billyjack wrote:Stever is correct again as usual...!
BEX wrote::lol:
Nearly every kid at the LLWS will tell you it was the best 2 weeks of their life. 12 isn't too early to learn that things don't always go your way. I don't see anyone being labeled a "goat".
We've turned into a land of participation trophies and pizza parties. The biggest problem with youth sports is dealing with the helicopter parents.
billyjack wrote:BEX wrote::lol:
... a significant number of viewers will be middle-aged dudes at bars watching 12-year-olds run around on a baseball diamond...
BEX wrote:The Original poster thinks the LLWS is weird? All I said is it's not weird. ESPN has a nice deal there. Great sponsors like Honda, Kellogg's, Subway, etc., etc. for years. They are obviously trying to reach this market. ESPN gets great programming during a usually dead time of year. Brilliant. And the guys in bars have 10 other channels to watch. So everybody's happy. ESPN had 1.1 million last night for a REGIONAL game between Colorado and Texas. I'm sure they were thrilled.
billyjack wrote:BEX wrote:The Original poster thinks the LLWS is weird? All I said is it's not weird. ESPN has a nice deal there. Great sponsors like Honda, Kellogg's, Subway, etc., etc. for years. They are obviously trying to reach this market. ESPN gets great programming during a usually dead time of year. Brilliant. And the guys in bars have 10 other channels to watch. So everybody's happy. ESPN had 1.1 million last night for a REGIONAL game between Colorado and Texas. I'm sure they were thrilled.
I'm trying to let this topic go to sleep...
I never said, and I don't think, that the LLWS is weird.
I said that I think it's weird that ESPN devotes 2 weeks with wall to wall coverage of the LLWS, promoting 12 year olds.
That's all.
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