's about the individual personalities market'ed....
<< <i>Phillies and Rays are the two World Series teams? Can Baseball let this happen? With plenty of other big market teams in the play-offs. When to the umps start making questionable calls?
Phillies and Rays is exactly what baseball doesn't need. >>
Yea that's right, people sure don't wanna watch the leading home run hitter and RBI leader bat. Scoring all them runs is boring.
Good commentary - you've got a future in journalism with The Globe, the supermarket tabloid paper which reports on those Martian spaceships.
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<< <i>Phillies and Rays are the two World Series teams? Can Baseball let this happen? With plenty of other big market teams in the play-offs. When to the umps start making questionable calls?
Phillies and Rays is exactly what baseball doesn't need. >>
Yea that's right, people sure don't wanna watch the leading home run hitter and RBI leader bat. Scoring all them runs is boring.
Good commentary - you've got a future in journalism with The Globe, the supermarket tabloid paper which reports on those Martian spaceships. >>
All those Ribbies are a myth. Where have you been?
Steve
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<< <i>Phillies and Rays are the two World Series teams? Can Baseball let this happen? With plenty of other big market teams in the play-offs. When to the umps start making questionable calls?
Phillies and Rays is exactly what baseball doesn't need. >>
Yea that's right, people sure don't wanna watch the leading home run hitter and RBI leader bat. Scoring all them runs is boring.
Good commentary - you've got a future in journalism with The Globe, the supermarket tabloid paper which reports on those Martian spaceships. >>
lol, I agree with Steve
In addition, the Rays are an exciting young team loaded with talent. People root for the so called underdogs. I would guess most of baseball America will be rooting for them if they make it.
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<< <i>Phillies and Rays are the two World Series teams? Can Baseball let this happen? With plenty of other big market teams in the play-offs. When to the umps start making questionable calls?
Phillies and Rays is exactly what baseball doesn't need. >>
Yea that's right, people sure don't wanna watch the leading home run hitter and RBI leader bat. Scoring all them runs is boring.
Good commentary - you've got a future in journalism with The Globe, the supermarket tabloid paper which reports on those Martian spaceships. >>
All those Ribbies are a myth. Where have you been?
Steve >>
i've been tied up in a Martian spacecraft for the past 6 months and didn't get to see any baseball stats.
/s/ JackWESQ
P.S. And the Astros and Padres ... thought of as large market teams? Hardly, but the numbers tell otherwise.
1 New York City 8,274,527
2 Los Angeles 3,834,340
3 Chicago 2,836,658
4 Houston 2,208,180
5 Phoenix 1,552,259
6 Philadelphia 1,449,634
7 San Antonio 1,328,984
8 San Diego 1,266,731
9 Dallas 1,240,499
10 San Jose 939,899
11 Detroit 916,952
12 Jacksonville 805,605
13 Indianapolis 795,458
14 San Francisco 764,976
15 Columbus 747,755
16 Austin 743,074
17 Fort Worth 681,818
18 Memphis 674,028
19 Charlotte 671,588
20 Baltimore 637,455
21 El Paso 606,913
22 Milwaukee 602,191
23 Boston 599,351
24 Seattle 594,210
25 Nashville 590,807
26 Denver 588,349
27 Washington 588,292
28 Las Vegas 558,880
29 Louisville 557,789
30 Portland 550,396
31 Oklahoma City 547,274
32 Tucson 525,529
33 Atlanta 519,145
34 Albuquerque 518,271
35 Fresno 470,508
36 Long Beach 466,520
37 Sacramento 460,242
38 Mesa 452,933
39 Kansas City 450,375
40 Cleveland 438,042
41 Virginia Beach 434,743
42 Omaha 424,482
43 Miami 409,719
44 Oakland 401,489
45 Tulsa 384,037
46 Minneapolis 377,392
47 Colorado Springs 376,427
48 Raleigh 375,806
49 Honolulu 375,571
50 Arlington 371,038
I'd also like to see TV ratings for recent World Series. I'm guessing there's been a steady decline over the last quarter century and that the teams involved have a much smaller impact on national ratings than people presume.
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Metropolitan Statistical Areas of the United States of America Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area Nickname(s) State 2007 Pop 2000 Pop Ä Pop Combined Statistical Area
1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA Greater New York, Tri-State Region NY-NJ-PA 18,815,988 18,323,002 A263+2.69% New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA Greater Los Angeles, The Southland CA 12,875,587 12,365,627 A232+4.12% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
3 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA Chicagoland IL-IN-WI 09,524,673 09,098,316 A223+4.68% Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA
4 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA The Metroplex, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, DFW Metroplex,North Texas TX 06,145,037 05,161,520 A037+19.05% Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA
5 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Delaware Valley PA-NJ-DE-MD 05,827,962 05,687,145 A268+2.48% Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
6 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA Greater Houston TX 05,628,101 04,715,402 A034+19.36% Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA
7 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA South Florida or Miami metro FL 05,413,212 05,007,988 A152+8.09% ZZZ
8 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA National Capital Area DC-VA-MD-WV 05,306,565 04,796,063 A101+10.64% Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
9 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA Metro Atlanta GA 05,278,904 04,248,012 A022+24.27% Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA
10 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA Greater Boston MA-NH 04,482,857 04,392,340 A273+2.06% Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA
11 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA Metro Detroit, Southeast Michigan MI 04,467,592 04,452,559 A300+0.34% Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA
12 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA Bay Area, Northern California CA 04,203,898 04,123,747 A277+1.94% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
13 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA Valley of the Sun AZ 04,179,427 03,251,876 A010+28.52% ZZZ
14 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Inland Empire CA 04,081,371 03,254,817 A019+25.39% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA
15 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA Seattle Metro WA 03,309,347 03,043,885 A139+8.72% Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA
16 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA Twin Cities MN-WI 03,208,212 02,968,817 A154+8.06% Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA
17 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA San Diego County CA 02,974,859 02,813,833 A202+5.72% ZZZ
18 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA Greater St. Louis MO-IL 02,803,707 02,698,672 A236+3.89% St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA
19 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA Tampa Bay FL 02,723,949 02,396,013 A069+13.69% ZZZ
20 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA Baltimore Metro MD 02,668,056 02,552,996 A225+4.51% Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA
21 Denver-Aurora, CO MSA The Front Range,Denver Metropolitan Area, Mile-High Area CO 02,464,866 02,179,342 A077+13.10% Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA
22 Pittsburgh, PA MSA Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Tri-State, Metro Pittsburgh, Three Rivers Region PA 02,355,712 02,431,087 A348-3.10% Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CSA
23 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA Portland Metro Area, Greater Portland OR-WA 02,175,113 01,927,881 A084+12.82% ZZZ
24 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA Greater Cincinnati, The Tri-State OH-KY-IN 02,133,678 02,009,654 A193+6.17% Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
25 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA Greater Cleveland OH 02,096,471 02,148,010 A338-2.40% Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
26 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA MSA Greater Sacramento CA 02,091,120 01,796,857 A051+16.38% Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, CA-NV CSA
27 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL MSA Greater Orlando, Central Florida FL 02,032,496 01,644,563 A026+23.59% Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA
28 San Antonio, TX MSA Greater San Antonio TX 01,990,675 01,711,721 A052+16.30% ZZZ
29 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA Greater Kansas City MO-KS 01,985,429 01,836,423 A150+8.11% Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA
30 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA Clark County, Las Vegas Valley NV 01,836,333 01,375,535 A006+33.50% Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV CSA
31 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA Bay Area, South Bay, Silicon Valley CA 01,803,643 01,735,819 A235+3.91% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
32 Columbus, OH MSA Columbus Metropolitan Area OH 01,754,337 01,612,844 A137+8.77% Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH CSA
33 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA Nine-County Region IN 01,695,037 01,525,104 A095+11.14% Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA
34 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA Hampton Roads VA-NC 01,658,754 01,576,917 A212+5.19% ZZZ
35 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA Metrolina NC-SC 01,651,568 01,330,439 A023+24.14% Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC CSA
them a great rags to riches kind of story. The Red Sox would probably have more national appeal than the White Sox even though
both teams come from big city markets.
There are plenty of great match ups that could still happen, that would smash anykind of rating the Rays/Phillies could pull off. Cubs/White Sox (both now eliminated), Dodgers/Red Sox, Angels/Dodgers, etc.
I'm a big baseball fan, but seriously doubt I will be altering my schedule to watch a Phillies / Rays World series
Go Angels!!!
"If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
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I'm a big baseball fan, but seriously doubt I will be altering my schedule to watch a Phillies / Rays World series
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Well, that sucks for you.
<< <i>The Rays just don't have the household name, the histroy, nuth'in! It would be extremly difficult for the Phillies to carry the series with there market alone. Actually, it would be difficult for any team
There are plenty of great match ups that could still happen, that would smash anykind of rating the Rays/Phillies could pull off. Cubs/White Sox (both now eliminated), Dodgers/Red Sox, Angels/Dodgers, etc.
I'm a big baseball fan, but seriously doubt I will be altering my schedule to watch a Phillies / Rays World series
Go Angels!!! >>
Well, maybe at the home you'll find time with your busy schedule in between watering the plants and feeding the pigeons to watch the World Series if it's the Phillies - Rays.
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"If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
<< <i>Phillies and Rays are the two World Series teams? Can Baseball let this happen? With plenty of other big market teams in the play-offs. When to the umps start making questionable calls?
Phillies and Rays is exactly what baseball doesn't need. >>
I beg to differ.
The networks don't need it. The fans that only care about the mega-market teams don't need it.
But a lot of baseball fans DO need it. They need to be reassured that even so-called "smaller market" teams with lower payrolls have hope.
Teams like the Twins, A's and Indians have often fielded competitive, playoff-caliber teams over the last dozen years or so despite low to moderate payrolls. These are the types of reminders that many discouraged baseball fans in Kansas City, Pittsburgh and elsewhere need: if the Rays can win the pennant despite having the super-spending Yankees and Red Sox in the same division, why can't it be done elsewhere with the right approach?
Yes, if you believe October baseball begins and ends in New York, Boston, Chicago and LA, then you don't need this. Fans of many, many other teams do.
"If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
<< <i>The numbers won't lie. Lets see what happens >>
If you're a baseball fan, you'll watch. If you're merely a mega-market fan, you won't.