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Originally Posted by drksd4848
..and there are other reasons, but this one has gone so far up my tailpipe, I just can't get past it. Look, I'm sure a lot of you aren't bothered by this, and I may sound like the old man in my avatar, but I think it's tacky, icky, and just plain ole' money grubbing. Plus, it's just another way to ring money out of you and me.
Let's look at how bad this has become. Example 1 is from 1986 and Example 2 is from 2018. I choose the Red Sox because they have become the most egregious of all:
In example 1, I can focus on the batter, the pitcher, and the catcher.
In example 2, I can't focus on ANYTHING except: Dunkin Donuts, National Car Rental, Fed Ex, AAA, Carmax, and some STUPID inaccurate pitch zone that's barely ever right.
I DONT WANT TO SEE THAT. I WANT TO SEE THE GAME!
<BLEEP> you baseball. You lost me forever as a viewer because of all this disgusting over marketing. It's only going to get worse. The jerseys are next. I may be wrong, and someone tell me if I am, but that ad money is lining pockets. I'd bet it's not going at ALL to salaries. This is another reason why I'm DONE.
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I have a hard time with it too. Especially when it has no redeeming aspect to it. When I was a toll collector I used to listen to all the games on the radio. I quickly found out that baseball is one of, if not the only sport that loses nothing when broadcasted over the radio. It's just as exciting.
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Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich
Maybe it is because I am younger than 80 
But it does not bother me. But I grew up on European football where ads are everywhere. After enough time they simply blend into everything else you are looking at. |
Here's the thing. The upside to this in soccer is that there are no commercials in between play. But sports here won't do that. They'll add to their already existing format.
The NFL is the worst when it comes to commercials. They turn what would be an hour to an hour and a half game to an over three hour commercial marathon. This is why I only watch games important to me and simply tune out the rest.