that use times like this. Maybe a few others that I can recall right now...
2007-06-18 04:14:49 · 9 answers · asked by Gato 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The White Sox start at 7:11 because they have a deal with the retailer of the same name:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/sports/baseball/11sox.html?ex=1318219200&en=6154ecc5ae915a15&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
The Jays just do it to allow a few extra minutes in their pregame broadcast before a couple of commercials. There's often speculation that they do it because they need to sing two anthems, but that's not the reason. They simply have a couple of extra minutes for their broadcast intros on Sportsnet and TSN.
2007-06-18 04:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The white sox have a deal with 7-11 stores to start at 7:11. I think teams start at weird times so people who arrive at the game at 7 get into there seats by 7:07. Although most people still arrive late, and enjoy interrupting people on a 3-2 pitch.
2007-06-18 11:19:53 · answer #2 · answered by ugolini78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about the Blue Jays but the White Sox have a deal with the 7 Eleven company to start their home games at 7:11
2007-06-18 11:51:36 · answer #3 · answered by Gigi & Tino 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most teams have moved the game time to a few minutes past the hour because of the TV coverage. This gives the TV commentators 5 to 7 minutes to introduce the line-up, etc.
2007-06-18 11:23:11 · answer #4 · answered by Bart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the white sox games start at 7:11 because they have something worked out with the store chain 7-11.
2007-06-18 11:18:20 · answer #5 · answered by muchmore 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That, my friend, is one of the world's great mysteries. My own opinion is that the advertisers have to get in their pitches and while the broadcasts start on the hour, the pre-game ceremonies take up the first few minutes.
To the TV!
2007-06-18 11:24:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually has something to do with the pregame shows and the TV and radio networks putting in commercials before the game starts.
2007-06-18 11:24:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The TV stations influence this, and it allows for more commercial marketing.
2007-06-18 12:38:26 · answer #8 · answered by dwmatty19 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IDK. I always wondered that toooooo. but anyway yankees 4eva!!!!!!!!! :-)
2007-06-18 13:56:17 · answer #9 · answered by ki3r4luvsnyyankees!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋