We get 0 ratings whether or not TBS or Fox Sports are available. American advertisers don't pay those networks for Canadian viewers.
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
I'm so tired of the BS excuses about ratings and business. Nobody will watch an afternoon game. Lots of people will watch an evening game. I ####ing guarantee that two primetime games will have more combined ratings than one afternoon and one evening. Baseball fans who just want to watch what's on will watch anyway and won't care if both games are in primetime. They may be baseball fans but they are also fans of having jobs and nobody has time to watch a 2pm game on a friggin tuesday. Team specific fans aren't gonna tune into a primtime game between two teams they don't care about so punishing them in hopes they watch some crappy matchup is totally irrelevant.
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I have no idea why you are so shocked. This schedule was obvious the moment the Jays eliminated Texas. You may be tired of it, you may want to bitch and moan about it, but "ratings and business" are not excuses. They are a basic reality. The Indians @ Jays are on at 4ET and the Cubs @ Dodgers at 4PT because it gives them maximum exposure in the most populous parts of the US.
Is it ideal for us in the Mountain Time zone, 2500KM away from the nearest team still playing? No. And I am certain that Rogers isn't happy about it either. But if they want something better, they are going to have to pay MLB enough to overcome the preferential treatment TBS and Fox bought.