More CWCS talking head drivel.....

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by bigsig

Irish. Interesting approach. First you say it’s bull, then you agree with most of my points and clearly don’t understand the others. Let’s see: You agree that ESPN is doing this for market share (that’s how they set their rates for advertisers) and you point out that it’s under contract with NCAA & CBS. What’s your point? Does that make it not for $?

I did not agree ESPN is doing this for market share. I state they would try to capture their market share and make a profit, that is business. However, my point is they are going to show it anyway whether or not it is profitable. It is part of the package, just like LL softball. If you want to show the LL Baseball WS, you are going to include the softball side whether you can market it or not.

Yes, they are going to try and make it profitable, that is common sense. However, that is not "why" it is on the air.

You missed the whole point as to why they have one baseball commentator, their demographic (18-40 year old males) has a greater familiarity with baseball than softball. Instead you go on an irrelevant diatribe about softball not needing baseball, and baseball is somehow responsible for softball being eliminated from the Olympics.

No, I didn't miss the point. You are stating that the purpose of John Kruk in the booth is to draw a young-middle age male market. If that were the point, ESPN would have been advertising it. Did you see any promos declaring John Kruk would be in the booth? There are different opinions and stories concerning Kruk's appearance including him requesting the assignment. Did it add a nice touch? Yeah. Did it improve the quality of the broadcast? When he kept to the pertinent issues like hitter's mechanics, yeah. Did they overuse his baseball connection? I think so, but that is me.

BTW, it was pretty much common knowledge to anyone who wanted to find out that many of the IOC representatives believed softball and baseball were one in the same. Baseball being eliminated was a no brainer for the IOC and their lack of intelligence killed softball in the Olympics. Get rid of that level of ignorance, and Jim Easton's refusal to vote doesn't come into play and the young ladies we watched this past weekend would have been tageting London for 2012. Hence, the need to insure softball's stand-alone status. In this country, the only place were there is a need for baseball is in staffing the men's national teams.

You totally missed the point about color commentators not always knowing the rules and instead thought my comments were degrading Joe Morgan’s baseball skills?

I simply noted that while Morgan's on-field accomplishments are admirable, it doesn't make him, or any other former player, an announcer.

You agree that Jenny Finch is the poster child for softball but some guy sitting in the stands bothered you.

Don't know where you were when they handed out a sense of humor, but don't you think it strange that I would know he was from Michigan? If you knew the gentleman to whom I was referring, as some on this board do, you might understand how Bill's expressionless face could sour any picture, even one of Ms. Finch-Daigle and Ace. Maybe this will help

Then you complain that there were no school promos? Other than 8 Director of Admissions who cares?

Why do you think everything one posts is a complaint? I made an observation about what was an NCAA requirement and asked if anyone else had seen a promo. There is an exception for institutional PSA's for ESPN & CSTV which place the burden of PSAs and the cost upon the individual school as opposed to comp time from the contracted broadcaster. CBS is not included in that paragraph.