I do notice a double standard when it comes to the Super Bowl and the World Series. If a WS game were to last 4.5 hours, like this SB game did, we would hear outcries of how long the game is and what can we do to shorten it.
2013 NFL Playoffs/Super Bowl
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i agree with this. its just one of the few calls from last night that makes me scratch my head.
correct on both points imo. i will add something that i'm sure you'll both disagree on. baseball is just boring. the game moves so slow that a 4hr game will feel much longer. again that's just my opinion,not a fact. its why i can never get into that sport.i have tried......
The complaints are over how long the games last. The discussion is always how to shorten the length of the game.
Start and end times are a different issue. Yes, I think WS games should be moved up at least one hour and weekend WS games should be played in the afternoon.
I agree. Baltimore took advantage of the rule. I think the refs did a decent job of letting them play and calling the game evenly, if not fairly.
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Watching football for 4.5 hours with your buddies and family is awesome, talk about the game, life, commercials or whatever.
Watching a 4.5 hour baseball game is like being waterboarded.
Watching baseball for 4.5 hours with your buddies and family is awesome, talk about the game, life, strategies, plays, or whatever.
It is a matter of being a fan of the game. If you do not like football, then 4.5 hours of it will also be like water-boarding. If you like baseball or football, then 4.5 hours of either is awesome.
Shortening the game will not make it less torturous if you do not like it. The game is what it is. If you like it, then length is irrelevant.
Multiply the length by the number of games, and the total is mind-numbing. One game, the length is unimportant.
I saw two Ravens players hold, grab and tackle the D-line to the point of molestation during the last play - that's why the punter had time to pitch a tent in the endzone. It was actually a brilliant strategy...what are the refs going to do call a penalty, which leads to a safety? It certainly won't put any time back on the clock. Anyway, I'm just surprised a penalty flag wasn't thrown (not that it would have made a difference) since a ref had two eyes on the line of scrimmage.
If anyone has time, go back and watch the aforementioned play. You'll see #84 of Baltimore practically undressing #24 of the 49ers (for 10-years no less) right in front of the ref. Again, it didn't make a difference but it should have been flagged.
Yes, the anticipation of something that could happen is what really draws me into watching baseball. Waiting for something to happen that rarely happens like a no-hitter, 4 hr's in a game, the cycle, perfect game, etc....
In the Canadian Football League they do it ALL the time. Give up 2 points instead of having a punt return for a TD (in the CFL there is no wussy "fair catch" crap)
Even before the announcers said it I thought "just run around in the end zone and get a safety"
meanwhile Will Ferrell's Old Milwaukee Ad showed up in 2 small markets only
KXII Sherman, TX (market 161)
KXGN Glendive, MT (market 210 out of 210)
last year it was North Platte, NE (market 209)
Interesting they did Sherman. I guess if you are going to show it in 2 "small markets" show it somewhere like Alpena, MI or Presque Isle, ME (which are markets 208 & 205)
KXII Sherman, TX (market 161)
KXGN Glendive, MT (market 210 out of 210)
last year it was North Platte, NE (market 209)
Interesting they did Sherman. I guess if you are going to show it in 2 "small markets" show it somewhere like Alpena, MI or Presque Isle, ME (which are markets 208 & 205)
