Ed Goren
Ed Goren
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I think the concept is a wonderful concept. It'll be carried on television. Because of the nationalism involved, it could take on greater meaning in countries like Japan or the Dominican Republic or Venezuela than perhaps it would in the United States. But because of the nationalistic feeling, it could be a nice little launching pad because it is played in March. I think it's an interesting concept that should grow over the years. If you give it time, five or six or seven years from now, this could be a nice addition to the sports landscape and a big event.
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If you have a 30-0 game in the third quarter and you flex off that game and go to a more competitive game, you get calls complaining from both sides, ... It goes with the territory.
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It's safe to say that Fox and NBC have not made money on the NASCAR deal. It would maybe even be safe to say that we lost money (Fox in 2002 wrote off $297 million on its NASCAR rights investment).
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It's not a case of who's in the booth increasing ratings, ... But unless you present your best face, you stand a chance of losing ratings. We feel it (the cost of a third member of the team) is a wash.
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the fans who have paid for the Sunday Ticket are really upset ... and so am I.
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I think at the outset there are a lot of games that would have to be broadcast so it's difficult to look at it at this point as a network play at that time of year. But I'd like to believe down the road once this tournament evolves that our interest will grow.
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You just hope for volume. If we get a six- or seven-game World Series, this thing will build naturally,
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From our perspective, we just want good games, but I think a lot of baseball fans are going to be looking forward not only to this weekend's series but also to these two teams meeting again in the ALCS.
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Get us to seven games and we have a shot.