Gammons Says This is the Worst Series Ever

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Gammons thinks that the rain has made this the worst world series ever. He does bring up the idea of shortening the regular season, but his neutral site world series idea is pretty terrible. Also, it does seem like he's sad that the Red Sox lost.

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It also seems like the grapes he’s eating are pretty sour.

Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.

by ResDog on Oct 29, 2008 2:20 PM PDT reply actions

Not enough Red Sox.

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by chilibean_3 on Oct 29, 2008 2:36 PM PDT reply actions

I was able to read it as an Insider Free Preview. I’m not sure if he’s actually suggesting a neutral site World Series, more just throwing something out there that has been talked about by owners before. I agree with you that it’s a pretty awful idea. I think any drastic change would be a bit of a knee jerk reaction.

by chilibean_3 on Oct 29, 2008 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions

for the love of god, how often has rain been a problem in the WS? why is it that any time something out of the ordinary like this happens, all of a sudden everyone pisses themselves deciding that they have to fix it? argh.

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by jponry on Oct 29, 2008 3:16 PM PDT reply actions

THIS TIME IT COUNTS!

by chilibean_3 on Oct 29, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions

OH NOES THE SERIES DELAYED TWO DAYS

What, Peter Gammons has got somewhere to be?

by satyricrash on Oct 29, 2008 3:34 PM PDT reply actions

I couldn't sleep

I was afraid the Simpson’s Halloween episode would be pushed back to November 9th.

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by Bhaakon on Oct 30, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions

a dramatic World Series, which the sport hasn’t had since 2002.

That’s funny, a canceled World Series was the most dramatic?

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by WalrusMan on Oct 29, 2008 5:03 PM PDT reply actions

And remember, folks, next year’s World Series is going to be a week later.

There in lies the problem. Move the season earlier. Or don’t have all the travel days. Something. Make the schedule this.

Last Day of Season
Off Day (Tie-Breaker)
Off Day (Tie-Breaker)
DS 1
DS 2
Travel Day
DS 3
DS 4
DS 5
Travel Day
CS 1
CS 2
Travel Day
CS 3
CS 4
CS 5
Travel Day
CS 6
CS 7
Travel Day
WS 1
WS 2
Travel day
WS 3
WS 4
WS 5
Travel Day
WS 6
WS 7

28 Days after the regular season ends is the maximum. I think this seasons is 32. Start the season a week earlier, make sure the first two series of every team is played where there’s a dome or good climates, then you’re going to be done with the World Series mid October. Less weather worry.

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by WalrusMan on Oct 29, 2008 5:12 PM PDT reply actions

yes

They keep noting how the World Series ends later and later each year, yet they order/allow Fox to delay the start of each series and continue adding unnecessary off days for TV.

by rightcenterfielder on Oct 29, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Come on

We can’t have something that actually makes sense.

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by Natto on Oct 29, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I agree that there should be no off days when they don't travel

such as a day off between games 1 and 2. But I do get that they want to stagger all the DS so you’re not getting 4 games on one day. It’s a mixed blessing, because when there are 2 or 3 games in a day, they make it so they’re not at the same time, which is nice, but then you miss half the games because they’re during the day and you’re at work/school/whatever. But yeah, once you get to the CS, no off days unless they travel.

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by wjackalope on Oct 30, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions

I don't even mind if there is 4 games on at once.

For the DS have the games on Fox, TBS, ESPN, and ESPN2. CS Fox and TBS. WS Fox.

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by WalrusMan on Oct 30, 2008 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions

Hes just bitter about the red sox

I see the future, and it is Pablo

by CB30 on Oct 29, 2008 5:36 PM PDT reply actions

A rain delay is clearly worse than the Black Sox scandal AND the Loma Prieta earthquake combined.

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by jcb9 on Oct 29, 2008 6:40 PM PDT reply actions

I really

really haven’t liked gammons since about two years ago. He’s usually an excellent writer, but he’s just been more and more obnoxious, especially on air.

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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Oct 29, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions

Now that I think of it...

Gammons has looked less and less like Paul McCartney over the years.

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by WalrusMan on Oct 29, 2008 8:20 PM PDT reply actions

That’s weird. Even though it was one-sided, kind of poorly played, bizarre, lowly-rated, and poorly broadcast, I actually thought it was the most entertaining World Series I’ve seen in a long time.

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by howtheyscored on Oct 30, 2008 6:55 PM PDT reply actions

The only reason the rain is an issue is cause it broke up the final game. If their had been a game six or seven this would have been considered entertaining and forgotten but because you basically got a three inning WS clinching game I can understand if feeling kind of cheap.

What the hell happened to the rays. Its like they spent all their energy getting to the WS and then had nothing left. Looked like a totally different team.

by covenant on Oct 31, 2008 8:08 AM PDT reply actions