tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post7771536704488232119..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: More Evidence Commercials Are The #1 Reason Games Are Longerallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-53303100424750237892010-11-08T20:27:34.864-08:002010-11-08T20:27:34.864-08:00I just finished reading Hells Angels so I thought ...I just finished reading Hells Angels so I thought "action" meant moneymaking by the MLB/networks for running ads. Not that the Hells Angels made money on ads, but because HST talked about "action" and it made me conflate the two in my mind. It wasn't until I realized action meant actual play on the field that I realized I should probably go to bed ><Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126805780149503962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-58083711120053600432010-11-08T17:56:50.889-08:002010-11-08T17:56:50.889-08:00No more Jon Miller? That's great!No more Jon Miller? That's great!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-89750897597954751882010-11-08T16:57:25.204-08:002010-11-08T16:57:25.204-08:00Here's the ESPN link.Here's the ESPN <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5782045" rel="nofollow">link</a>.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-48092274191941068542010-11-08T16:57:24.559-08:002010-11-08T16:57:24.559-08:00Here's the ESPN link.Here's the ESPN <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5782045" rel="nofollow">link</a>.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-38639468806150257692010-11-08T16:56:35.376-08:002010-11-08T16:56:35.376-08:00WOO HOO!!!
ESPN has decided NOT to renew the cont...WOO HOO!!!<br /><br />ESPN has decided <a href="http://www.fangsbites.com/2010/11/breaking-news-jon-miller-and-joe-morgan.html" rel="nofollow">NOT</a> to renew the contracts of Jon Miller and Joe Morgan for next season!<br /><br />!!!!!!!!!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10862328114076386542010-11-08T14:38:11.757-08:002010-11-08T14:38:11.757-08:00And I agree---talk less, observe more.
I could ne...And I agree---talk less, observe more.<br /><br />I could never DVR a game. Sports is about the only thing left to watch live, and for me, that is part of the excitement---knowing that it is happening as I watch and that I have to be patient and wait for the game to happen.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-4591204844513815712010-11-08T14:36:07.640-08:002010-11-08T14:36:07.640-08:00How do they define "action"? In a 3 hour...How do they define "action"? In a 3 hours game, 14 minutes of action seems like very little. Do they only count when the ball is in motion or a runner is in motion? Is the pitcher's wind up part of the action? Or when the pitcher is getting the signal from the catcher? Is there action when the pitcher tries to throw out someone on first?<br />I find it hard to believe that 89.9% of the broadcast is commercial time, so something else must count as "non-action," no?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-85970569280832169042010-11-08T14:00:53.821-08:002010-11-08T14:00:53.821-08:00Of course, you still get to enjoy all of the comme...Of course, you still get to enjoy all of the commercials and sponsored-bys during every half-inning!<br /><br />Even live, I miss the commercials. The TV is always muted, I may be getting more wine, or checking on pitches I may have missed, or counting pitches, filling in the stat line for now-relieved pitchers, etc., or going to the bathroom, etc.<br /><br />***<br />And at some point, it became essential that the announcers talk ALL THE FUCKING TIME. Like if they were quiet, they were not doing their job. Which is bullshit.<br /><br />I was watching some of the 1975 WS recently. No in-game billboards, minimal replays, laughably crude stats graphics, and a normal amount of talking. It was great.<br /><br />I have the Impossible Dream DVD but I have not watched the game. I think it is the next to last game of the 1967 season. I believe there are many long stretches of silence. Which actually adds to the pleasures and tensions of the game. Gotta watch that this winter.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-49147571959602468752010-11-08T13:27:57.634-08:002010-11-08T13:27:57.634-08:00I NEVER watch a game live - I PVR it and after it&...I NEVER watch a game live - I PVR it and after it's been being recorded for at least an hour and a half I then start to watch my recording and using fast forward I finish watching the game at almost the exact same time the live game actually ends.<br /><br />The bad part of this of course is that I miss all those fascinating, wonderfully entertaining, commercials - but then - we all have to make sacrifices, such is life, n'est pas?Mylegacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11532592953744479060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33806338848095198072010-11-08T11:58:37.599-08:002010-11-08T11:58:37.599-08:00On a related tangent, I feel that replay is way ov...On a related tangent, I feel that replay is way over done. Some replay is needed and instructive, obviously. But do we need to see every at-bat 3 times? <br /><br />We once saw a game where every inning was broadcast using the technology of a different decade, beginning with the earliest televised broadcast, until now. Does anyone else remember this? It showed how the broadcast styles changed as technical capabilities changed. <br /><br />The late 80s, early 90s seemed (IMO) to be ideal use of technology. Everything after that seemed like overkill, from the "just because you have it, doesn't mean you have to use it" school of thought.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-61868418616566694952010-11-08T11:49:40.716-08:002010-11-08T11:49:40.716-08:00I think the point is that the time between innings...<i>I think the point is that the time between innings has increased in order to get in more ads.</i><br /><br />Indeed. Go watch a minor league game and time it. The time between innings is maybe five minutes and that's when there's a pitching change. Compare that to the amount of time there is between innings in for a MLB game. You have time to go to the bathroom (with a long line) and maybe grab something to eat and get back to your seat without missing a thing.Pokerwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087637119337918275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-77184324031726824072010-11-08T07:20:56.018-08:002010-11-08T07:20:56.018-08:00But the times are (at least theoretically) not add...<i>But the times are (at least theoretically) not additive. I'm sure MLB and their advertisers would argue that they're showing commercials during between inning warmups and 68.6% of the game where everyone is just standing around.</i><br /><br />I think the point is that the time between innings has increased in order to get in more ads.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-13148302611221913272010-11-08T07:18:52.404-08:002010-11-08T07:18:52.404-08:00I tracked the ads during the action of the game. S...I tracked the ads during the action of the game. Someone is tracking the ads in between innings.<br /><br />How much time is baseball actually being played without the presence of advertising?<br /><br />(No time, if you count the screen time for all the ads in the park, but if we subtract that.)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-35934019046226439082010-11-08T06:39:40.523-08:002010-11-08T06:39:40.523-08:00But the times are (at least theoretically) not add...But the times are (at least theoretically) not additive. I'm sure MLB and their advertisers would argue that they're showing commercials during between inning warmups and 68.6% of the game where everyone is just standing around.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634626395675334044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1233732705317063312010-11-07T18:25:37.767-08:002010-11-07T18:25:37.767-08:00How much action in an NFL game? I would think less...How much action in an NFL game? I would think less.Dr. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771229779025430726noreply@blogger.com