The Gun Of Bavaria Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 http://www.detnews.com/article/20090518/SPORTS0104/905180404/1361/World-Series-games-to-start-earlier Major League Baseball is going to turn back the clock for the start of World Series games this season. The first pitch of World Series games will happen shortly before 8 p.m. this season, shortly after Fox's pregame show, which will now begin at 7:30. The new first pitch time is approximately 40 minutes earlier than World Series games in past years. This year will mark the first time in more than 30 years a World Series game will begin before 8 p.m., according to MLB.com. Advertisement "Our goal is to schedule games so the largest number of people can watch, and Fox has gone to an enormous amount of effort to make this happen. It's been a great joint effort between the two of us," commissioner Bud Selig told MLB.com. American League Championship Series games, also televised by Fox, will have the same earlier start times. According to USA Today, Selig said it is undetermined whether postseason games on TBS will start earlier. "World Series games have been running longer," Fox Sports president Ed Goren said, "and we made the adjustments with the acknowledgement that young kids can only stay up until a certain hour. "In all fairness, I haven't seen that as an issue in other sports, but that aside, there is a potential benefit in this with regard to young fans -- as well as a possible ratings benefit with games not running till midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guido Monzino Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Good. Now get rid of Tim McCarver, and we've got something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Good. Now get rid of Tim McCarver, and we've got something. Add Buck to the list and you sir, will have the Trifecta of saving televised playoff baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbn007 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Does this mean that there will be 40 minutes more of advertising to make sure the games finish as late as possible? JK . This is a step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 This is good news. I want my kids to see as much of this Yankees run as possible so we are very happy about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Good. Maybe the NBA can follow MLB's lead on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbn007 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Good. Maybe the NBA can follow MLB's lead on this one. NBA has Kobe in the finals = no early start time. Need to make sure it's on Prime Time in LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 This is good news. I want my kids to see as much of this Yankees run as possible so we are very happy about that. Are you guys so hard up for television in NY/NJ that you'd have television coverage of everyone cleaning out their lockers in October? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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