Reusse: Playoff Pace Of Game

[Loosey]

 

I agree, I don't really like all the commercials, but I just don't see it EVER going away - that's where a good chunk of the money comes from for owners.  When they talk about speeding up the game, they never say "without sacrificing commercials" or the like.

 

Does anyone know how they negotiate TV time?  Do the contracts to the sports network specify exactly how commercials are built in?

 

I know there was at least one pitching change in the playoffs where they stuck with the game rather than stopping for a commercial, which I loved.

If they want to keep the commercials but speed up the game they should use more of the split screen commercials.  Make between innings 2 minutes, make advertisers pay a premium for full screen commercials, then one minute of split screen commercials with the game taking up 90% of the screen.

I loved it during the Ryder Cup.

[Mike Sixel]

 

If they want to keep the commercials but speed up the game they should use more of the split screen commercials.  Make between innings 2 minutes, make advertisers pay a premium for full screen commercials, then one minute of split screen commercials with the game taking up 90% of the screen.

I loved it during the Ryder Cup.

 

Heck, just have commercials running on the left or bottom all the time.....