What a load of crap. Why put the games on when virtually nobody can watch? Tues 12:15 Thur 12:15 Friday (in Atlanta) 3pm. we support the team all year going ot games and watching on TV, then the most IMPORTANT games of the year we get screwed out of. Thanks MLB, you suck.
Unfortunately, we're the least interesting series nationally. The NYY-OAK series is probably the best matchup, SEA-CLE involves the best team in baseball. ARI is too far West to put on at noon (would be 10am there), leaving us.
Our games are being shown of FOX FAMILY, why could they not show us on Fox FAMILY at 7pm? Or if the series is SO uninteresting, dont televise it nationally and just let the indvidula teams carry. There just as many stars in the Astros/Braves matchup as any other and certainly more than the Dbacks and Cards.
They aren't shown in the evening because they don't want to put them up against the other playoff game. Keep in mind that the schedule was drawn up before the NL results were known. If the Astros had lost yeaterday, THEY would be playing in prime time against the D'backs. This is NOT a slight at the Astros or Braves. It just happens to be the way things worked out.
I heard from 610 that if the Astros make the NLCS, then the games will be at 9:00 in the morning. I don't know if this was sarcastic and responding to these early times or what. This is all I have heard about the start times.
All of the Indians-Mariners games are on in the afternoon as well. Again, had the Astros lost on Sunday, 3 of their games WOULD have been on in prime time - provided that the series went 5 games.
This year it is certainly a coincidence considering the game times were in place BEFORE the outcome of yesterday's game with the Cardinals.
