Apple and Major League Baseball to Offer “Friday Night Baseball”

Re:Apple and Major League Baseball to Offer “Friday Night Ba... by colinmhayes on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:39PM (#30605448)

Baseball had a first mover advantage which helped them a lot. Playing just about every day also helped create a routine for people. But as new generations come people are realizing that baseball has the least to offer among the big 4 sports in the US.

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Re:Apple and Major League Baseball to Offer “Friday Night Ba... by Kon-Peki on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:04PM (#30606001)

Baseball is one of the worst sports for television because the game is done when the game is done. That just doesn't work so well for the half-hour time slots that TV uses. All these dumb rule changes lately to try to get the games to always take no more than 3 hours is MLB trying to fit the TV model.

In-person and streaming don't have this constraint. That's what MLB should be emphasizing. So this is a great move. We need baseball to be an in-person/streaming-first, tv-last game. Then just say "we're not like the others, how about enjoying baseball and your other favorite sport?"

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