Archive for October, 2006
Zito, Weaver among 21 players to file for free agency (SportsTicker)
NEW YORK (Ticker) - The Oakland Athletics essentially knew that Barry Zito would test the waters of free agency this winter. Their worst fear now is a reality.
Posted: October 31st, 2006.
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World Series fails to crack top 10 in prime time
The final three games of the World Series failed to crack the top 10 in prime-time ratings.
The St. Louis Cardinals’ Series-winning Game 5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Fox was the most-watched of the three games last week, finishing 12th with 16.28 million viewers in prime time, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday. Game 4 [...]
Posted: October 31st, 2006.
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World Series fails to crack top 10 in prime time (AP)
The final three games of the World Series failed to crack the top 10 in prime-time ratings. The St. Louis Cardinals’ Series-winning Game 5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Fox was the most-watched of the three games last week, finishing 12th with 16.28 million viewers in prime time, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday.
Posted: October 31st, 2006.
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Are expanded playoffs good for MLB?
The Tigers were a wild card. The Cardinals benefitted from a weak division. Were these the best two teams in baseball? Dayn Perry discusses the down side of the expanded playoff format at a time when wild cards and other mediocrities often end up as World Series champions.
Posted: October 31st, 2006.
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AFL: Clevlen Closing Out Season Strong
Despite making his big league debut, hitting a tape measure shot over the Green Monster, and coming off a season in which he was the Florida State League MVP, Brent Clevlen’s 2006 campaign is likely one he’s looking forward to seeing come to a close.
Posted: October 31st, 2006.
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Tigers looking ahead to 2007
Usually by late October, the Detroit Tigers are weeks into their planning for the next season.
Not this year.
Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said that process was in its early stages on Monday - three days after Detroit’s season ended with a five-game loss to St. Louis at the World Series.
Posted: October 30th, 2006.
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Tigers looking ahead to 2007 (AP)
Usually by late October, the Detroit Tigers are weeks into their planning for the next season. Not this year. Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said that process was in its early stages on Monday — three days after Detroit’s season ended with a five-game loss to St. Louis at the World Series.
Posted: October 30th, 2006.
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World Series ratings hit record low for 2nd straight year (AP)
A World Series to remember for the St. Louis Cardinals was one to forget when it came to television ratings. The Cardinals’ five-game victory over the Detroit Tigers averaged a record-low 10.1 television rating and 17 share, Fox said Sunday. This year’s rating dropped 9 percent from the previous bottom, an 11.1 for a four-game [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2006.
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World Series ratings hit record low for 2nd straight year
A World Series to remember for the St. Louis Cardinals was one to forget when it came to television ratings.
The Cardinals’ five-game victory over the Detroit Tigers averaged a record-low 10.1 television rating and 17 share, Fox said Sunday. This year’s rating dropped 9 percent from the previous bottom, an 11.1 for a four-game sweep [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2006.
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World Series Ratings
Yearly national ratings for the World Series, as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. The rating is the percentage of households with televisions watching a program and the share is the percentage of households watching a program among those with televisons in use at the time:
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Posted: October 29th, 2006.
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