Top Five Reasons to Boycott the World Series
November 2nd, 2009 by nwsportsguyDid you stay up watching the game 4 of the World Series last night? I certainly didn’t, nor did I think twice about it. Major League Baseball has become the most drawn out, over hyped professional sport in America. Every single element of each game is over analyzed and over indulged purely for ratings, and there is no effort being made to remedy any of the glaring weaknesses in the sport.
Here are my top five reasons why I haven’t watched a single game of this year’s World Series:
- The Mariners aren’t in it. It’s the Yankees vs Phillies. I despise the former. While the Phillies have former Mariners Jamie Moyer and Raul Ibanez, it only incites jealousy.
- Four to five hour time commitment for every game. No thanks.
- Enzite commercials get beyond annoying at every break. I’m not 60 and don’t need the help. Thanks, though.
- Commissioner Bud Selig – He does everything possible to prolong games as long as possible and make them as uninteresting as possible. The MLB deserves and needs better if it is to survive in the future.
- No instant replay. Umpire’s seem to be getting more calls wrong than ever and there’s no system in place to get them right.
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November 2nd, 2009 at 11:07 am
Go YANKEES! I’m a transplant from NY, so I’m watching.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:35 am
You are a moron!!! The umpires have had some bad issues this year but that’s about it. This years playoffs will be remembered as classic and one of the highest rated.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I certainly wouldn’t say I’m a moron, in fact I have some very legitimate points. The World Series exemplifies every flaw in the MLB today: The games are slow, drawn out and painfully long. The announcers and analysts over dramatize every possible story angle, making it into a four to five hour soap opera. Note here: as games go longer, more advertisement revenue comes in. This is the MLB’s motivation.
While I’ll admit that there has been good play (judging from what I’ve caught on Sports Center), I’m simply not interested because of the points mentioned above.
When you consider that today’s youth (future MLB fans) are increasingly focused on instant gratification (I want to be entertained now, damn it), then you’ll see where the MLB is in trouble. Changes need to be made to the game to keep future viewers interested in the sport.
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I tried watching the other night. The game was in Philly. Thgere was a clown in the crowd that was whistling so loud and so long on every pitch. It was coming through the directional microphones the network set up behind home plate. I mean, it was so annoying I wanted to turn off the tv sound and listen on the radio. Problem was, the hi def signal is delayed by about 2-3 seconds. Radio and TV didn’t match. I turned it off. Thanks Philly fan. Hope you enjoyed those $11 beers and the $5 hot dogs, and the $9 Philly Cheese Steaks. Because of you, I quit watching.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I have to agree the microphones picking up everything is so annoying. But you know I watch faithfully. I love baseball and regardless of if the Mariners are playing or not I am there. Now my motivation is to watch the Yankees lose but looks like this girl is not going to get to see that happen, unless the Phillys get something going.
And there is instant replays or they wouldnt of been able to review A-Rods play Sat night and rule it a homerun. I disagreed with it but then last night no one called the fact that Howard didnt touch base when he came into home. All evens out in the wash I guess.
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Apologies, moron is harsh word but do not put this just on baseball. Note here: Pro football, basketball, and college football actually have “TV timeouts”. Unless an inning ends or a pitcher gets replaced baseball has no scheduled commerical times, it is the same as the years past. You could still have a 2 1/2 hr game as easily as a 4 1/2 hr game.
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
You forgot 1 more important point. Baseball is BORING !!!