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On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
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> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"

Bud Selig?
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James Farrar wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
> <sfgeorge.DeleteThis@paccbell.net> wrote:
>
>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>
> Bud Selig?


You win.
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James Kahn wrote:
> In <d8KSi.15568$JD.11283@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> George Grapman <sfgeorge RemoveThis @paccbell.net> writes:
>
>> James Farrar wrote:
>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
>>> <sfgeorge RemoveThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>>> Bud Selig?
>
>> You win.
>
> Anyone know why they chose to wait till Wednesday to start the World Series?
> The traditional schedule was always T, W, off Th, then F-Sat-Sun, off M, then
> T, W. Had they done that then Game 7 would have been Oct 31. They also
> compete with Monday night football with the current schedule.
>
Fox tells the idiot to jump and on the way up he says, "how high?"
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James Kahn wrote:
> In <d8KSi.15568$JD.11283@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> George Grapman <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> writes:
>
>> James Farrar wrote:
>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
>>> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>>> Bud Selig?
>
>> You win.
>
> Anyone know why they chose to wait till Wednesday to start the World Series?
> The traditional schedule was always T, W, off Th, then F-Sat-Sun, off M, then
> T, W. Had they done that then Game 7 would have been Oct 31. They also
> compete with Monday night football with the current schedule.
>
I addition 6 games will be played on school/work nights. Game 3 will
be at 4 ET. My guess is Fox wanted to keep its regular Saturday night
programs.
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On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:52:06 -0700, George Grapman
<sfgeorge.RemoveThis@paccbell.net> wrote:

>James Kahn wrote:
>> In <d8KSi.15568$JD.11283@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> George Grapman <sfgeorge.RemoveThis@paccbell.net> writes:
>>
>>> James Farrar wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
>>>> <sfgeorge.RemoveThis@paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>>>> Bud Selig?
>>
>>> You win.
>>
>> Anyone know why they chose to wait till Wednesday to start the World Series?
>> The traditional schedule was always T, W, off Th, then F-Sat-Sun, off M, then
>> T, W. Had they done that then Game 7 would have been Oct 31. They also
>> compete with Monday night football with the current schedule.
>>
> I addition 6 games will be played on school/work nights. Game 3 will
>be at 4 ET. My guess is Fox wanted to keep its regular Saturday night
>programs.

Plus they claim they get better ratings for sports on weeknights.
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James Farrar wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:52:06 -0700, George Grapman
> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>
>> James Kahn wrote:
>>> In <d8KSi.15568$JD.11283@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> George Grapman <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> writes:
>>>
>>>> James Farrar wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
>>>>> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>>>>> Bud Selig?
>>>> You win.
>>> Anyone know why they chose to wait till Wednesday to start the World Series?
>>> The traditional schedule was always T, W, off Th, then F-Sat-Sun, off M, then
>>> T, W. Had they done that then Game 7 would have been Oct 31. They also
>>> compete with Monday night football with the current schedule.
>>>
>> I addition 6 games will be played on school/work nights. Game 3 will
>> be at 4 ET. My guess is Fox wanted to keep its regular Saturday night
>> programs.
>
> Plus they claim they get better ratings for sports on weeknights.

Since most people work during weekdays, and on weekends they compete
against college and NFL football, that seems like a pretty logical claim
to me.
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In <d8KSi.15568$JD.11283@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> George Grapman <sfgeorge.RemoveThis@paccbell.net> writes:

>James Farrar wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
>> <sfgeorge.RemoveThis@paccbell.net> wrote:
>>
>>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>>
>> Bud Selig?

> You win.

Anyone know why they chose to wait till Wednesday to start the World Series?
The traditional schedule was always T, W, off Th, then F-Sat-Sun, off M, then
T, W. Had they done that then Game 7 would have been Oct 31. They also
compete with Monday night football with the current schedule.

--
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Tarkus wrote:
> James Farrar wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:52:06 -0700, George Grapman
>> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>>
>>> James Kahn wrote:
>>>> In <d8KSi.15568$JD.11283@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> George Grapman
>>>> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> James Farrar wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
>>>>>> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>>>>>> Bud Selig?
>>>>> You win.
>>>> Anyone know why they chose to wait till Wednesday to start the World
>>>> Series?
>>>> The traditional schedule was always T, W, off Th, then F-Sat-Sun,
>>>> off M, then
>>>> T, W. Had they done that then Game 7 would have been Oct 31. They
>>>> also
>>>> compete with Monday night football with the current schedule.
>>>>
>>> I addition 6 games will be played on school/work nights. Game 3
>>> will be at 4 ET. My guess is Fox wanted to keep its regular Saturday
>>> night programs.
>>
>> Plus they claim they get better ratings for sports on weeknights.
>
> Since most people work during weekdays, and on weekends they compete
> against college and NFL football, that seems like a pretty logical claim
> to me.
Game 4 will be going against college football. 4 ET,1PT.
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George Grapman wrote:
> Tarkus wrote:
>> James Farrar wrote:
>>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:52:06 -0700, George Grapman
>>> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> James Kahn wrote:
>>>>> In <d8KSi.15568$JD.11283@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> George Grapman
>>>>> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> James Farrar wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
>>>>>>> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>>>>>>> Bud Selig?
>>>>>> You win.
>>>>> Anyone know why they chose to wait till Wednesday to start the
>>>>> World Series?
>>>>> The traditional schedule was always T, W, off Th, then F-Sat-Sun,
>>>>> off M, then
>>>>> T, W. Had they done that then Game 7 would have been Oct 31. They
>>>>> also
>>>>> compete with Monday night football with the current schedule.
>>>>>
>>>> I addition 6 games will be played on school/work nights. Game 3
>>>> will be at 4 ET. My guess is Fox wanted to keep its regular Saturday
>>>> night programs.
>>>
>>> Plus they claim they get better ratings for sports on weeknights.
>>
>> Since most people work during weekdays, and on weekends they compete
>> against college and NFL football, that seems like a pretty logical
>> claim to me.
> Game 4 will be going against college football. 4 ET,1PT.

Any weekend game is going to be going against football, regardless of
time, so I guess they have to pick their poison.
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I never realized that last year's schedule had reached traditional status.

Rumors are FOX didn't want to screw up two week-ends.

"James Kahn" <kahn DeleteThis @nospam.panix.com> wrote in message
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> In <d8KSi.15568$JD.11283@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> George Grapman
> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> writes:
>
>>James Farrar wrote:
>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
>>> <sfgeorge DeleteThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>>>
>>> Bud Selig?
>
>> You win.
>
> Anyone know why they chose to wait till Wednesday to start the World
> Series?
> The traditional schedule was always T, W, off Th, then F-Sat-Sun, off M,
> then
> T, W. Had they done that then Game 7 would have been Oct 31. They also
> compete with Monday night football with the current schedule.
>
> --
> Jim
> New York, NY
> (Please remove "nospam." to get my e-mail address)
> http://www.panix.com/~kahn
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Idiots plural as all money decisions belong to the owners not Selig. Fox is
paying big bucks to get the owners jumping. If they demanded less, FOX might
be doing the jumping.

"George Grapman" <sfgeorge.RemoveThis@paccbell.net> wrote in message
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> Fox tells the idiot to jump and on the way up he says, "how high?"

>
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In <mf1nh3p6m5lis50p8jk7jn49fmrnjm1r4n RemoveThis @4ax.com> James Farrar <james.s.farrar RemoveThis @gmail.com> writes:
>On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:52:06 -0700, George Grapman
><sfgeorge RemoveThis @paccbell.net> wrote:

>>James Kahn wrote:
>>> In <d8KSi.15568$JD.11283@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> George Grapman <sfgeorge RemoveThis @paccbell.net> writes:
>>>
>>>> James Farrar wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:02:25 -0700, George Grapman
>>>>> <sfgeorge RemoveThis @paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "There is no way we can play the World Series into November"
>>>>> Bud Selig?
>>>
>>>> You win.
>>>
>>> Anyone know why they chose to wait till Wednesday to start the World Series?
>>> The traditional schedule was always T, W, off Th, then F-Sat-Sun, off M, then
>>> T, W. Had they done that then Game 7 would have been Oct 31. They also
>>> compete with Monday night football with the current schedule.
>>>
>> I addition 6 games will be played on school/work nights. Game 3 will
>>be at 4 ET. My guess is Fox wanted to keep its regular Saturday night
>>programs.

>Plus they claim they get better ratings for sports on weeknights.

Even when going up against Monday night football? I would think the combo
of Tuesday night and Friday night would beat Thursday and Monday. But then,
I'm no Fox Sports genius.
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Jim
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James Kahn wrote:
> In <i4OdndhxVvlVLYbanZ2dnUVZ_vamnZ2d.RemoveThis@comcast.com> "sfb" <sfb.RemoveThis@spam.net> writes:
>
>> I never realized that last year's schedule had reached traditional status.
>
> I wasn't referring to last year's, which, if I recall correctly, started on a
> Saturday. I was talking about all of the years from as far back as I can remember
> in which the WS started on a weekday/night. Beginning in 1985 they switched
> to a 7-game LCS format (from 5), and after that the WS tended to start on
> a Saturday.
>
> I checked, though, and back in the 60s they did start on a Wednesday. So there
> isn't a consistent "tradition", but the Tuesday start always struck me as the
> most sensible. I don't see how a Monday night game (going against MNF) is
> preferable to a Friday night game.

When there were 16 teams and no playoffs the Series started on
Tuesday. In many cases 7 games were played in 7 days. The travel date
was not built in but was only used when needed.
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