Source: www.nysportsday.com --- Saturday, October 21, 2017
Everywhere we go, we see advertisements. On TV, listening to the radio, on billboards or on trucks and even in public bathrooms. In Baseball we now see it coming at us like the invasion at Normandy. When we listen to the broadcasts on the radio, there are breaks in the action between innings where it is justifiable to hear commercials. I get it, they are in business to make money and there is no doubt they are raking in billions. But how much do they need? When is it a distraction? Well it is a distraction to me to have to hear a radio broadcaster give me numerous plugs for sponsors during at bats and for an entire inning. Like: “Judge fouls that one off down the third base line. That foul ball was brought to you by Jackson Buffalo Chicken Wings. The official sponsor of all things foul at Yankee Stadium.” Or: “Next pitch is swung on and missed by Altuve for strike three. And hey fans, just to let you know, that strike three is brought to you by Bozo lightning Rods Inc. They know a thing or two about lightning strikes. Bozo, the official sponsor of all Yankee strikes.” Are you kidding me? It has become a regular occurrence to miss the first pitch, coming back from a commercial break. That is very annoying. Remember Aaron Boone’s walk-off home run to end the 2003 ALCS? Fox came back from a commercial break as the ball was leaving his bat. They almost missed it. The only thing that saves them in situations like this is the fact th ...
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