>> unknown teams meet. If the Giants and/or Rangers return to the >> postseason next year, people will know them and be more likely to root >> for or against them. > > Right - but the reason these teams were relatively unknown to most of the > nation is the east coast media bias that puts the big-population centered > eastern teams on national television, and in SportsCenter rotation, more > than teams out west.
Did people know the Phillies and Rays better a couple years ago? > Also I suppose, many of our games our on while many of > the eastern time zone is asleep. On the west coast, I never got to sleep > without knowing the final score of every game in the majors leagues, and I > can watch any game I have access to without going into heavy sleep debt. > That's why I think that, contrary to popular opinion, west coast fans are > actually more knowledgeable than east coast fans - we see more games. That makes sense for serious fans, and everyplace has its share of good and bad, serious and casual fans. And the concept of Sunday morning football that David mentioned is as odd to us back east as the idea of late night events must be out west. I've heard often enough about Dodger fans arriving early and leaving late to believe there's some truth to the reports, though. That's not to say that every fan on the west coast acts that way, but there is the sense, rightly or wrongly, that in locales where going to the beach is a convenient alternative to going to the ballpark, fans are on average more casual. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
