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Title: Boras calls for best-of-nine World Series
Post by: Frobie on June 30, 2007, 10:17:38 pm

The link (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/4934774.html)

It seems to me that making the World Series more like the Super Bowl could only be a REALLY GREAT THING, especially if it generates more revenue for Boras and turns it into a great opportunity to show cool commercials rather than spotlight the actual contest on the field.

Pass.

Title: Re: Boras calls for best-of-nine World Series
Post by: Frobie on June 30, 2007, 10:20:55 pm

And yes, I know the WS was best-of-nine for a few years ca. 1920.  If anyone not named Boras wants to make a case that it should be again (without using the words "super" or "bowl" in their reasoning), I'd be happy to listen.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Boras calls for best-of-nine World Series
Post by: Fynn on July 01, 2007, 12:45:58 am

MLB is a nasty mixture of high finance and tradition with the former it seems becoming more important than the latter.  Boras has been rightly called many things, but if nothing else he is a financially sharp businessman.  The owners may hold their nose while listening to the proposal.

Title: Re: Boras calls for best-of-nine World Series
Post by: Jose Cruz III on July 01, 2007, 10:29:47 am

Quote

"I know from an owner's perspective, this is a gold mine," Boras said. "To have a World Series Weekend, WSW, I think it will create a stage that the game has not seen."

Boras wanting the owners to make more is like Satan wanting me to get the beach house in Heaven.

Good idea or bad idea, Boras is suggesting this because it is good for him. The grander stage will be when he holds these owners up for this money that winter. No thanks, Satan.

Title: Re: Boras calls for best-of-nine World Series
Post by: Ty in Tampa on July 01, 2007, 12:24:08 pm

Why should anyone listen to what Boras has to say if they don't have to?

Title: Re: Boras calls for best-of-nine World Series
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on July 01, 2007, 12:37:58 pm

Game 5 of a 5 game sweep would be hideous. And pointless.

Title: Re: Boras calls for best-of-nine World Series
Post by: Fredia on July 01, 2007, 10:05:44 pm

is bud dog channeling borass or borass channeliing bud god

Title: Re: Boras calls for best-of-nine World Series
Post by: Limey on July 02, 2007, 09:06:21 am

Yippee!  November baseball in Boston!