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I can see the appeal of "World Series Weekend" to a lot of people, from players to owners to cities across the country.
Scott Boras loves the World Series so much, he wants to make it best-of-nine -- and open with two games at a neutral site.Arguing that the shift would create a marketing bonanza that would rival the Super Bowl, Boras outlined his ideas in a two-page letter he sent to baseball commissioner Bud Selig on April 15.
For cities like Chicago and Washington D.C. that haven't seen a World Series at their parks in years, this could be huge.
I especially like these ideas:
He would open the weekend on a Friday night with a televised gala announcing the MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year awards, and have the five top candidates for each in attendance.Hall of Fame voting would be announced Saturday, with the opener that night and Game 2 on Sunday night. After that, the Series would pick up the 2-3-2 format that's been used since 1925...
Not that I think any of this will actually happen, but maybe the proposal will shake up some of the moribund thinking in baseball circles.
Posted by Ted at July 1, 2007 08:56 AM | TrackBackI'm all for the neutral site idea, but I'll take a little more convincing re: 9 games. A seven game format, 2-1-2-2 (guaranteeing that no team ever gets swept without playing at least 1 home game, which I think is why he advocated 9 games), would work for me.
Posted by: Boy Named Sous at July 3, 2007 02:22 AM