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In response to "lol, 350 days a Year, Yanks-Sox dominate headlines at ESPN. nm -- nm" by groiny

i wonder why they do it....

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Sep 7 '11, 07:22

maybe because an august sox/yanks sunday night game just got a 3.5 share, the network's highest mlb rating of any game since a sox/yanks game in 2007 got a 4.2?

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I have no problem with that, it is when one of those teams take center stage - groiny Sep 7, 07:26 17
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  - ok, 10 days of Derek Jeter love, 1 day of Jim Thome love. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:31 2
    - nice -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:47
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- i'm always amazed that the people who whine most about espn seem to watch it all the time.... - x Sep 7, 07:29 12
  - I'm always amazed that the only people who don't seem to care reside in either Boston or New York. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:30
  - I never turn it on anymore, now that I have the MLB network. - groiny Sep 7, 07:30 10
    - now me, i think i have mlb network but i've never even turned it on.....nm - x Sep 7, 07:35 9
      - granted, they still put the Yanks-Sawx stuff on first, but they do not - groiny Sep 7, 07:40 8
        
        sure, and i think that's good for you as a fan that's interested in the whole league. the league has an interest in.... - x Sep 7, 07:45 5
        
        again, I understand why they do it, it does not mean I have to like it... - groiny Sep 7, 07:47 4
        
        oh, absolutely, it's just to me complaining about it is like saying "man, mcdonald's is promoting their hamburgers again"... - x Sep 7, 07:53 3
        
        yes, but this started with Jack's Strasburg post - groiny Sep 7, 07:55 2
        
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        that is possible. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:58
        
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        the ratio is about the same. - groiny Sep 7, 07:45
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- you know what team has the 4th highest win % after the Yanks, Sawx, and Phillies? - groiny Sep 7, 07:28 19
  - Without looking...Brewers? -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:29
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    - yes. - groiny Sep 7, 07:31 16
      - it's mostly business driven. milwaukee's media market ranks between columbus ohio and greenville, spartanburg, asheville nc's in size.... - x Sep 7, 07:41 11
        
        I understand all that. But to a sports fan, who wants to see highlights of their team.... - groiny Sep 7, 07:44 10
        
        A perfect example was Jeter's 3000 as opposed to Thome's 600. - Jim Sep 7, 07:46 9
        
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        but did they give it as much play as Jeter's 3000????? - groiny Sep 7, 07:51 5
        
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        and just to be clear, I loved seeing Jeter hit 3000, I watched the highlights several times. - groiny Sep 7, 07:58
        
        so, at the end of the day, we are in agreeance? - groiny Sep 7, 07:53 2
        
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        considering that when I used to watch ESPN News, or Sportscenter - groiny Sep 7, 08:01
        
        no one cares about saves. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:50
        
        yes, this should have been a HUGE story, with everything tainted by steroids - groiny Sep 7, 07:49
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        I look at ESPN.com every day to look at the boxscores. - groiny Sep 7, 07:33 2
        
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        I know, but I like the format of the ESPN ones better. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:37

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