October 26, 2003
Field of Dreams: Cubs vs. Red Sox World Series Could Have Revitalized Baseball
Now that all this baseball business is finally over with, I can say with confidence that the 2003 World Series was the most anticlimactic I can recall; that is, compared to the postseason playoffs, rich with the hopes of a Cubs against Red Sox contest that could have revitalized baseball as we know it. This is the chief reason I’m not a baseball fan – at least not during the regular season... all the drama and story are tied up in the unlikeliest (and most romantic) of possible scenarios.
I still think the Chicago and Boston teams should’ve played for third place – it certainly would’ve commanded higher ratings than the Series did, whether MLB sanctioned it or not. Oh well – maybe next season. In the meantime, I have a few great links that looks at the history of this story from NPR’s "Talk of the Nation", as well as thoughts from Slate by a Red Sox fan and what a Chicago win would've done to him. Finally, the tally on television ratings – third-lowest ever!
- Arik
Posted by Arik Johnson at October 26, 2003 02:43 PM | TrackBack
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