I don't understand the media sometimes...It's almost like they don't realize there's actually other teams than The Yankees out there...
2007-10-08 16:46:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Sure as hell wish I had a bet on it...
2007-10-08 16:50:44 · update #1
You basically answered your own question, saying just what I was going to say. There is definitely a "Yankee bias" in the media. It's not right, but that's unfornately how it is.
2007-10-08 16:56:57 · answer #1 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TBS and Fox just saw their upcoming ratings drop by 25% with the Yankees knocked out.
The nets realize there are other teams -- they just don't care. Network television is all about ratings and money. The Boston market is money; the Cleveland, Denver, and Phoenix markets, well, they're not NYC or LA, now are they?
One reason CBS was glad to see its MLB contract end after 1993 was that the Blue Jays were in the World Series two years in a row, and a Canadian market is a zero in domestic ratings (no offense, Ontario, just a harsh truth).
2007-10-08 17:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As usual, at the beginning of the game they were all about the Yankees which is how it usually is with Ohio Pro Teams. Let the game take a turn & watch how quick they jump sides. U are right, they are very biased.
2007-10-08 18:01:57 · answer #3 · answered by PJ ~88~ FAN 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Didn't you see the portable defibrillators (AEDs) the Indians players were all running onto the field with after the game was over? They had to douse themselves in champagne, beer and other liquids so that the electric current will pass through the Yankee players easier to revive them after the loss. It was an amazing and heroic act by all of them!
2007-10-08 17:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by pricehillsaint 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The national media always have their favorites and it is never cities like Cleveland. I never listen to them. I turn down the TV and listen to Tom Hamilton on the radio. Otherwise I could not enjoy the game.
2007-10-08 16:52:43 · answer #5 · answered by Conqi 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because Cleveland was 0-6 against the Yanks during the regular season. It was just expected that they would roll over and be a stepping stone to the ALCS.
2007-10-08 17:17:30 · answer #6 · answered by maadams2004 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Yankees were heavily favored in Vegas.
2007-10-08 16:49:36 · answer #7 · answered by Indian Fever 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With that lineup they were supposed to crush the Indians.
I do believe that they forgot about the Yankee pitching.
The media loves the Yankees every year.
2007-10-08 16:52:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The media is centered in New York City...........who else would they tout but the Yanks?
2007-10-08 16:54:22 · answer #9 · answered by jersey girl in exile 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Imagine how biased it would be if ESPN were doing the telecast.
2007-10-08 17:21:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋