I tried watching the first game of Yanks-Phils World Series tonight and fell asleep during the 7th inning. What little of the game I was actually able to stay awake and watch was marred by cold drizzle (temperature at "new" Yankee Stadium was 51 degrees). Wonder what would the baseball gods would have done if the Rockies had made it to the WS? Sometimes I think baseball has lost its mind. Here it is October 28 and the WS is just now starting! It used to be played the first week in October. For the first time in history, there will be World Series games in November. And why can't the games start earlier so that young kids can watch the games as well as the geezer crowd. We geezers are the game's most loyal fan base and the young kids are its only hope for the future. And yet the games are scheduled at times when few from those groups can watch and enjoy them. When I was a kid, the WS games were all played in the afternoons. Sometimes we kids were even allowed to stay home from school in the afternoons and watch the games. I'll never forget watching the infamous Don Larsen perfect game in the 1956 series while home from 8th grade.
Why if Casey Stengel were managing the Yankees in this day and age, he'd probably have fallen asleep before I did tonight--in the dugout! Baseball needs to get its act together and correct this situation. Until they do, I'm going to be one grouchy old fan.
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