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In response to "don't make me agree with Keith Olbermann, Rob Manfred -- (link)" by hollywood big shot

Yeah…that’s idiotic. Every other sport that’s popular in the US has a multi-round playoff bracket. That hasn’t kept the NFL or NBA from popularity

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Oct 16 '22, 08:47

Baseball’s heyday was oddly…when no other major sport existed to a degree of being impactful.

The NBA started in 1948, the NFL really didn’t get going until the mid 60’s as a major force (Super Bowl era), the NHL was still 6 teams iirc until the mid 60’s.

Baseball is a sport that was in many ways, the only game in town.

It’s not the playoffs that killed interest, it’s that baseball isn’t exciting constantly and there are far better options out there for entertainment.

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There's also a little event called the NCAA Basketball Tournament. -- nm - Barynn Oct 16, 09:01
Bengals got hot for about 6 weeks, last year—Giants beat the undefeated Pats in the SB after being hot for 6 weeks…teams still have to play the game… - Flavorize Oct 16, 08:56 2
- Here’s the thing, the difference between a 100 win team and a 90 win team is about 6% in win percentage. - Will Hunting Oct 16, 09:09
- and like, weird shit happens. If it didn't, we wouldn't watch sports. -- nm - Reagen Oct 16, 09:03
the NBA does best of seven in every single round -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 16, 08:50 2
- They also have indoor games and don’t care about the weather. Baseball does 4/7 for 3 rounds, they’re finishing in early November. - Will Hunting Oct 16, 09:06
- I'd agree that shorter series are especially bad in baseball because of the specialty issue of pitchers. -- nm - Reagen Oct 16, 09:00
don't make me agree with Will Hunting, hollywood big shot -- nm - crash davis Oct 16, 08:50 1
- i mean, if you want that stain -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 16, 08:51

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Yeah…that’s idiotic. Every other sport that’s popular in the US has a multi-round playoff bracket. That hasn’t kept the NFL or NBA from popularity

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