Scott Boras wants 9-game World Series

[Bill Murphy]

The ratings are bad enough for seven games.

I do like the idea of the "extravaganza" built around Games 1 & 2, but you hardly need to add extra games for that.

[MrFeelNothin]

A 5-game sweep would mean only 1 home game for one of the teams.

Wouldn't work.

[PokerFink]

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I do like the idea of the "extravaganza" built around Games 1 & 2, but you hardly need to add extra games for that.

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Awesome idea. You could split the awards between games 1 and 3, giving the AL awards in the AL stadium and the NL awards in the NL stadium. Or just do it all before game 1, whatever.

[MyTurn2Raise]

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A 5-game sweep would mean only 1 home game for one of the teams.

Wouldn't work.

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this is one problem

i don't expect many 5 game sweeps, but it would suck to be the one in sixty team or whatever that it happened against.




I'm very 'pro' this idea

[pikachu]

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The ratings are bad enough for seven games.

I do like the idea of the "extravaganza" built around Games 1 & 2, but you hardly need to add extra games for that.

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I agree, it would be ratings suicide. The average fan barely has the attention span to last seven games, let alone nine.

[Quadstriker]

Bad idea.

[MikeyPatriot]

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A 5-game sweep would mean only 1 home game for one of the teams.

Wouldn't work.

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Wouldn't they do something like

3h-3a-1h-1a-1h?

[youtalkfunny]

We've already had a November World Series. We don't need to stretch baseball to Thanksgiving.

Can't wait to see empty seats at Game Five of a World Series because one team is down 0-4.

[craig]

I was under the impression that when a city held the Super Bowl that a large portion of the attendees were from all over the U.S. for this 'one big game'. One of the big benefits to the city, is, and I could be wrong, due to the large amount of tourists coming into town and spending money in some way. I couldn't imagine people traveling all over the country for 1 game of at least 5 of a series.

I always felt the reason that people traveled and went to the Super Bowl (or even the final four) is that they get to see the outcome of the two (or 4) 'best' teams playing each other. It is decided quickly, the games are 'fast paced', and 'anything can happen' for them to witness.

It could benefit the owners of small market teams, but it also gives crappy owners less reason to compete/spend money, since they can attempt to 'buy' a post season game.

Other than that, 9 games seems great. Crap, I love baseball, make it 50.

craig

[craig]

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Wouldn't they do something like

3h-3a-1h-1a-1h?

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according to the OPs article, there would be two games on a neutral field.

craig