Thursday, October 27, 2005
Series not must-see TV
Viewers stayed away, in droves, from the 2005 World Series. The Associated Press is reporting this year's Fall Classic had the lowest television ratings of any World Series.
That's not surprising. I think the World Series was not compelling because:
-The whole "end the drought" story line became old news after the Boston Red Sox won the Series in 2004. Nobody outside Chicago seemed to care that the White Sox hadn't won it all since 1917. The White Sox also had fewer near-misses than Boston did.
-Neither team had any must-see stars. Most of us despise Barry Bonds, but you can't deny he has star power. This year's Series didn't offer us any dynamic personalities.
-The Yankees were not in it. This is similar to my point about Bonds. The Yanks have a large number of fans. On the other hand, the amount of people who hate the Yankees is about as big. Either way, the postseason picture is always more interesting anytime the Yankees are around.
That's not surprising. I think the World Series was not compelling because:
-The whole "end the drought" story line became old news after the Boston Red Sox won the Series in 2004. Nobody outside Chicago seemed to care that the White Sox hadn't won it all since 1917. The White Sox also had fewer near-misses than Boston did.
-Neither team had any must-see stars. Most of us despise Barry Bonds, but you can't deny he has star power. This year's Series didn't offer us any dynamic personalities.
-The Yankees were not in it. This is similar to my point about Bonds. The Yanks have a large number of fans. On the other hand, the amount of people who hate the Yankees is about as big. Either way, the postseason picture is always more interesting anytime the Yankees are around.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 11:30 PM
