Interestingly...
Interesting, Part 1:
This graph, titled "The Politics of Sports Fans."
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Interesting, Part 2:
Playoff play-in games, such as the one that Texas is about to play against Tampa Bay tonight at 8:07 p.m., count as part of the regular season statistics. (8:07? Ah, TV.) Witness the 1951 New York Giants season stats, if you doubt me, which include Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round the World.
The next few days of baseball schedule:
Tonight - Texas at Tampa, loser eliminated.
Tuesday - Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, loser eliminated.
Wednesday - Texas/Tampa winner at Cleveland, loser eliminated.
Thursday - NLDS starts
Friday - ALDS starts
This is the closest baseball can get to having the frenetic, multi-team, heart-pounding, season-on-the-line schedule of the NCAA Tournament. This is Game 7, followed by Game 7, followed by Game 7. Each game from tonight through Wednesday arrives without a tomorrow for the losing team.
Catch the fever!
This graph, titled "The Politics of Sports Fans."
*
Interesting, Part 2:
Playoff play-in games, such as the one that Texas is about to play against Tampa Bay tonight at 8:07 p.m., count as part of the regular season statistics. (8:07? Ah, TV.) Witness the 1951 New York Giants season stats, if you doubt me, which include Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round the World.
The next few days of baseball schedule:
Tonight - Texas at Tampa, loser eliminated.
Tuesday - Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, loser eliminated.
Wednesday - Texas/Tampa winner at Cleveland, loser eliminated.
Thursday - NLDS starts
Friday - ALDS starts
This is the closest baseball can get to having the frenetic, multi-team, heart-pounding, season-on-the-line schedule of the NCAA Tournament. This is Game 7, followed by Game 7, followed by Game 7. Each game from tonight through Wednesday arrives without a tomorrow for the losing team.
Catch the fever!
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