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In response to "granted, they still put the Yanks-Sawx stuff on first, but they do not" by groiny

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....

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Sep 7 '11, 07:45

using its network to promote the entire league, so they can afford to burn time on the smaller markets since the dedicated niche audience they have wants it. espn is only in it to sell ads and turn profits for its parent company, so it concentrates its attention on the stuff that gets the best ratings, which is usually in the big media markets. it's just sound business, on both fronts.

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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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