** The Offical 2023 Playoffs Thread** - Page 61

awz50 · 10-30-2023, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by thenightman

Scherzer is game 3, right?

If so it would be nice to see him throw vintage scherzer game

dbackschamp2001 · 10-30-2023, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by awz50

If so it would be nice to see him throw vintage scherzer game

I would love seeing the two starters go 5 allowing 1 or less runs. Of course if the Diamondbacks want to light Scherzer up like Kershaw, I wouldn't complain about that either.

JRX · 10-30-2023, 04:12 PM

Game 1 looks to have come in slightly lower than the covid series in terms of ratings. Only 2nd time game 1 of ws has ever had less than 10m viewers.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 10-30-2023, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JRX

Game 1 looks to have come in slightly lower than the covid series in terms of ratings. Only 2nd time game 1 of ws has ever had less than 10m viewers.

I’m not sure that information has any relevance to anyone at all.

*besides the ad execs who buy air time during the games.

awz50 · 10-30-2023, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

I’m not sure that information has any relevance to anyone at all.

*besides the ad execs who buy air time during the games.

He really cares about the ratings if you can't tell

awz50 · 10-30-2023, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dbackschamp2001

I would love seeing the two starters go 5 allowing 1 or less runs. Of course if the Diamondbacks want to light Scherzer up like Kershaw, I wouldn't complain about that either.

Oh yeah, I want it to be a good game with the snakes coming out in front

JRX · 10-30-2023, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by awz50

He really cares about the ratings if you can't tell

Hobby is growing 10x, right?

awz50 · 10-30-2023, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JRX

Hobby is growing 10x, right?

I never said that, I honestly don't pay too much attention to how much it grows or declines. I know my friends watch baseball, lots of people watch baseball and it's not going away anytime soon.

JRX · 10-30-2023, 05:09 PM

That was more rhetorical. MLB has a lot of problems with marketing the sport and that will trickle down to the card market imo.

awz50 · 10-30-2023, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JRX

That was more rhetorical. MLB has a lot of problems with marketing the sport and that will trickle down to the card market imo.

Ah I thought it was a previous stated thing in the many threads about the hobbys health

pewe · 10-30-2023, 06:19 PM

Mad Max tonight… can AZ break through???

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SaltyCracker · 10-30-2023, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pewe

Mad Max tonight… can AZ break through???

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Yes, hoping for a DBacks win and Corbin contributing in a big way.

whitmm · 10-30-2023, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JRX

Game 1 looks to have come in slightly lower than the covid series in terms of ratings. Only 2nd time game 1 of ws has ever had less than 10m viewers.

Who cares? Fanatics isn't relying on people watching games to grow the hobby. The "hobby" they are looking to grow is their sales. Their "hobby" will grow when they take over the NFL and NBA licenses. You're just lying to yourself if you really thought they were talking about growing the baseball card hobby 10x

And if you really care about ratings, I'm assuming you wanted Dodgers-Yankees? Because those are the largest markets, which draw the largest viewership ratings.

JRX · 10-30-2023, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by whitmm

Who cares? Fanatics isn't relying on people watching games to grow the hobby. The "hobby" they are looking to grow is their sales. Their "hobby" will grow when they take over the NFL and NBA licenses. You're just lying to yourself if you really thought they were talking about growing the baseball card hobby 10x

And if you really care about ratings, I'm assuming you wanted Dodgers-Yankees? Because those are the largest markets, which draw the largest viewership ratings.

Nats astros had 3m more in game 1. It's down 2.5m from last year. It's not a good sign for the league if fewer and fewer people care about your championship.

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whitmm · 10-30-2023, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JRX

Nats astros had 3m more in game 1. It's down 2.5m from last year. It's not a good sign for the league if fewer and fewer people care about your championship.

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Fanatics isn't the MLB.

Again, were you pulling for Yankees-Dodgers? Randoms, or casuals, aren't tuning in for the World Series, it's always been that way. Viewership was up this season, which is what they wanted. The multi-game championship series just isn't the best for getting large ratings.

And baseball fans don't care. And I'm sure very few people think you actually care about ratings. MLB isn't going anywhere

MiamiMarlinsFan · 10-30-2023, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JRX

Nats astros had 3m more in game 1. It's down 2.5m from last year. It's not a good sign for the league if fewer and fewer people care about your championship.

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So, in your professional opinion, are you saying we’re in a market decline?

Because if so, we all already know that. As far as current product, Fanatics is still selling out of good, mediocre, and bad product they release.

I don’t think TV ratings has any correlation to the card market. Tua vs Mahomes should draw big numbers for the NFL Europe series, and it won’t have a dent on their card prices.

pewe · 10-30-2023, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by whitmm

Fanatics isn't the MLB.

Again, were you pulling for Yankees-Dodgers? Randoms, or casuals, aren't tuning in for the World Series, it's always been that way. Viewership was up this season, which is what they wanted. The multi-game championship series just isn't the best for getting large ratings.

And baseball fans don't care. And I'm sure very few people think you actually care about ratings. MLB isn't going anywhere

Is that right??? Regular season viewership was up? Nice!

Maybe the playoff format made more teams relevant?

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whitmm · 10-30-2023, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by pewe

Is that right??? Regular season viewership was up? Nice!

Maybe the playoff format made more teams relevant?

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The rule changes were made to get more people watching and going to games. Mission accomplished.

Nobody outside of MLB and Fox executives care about the ratings. No, JRX isn't worried about the ratings because he's worried about the hobby. He's using it to veil his bitterness that his team isn't there. The ratings of the WS aren't going to make them dissolve the league. The ratings of the series aren't going to affect the price of cards.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 10-30-2023, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by whitmm

Fanatics isn't the MLB.

Again, were you pulling for Yankees-Dodgers? Randoms, or casuals, aren't tuning in for the World Series, it's always been that way. Viewership was up this season, which is what they wanted. The multi-game championship series just isn't the best for getting large ratings.

And baseball fans don't care. And I'm sure very few people think you actually care about ratings. MLB isn't going anywhere

Yup. Exactly. I feel like every single year, regardless of the matchup, someone says, “This is going to be a ratings disaster!” and yet here we still are…

awz50 · 10-30-2023, 07:10 PM

Baseball is a very very enduring game, the sky is not falling. Lets just watch a very fun World Series

whitmm · 10-30-2023, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

Yup. Exactly. I feel like every single year, regardless of the matchup, someone says, “This is going to be a ratings disaster!” and yet here we still are…

Bingo. The ratings are higher for larger market teams, that's just common sense. The Yankees have a larger market and fan base than the Royals, of course the ratings are going to be higher when it's the Yankees. But the number of extra "casual fans" tuning in is a tiny fraction of the number.

JimEd14 · 10-30-2023, 07:28 PM

Adolis with a f**kin cannon too!

JWBlue · 10-30-2023, 07:31 PM

Perezchica changed the whole complexion of that inning. Sends Walker with 0 out against one of the best arms in the game.

SaltyCracker · 10-30-2023, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JimEd14

Adolis with a f**kin cannon too!

Great throw.

Ferg1945 · 10-30-2023, 07:46 PM

Scherzer with a 3 run lead.

Let's see which Scherzer shows up.

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10-30-2023, 04:12 PM	#1503
JRX Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 15,907	Game 1 looks to have come in slightly lower than the covid series in terms of ratings. Only 2nd time game 1 of ws has ever had less than 10m viewers.

10-30-2023, 05:09 PM	#1509
JRX Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 15,907	That was more rhetorical. MLB has a lot of problems with marketing the sport and that will trickle down to the card market imo.

10-30-2023, 06:19 PM	#1511
pewe Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 26,641	Mad Max tonight… can AZ break through??? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10-30-2023, 07:31 PM	#1523
JWBlue Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 9,719	Perezchica changed the whole complexion of that inning. Sends Walker with 0 out against one of the best arms in the game.

10-30-2023, 07:46 PM	#1525
Ferg1945 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 14,720	Scherzer with a 3 run lead. Let's see which Scherzer shows up.