Comments on: Is a freeway series good for baseball?

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By: Phillies2121

Phillies2121 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:45:56 +0000

Thank goodness there won’t be a freeway series in los angeles. Angel fans are horrible, bitter people. I can’t wait to hear how Angel fans throw out the excuses for their team playing horrible ball is going to be the fault of someone else. Too many days off, salary of the yankees, Arod steroids, mariano spitball, you name it – they’ve already got the excuses lined up. Your team was outplayed, go f yourselves.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:06:19 +0000

Looks like there will be a freeway series afterall. I95, Philly to NY.

By: schwiegs

schwiegs — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:07:11 +0000

“THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO DODGER STADIUM, at least not in the way of a regular bus route or a rail system like they have around most other major metro areas like Boston, New York, Chicago, etc”
So pretty much the designers are morons and didn’t think about this. Stop blaming everyone else and request that your local politicians get their acts together and build a transit system that allows people to get to and from the stadium?!?!

By: Jimsjam33

Jimsjam33 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:19:26 +0000

Low rating ? Bad for baseball ? LOL ..Eat your hearts out the rest of America and the world . L.A. World Series …We’re loving it !

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:31:37 +0000

GOLF*

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:29:50 +0000

a freeway series is what we need, you think westcoast fans cared when the yankees played the marlins,or the redsox played rockies? NOT EVEN CLOSE, WE WOULD’VE RATHER WATCHED GOLD THAN THAT. California love baby!!

By: Corey Kendall

Corey Kendall — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:15:43 +0000

I live in Atlantic Canada, & I would watch a “Freeway Series” myself. I like both the Dodgers & Angels this year, they’ve been 2 terrific teams this year. Especially the Angels, who’ve been playing with heavy hearts since the death of Nick Adenhart. The Dodgers are BETTER than last year’s team & I think they’re also hungrier after losing to Philly last year & are seeking revenge. Sadly, the East Coast media will cry foul if it’s an All-California Series because they’re always focused & the Sawx & Yanks all season; they’ll tell us how ‘bad’ a Freeway Series would be for baseball. I hear a lot about how the Angels-Giants Series in ’02 had bad TV ratings, yet it was a great Series, but because the East Coast media ignored it, it had an effect on the TV ratings IMO. It will not suprise me if it’s an LA-LA Series at all.
Now, yes, Yankees-Dodgers would be fantastic as well because it’s more of an ‘old-school’ matchup for longtime baseball fans. How ’bout Yankees-PHILLIES though, that would almost be like 2 All-Star teams playing each other in the Fall Classic. So many stars on both teams, it could make for an exciting Series.
Long story short, I’ll take any of Dodgers-Angels, Dodgers-Yankees, or Phillies-Yankees for this year’s Series IMO.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:20:44 +0000

The one real thing a Freeway Series would have going for it are actually the ratings, as a Red Sox fan, well as the week as gone on we are all getting to the point that the Angels were just better. Heck within two hours of the game Chone Figgins and Erick Ayabar were already getting chants in Boston of Beat the Yankees. So, what I am saying, is the ridiculous mob of “Red Sox Nation” will be watching and rooting for the Angels from here on out (heck, even if it is just an anti Manny viewpoint, though apparently the Dodgers left fielder and our second baseman are off season work out buddies).

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:44:32 +0000

Wimp

By: Warren

Warren — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:59:16 +0000

Any series that does not include the Yankees and all their money is good for baseball and good for America.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:53 +0000

You’re obviously not from around here, so I’ll try not to make this sound too condescending: THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO DODGER STADIUM, at least not in the way of a regular bus route or a rail system like they have around most other major metro areas like Boston, New York, Chicago, etc. In order for most fans to get to a Dodger game, they have to drive, so when 50,000 people are all attempting to leave at once, it makes for some pretty heavy traffic, especially when the only way to make it back home is to take a freeway. You don’t live around here, you’ve never experienced the b.s. that baseball fans around here have to deal with, so frankly, shut the hell up.
That being said, I sincerely hope both the Dodgers and Angels meet in the World Series, because I believe that would be the best possible match-up in this postseason, and it doesn’t hurt that I’m a big fan of both teams either!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:04:22 +0000

Can we forget all the talk about what’s good for baseball? As an Angel fan I’m fed up with it. It’s sickening. What’s good for baseball is the two best teams get to the World Series. Forget about ratings and all that other nonsense. I will be watching the umpiring very closely. They can’t be allowed to make sure we have a Yankee-Dodger World Series just because some people think that would be best for ratings. If the Angels and Yankees play great games and the Yankees win then fine. If the umps make a lot of bad calls and hand the Yankees the games then I’ll just have to give up on baseball. I want the two best teams and that’s all that matters.

By: Angeldude

Angeldude — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:55 +0000

Let me just say that I couldnt care less about Fox’s ratings. I dont care if the rest of the world doesnt want to watch the World Series between the Angels and Dodgers. Baseball isnt about ratings, its about pride for the players and the fans of the team that win the series. I watched ever game of the series last year even though the Angels got slaughtered in the ALDS. Poor sportsmanship is pathetic. If no one wants to watch it in the rest of the country so be it. All I know is CA will be GOING OFF, Im going to game 3 of the ALCS and Game 6 of the Series (if they get there), and the environment here will be like none other. Let the rest of the world go back to work and sulk about it, because the Angels are taking it this year baby!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:28:18 +0000

Well, if it’s a shutout game like 4-0 then you can’t blame the LA fans for leaving early. The 110 and the 5 are horrendous when there’s a home game.
Personally, however, I’ve learned that it ain’t over ’till it’s over!! We saw that last week in the division series with BOTH LA teams rallying in the 9th!
Now if anyone saw that Dodgers game, tell me…with the score as it was with two outs how many fans stayed? Did you hear that roar when Loretta hit that ball? What wasn’t shown on tv was how many fans stayed AFTER THE GAME ENDED! LA fans love their teams and can be no doubt about it.
Now is a freeway series good for baseball? Probably not. With minimal national coverage mlb may suffer financially

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:44:11 +0000

I think the main reason why people have the impression that Southern California fans arrive late and leave early is because of the ridiculous traffic. I’ve gone to games at both stadiums, and getting there is simply a nightmare. Fans in many cities can take the subway to their stadium, but in LA there isn’t a good way to get there without dealing with grueling traffic. After suffering in tough traffic to get to a game, if it’s a blowout many fans just want to leave so they don’t have to deal with the crowd again. That being said, I do not think fans here would leave an important or tight game.

By: comeonman

comeonman — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:11:01 +0000

I second that and STOP the home field being
given to the ALLSTAR GAME WINNER ,,,,

By: comeonman

comeonman — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:10:28 +0000

I second that and STOP the home field being
given to the ALLSTAR GAME WINNER ,,,,

By: comeonman

comeonman — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:07:01 +0000

My only problem with a Freeway series is the
Yankees or Mets will not be participating
If it happens, GREAT………
NYC had it’s SUBWAY SERIES…….SO WHY NOT …….
Yankees will play Dodgers in the Series, I THINK……
Yankees will win # 27
have fun and go craZy …………

By: John A.

John A. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:55:49 +0000

I was in Anaheium Stadium for its opening day – my 16th birthday. I managed its “German specialties” concession stand while I was in college (sauerbraten and Polish sausage!). Later I lived in Burbank and Echo Park and went to hundreds of Dodgers games.
The I-5 is absolutely the way people go to both stadiums, from all over – whether Bakersfield up north or from Laguna Beach down south (yeah, they take the 405 to a cutoff across to the I-5). there are a number of points to get into the two parks that cut down onf some of the worst traffic, but the best solution by far is to arrive early and park where your favorite quick exit route is quickly accessed after the game. (Hint at Dodger Stadium – go out by way of the Echo Park area exit.)
I now live in Florida and have no way to go to these games, but the observation that a Freeway World Series would bring disdain from Easterners is absolutely true. both teams have more fans out this way than you might think, but there is virtually no coverage of their games and often the scores are in the paper two days later because of deadline times for Eastern publications.
If Easterners a while back got all het up about a “Subway Series” in new York, then why NOT get all excited now about a “Freeway Series” in Southern California? It would be GREAT!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:48:36 +0000

I guess everybody on this board agrees to disagree concerning what’s wrong with baseball and the world series in particular. It’s kinda like politics, where some people will be happy, and others will be angry. Can’t please everyone all the time. My biggest issue with baseball today is interleague play as a whole. Part of the world series “mystique” if you will, is having a team from the National League play a team from the American League of which neither team has played each other before. To me, that was the most exciting aspect of the world series. Not knowing much about the other team, what kind of strategies would the managers play out to win?? Also, with the American League using the DH, how would the National League utilize players for their version of the DH?? Interleague play has watered this down because teams that might be playing each other in the world series have played each other during the season (exception might be Angels-Phillies, or Yankees-Dodgers). So the mystique isn’t there anymore. I also think the interleague games lengthen the season. Baseball needs to go back to it’s roots with teams playing within their own league except for the all-star game and world series. The only exception could be what the Cubs and White Sox did for many years: have one or two games against each other a year for charity.

By: schwiegs

schwiegs — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:15:48 +0000

The traffic argument doesn’t hold water. NY & Philly & Boston have the same issues with leaving after the game, every big city does. Suck it up or take mass transit.
Weather…agreed, I wish the playoffs didn’t go until November in the north or east…but that’s what you get with this wild card B.S.
Fans…I don’t know anything about L.A. fans except I hate thundersticks and rally monkeys!!! It’s childish and it makes you look like amateurs. Knock it off!
Why is the Yankees/Red Sux coverage such a big deal and gets so much press?!??! 90 years of rivalry and the ability to bring the best players in the game to a national audience while drawing tons of revenue for advertisers, baseball and teams, that’s why. And it you don’t wanna watch the lousy network coverage (cause network announcers mostly s@ck) throw on your local teams network and watch that game.
How about some day games?!? I mean, kids don’t even get to see full games anymore ’cause they’re going well past their bedtimes.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:42:11 +0000

I live in Germany, I watch the World Series and baseball during the season at 2AM. What do you have to say now?

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:13:08 +0000

Leaving early: Fans do this. Always have, always will. The only time I left early is when I was triple parked on Opening Day. Should of got there earlier to get a better park spot.
That said, I was at Game 1 of the 1988 WS. 4-3 A’s in the eighth. I observed no less than 5,000 people leave that game early, tail lights in the parking lot when Gibson came to bat.
Do you think any of those who left early would ever admit that they were in their cars? Of course not. Their line from that, “it’s not over ’til it’s over” day forth would be, “I was there.” Signed, Traffic jam w/no regrets.
Bonus: Vin Scully would be on the air ’til November. That’s reason enough!

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:08:02 +0000

By: angels4ever

angels4ever — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:06:38 +0000

screw the east coast, for too long we’ve had to put up with this east coast bias. GO ANGELS

By: Miriam

Miriam — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:57:13 +0000

Nice post concerning the logistics of Dodger Stadium. While it is truely the most beautiful park in all of baseball…..I love watching the setting sun behind the hills and palm trees….getting in and out of the park hasn’t changed much since it was opened in 1962. Some modifications have been tried in order to make you park near the gate you enter/exit, rather than park near your seats. Lots of people protested this change until they realized they could change the gate they enter simply by arriving by a different freeway. Although Dodger Stadium is in a ravine with only one way in and out, that way in and out connects with several freeways north/south/east/west.

By: bh0673

bh0673 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:38:20 +0000

Forget the east coast dictating times, if an east coast team is in is it fair the games should start at 10:00 basically making it almost impossible for most working people to be able to watch and still get up for work. You mean to tell me you can’t start a game at 6:00 west coast time at least giving a fair break to both coasts. The Yankee playoff games against Minnesota started at 6:00 EST and although it was tought to get to the game Friday I was still able to do it. Phillies fans did get the worst of it and considering their team is the current World Champs it just shows that MLB and the Networks don’t care really care about the fans on either coast.

By: PhillyPhan

PhillyPhan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:36:02 +0000

Not to drone on about this East Coast dicating crap, but if I remeber correctly, last years World Series games had been delayed for a monumentally dumb late starting timesstart time of 9PM EST so that the West Coast could tune in?
If it were a prime-time TV series and not the World Series, it might be in danger of being canceled.