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Originally Posted by Erik W.
I don't understand why Fox would want to protect their weekends. They run nothing of note on weekends. They want to make sure they don't have to pre-empt Cops two weeks in a row?
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I'd guess it has more to do with reducing competing with the NFL on Sunday twice to only once. Plus, if I recall correctly, Saturday evening is traditionally the day which draws the fewest television viewers in the U.S. (for any kind of program).
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Originally Posted by mrskippy
MLB rules technically allow them to move this one to Florida, but my guess is they'll just ride it out through Wednesday.
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Do you have a source for that? That may be the case for regular season games, but I don't think it applies to the World Series.
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Originally Posted by mgom27
Hope they don't have to play a Game on 11-4 Election Day because who would carry it FSN? ESPN? TBS? MYNETWORKTV? CW? Fox can't because of Presidential Coverage.
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They wouldn't. They'd just push the game back to the next day.
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Originally Posted by Sdpm100
With all the moaning that's gone on since last night about all sorts of different facets to the decision to suspend the game, if I was in the same situation in future I'd go by the rule book.
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Personally, in this day and age, I really don't see the need for the shortened game rule anymore. Why not just say all games must be played out to nine innings, and if rain halts a game early, even after one inning, it becomes a suspended game to be completed later.
The shortened rule may have had its place in the day when the fields were not as well-maintained, parks not as well-constructed, and when teams travelled by train. But that's not the case today.