I watched Pete Rose run over Ray Fosse.
If viewership was down, it wasn't because of an ending that none of expected to happen, 3 hours later.
More people are talking about the All Star game this week than I have ever seen in my life. Not all positive of course, but much is positive.
Agree that interleague play has changed the nature of the beast. It was amazing seeing a Mets pitcher throwing to a Yankee. Now that's meaningless, as they play 6 or 8 games every year. I've seen Edwin Diaz pitch to Aaron Judge. Many times. Seeing it in an All Star Game is not a big thrill.
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Originally Posted by rats60
It didn't used to be. Are you old enough to remember Pete Rose running over Ray Fosse because the players wanted to win? Now the game is decided by how effective the batting practice pitcher is at serving up fat pitches to hit out of the park.
Viewership was down for the game, the second lowest all-time. With the population in the US growing plus more international viewers, Japan, you would think the ratings would be up. They are really trying to kill interest in the game.
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