World Series Makes Rupert Cry

I would guess the expectation is for low World Series ratings… meaning lower promotional effectiveness… meaning lower newscast ratings on the Fox affiliates. It’s a vicious cycle.

Helaine and I are thrilled the Phillies are in the World Series. For Fox Sports it’s not a glamour matchup. I would guess the expectation is for low World Series ratings… meaning lower promotional effectiveness… meaning lower newscast ratings on the Fox affiliates. It’s a vicious cycle.

My friend Peter sums it up best in this email:

As you know I’m not much of a sports fan but that doesn’t mean I have no knowledge of what’s going on. I’ve at least heard of the major teams and some of the players even if I don’t follow them. That said, in the upcoming World Series the Phillies are playing against a team that I have never even heard of before today.

Record low ratings are on-the-way.

One thought on “World Series Makes Rupert Cry”

  1. Geoff,

    Having followed the Phillies since my 1970s days at WPST and WMID radio, I’m delighted they’re back in the fall classic. I had the pleasure of being at the first 2 games of the 1980 World Series (amazingly, our lower deck reserved seats cost just $25). Being a “swing shift” DJ in New York in 1980, I missed game six, the clincher, because I had to work that night on WYNY.

    Let me invite you and your readers to a photo preview of the series on my website:

    MikeMcCann.blogspot.com

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