The past four World Series have been bad revenue news for FOX.
Fox' annual MLB rights fees, estimated at $250 million per year through 2013, aren't worth the current return.
The almighty advertising dollar has taken a hit as the cumulative World Series record the past four seasons is 16-1.
That's right, one game over the minimum.  Ouch!
 
2007 Red Sox win 4-0
2006 Cardinals win 4-1
2005 White Sox win 4-0
2004 Red Sox win 4-0
 
 
Small market teams making the World Series drive down the ratings and advertisers don't like small market teams.  Four game sweeps kill Fox advertising revenue.
Denver is the 18th largest market.
Boston will bring a huge demographic, yet it's not enough.  The final ratings should be interesting.
 
The coma inducing 2007 World Series pales compared to the NL Rockies/Padres play-in and ALCS Red Sox come back from a 3-1 deficit.
 
The viewer has too many cable television options.  A blow out or quick series sends viewers elsewhere.  Channel surfers may not come back.  I didn't in the first or third game.   Ooooh look!  Tyra is on and it's not a repeat.

In the eighth inning of Game 4, broadcasters couldn't resist ruining the game by announcing A-Rod is opting out of his contract.  Scott Boras is a punk for sending the news out. Way to go guys, take away from the Boston win by talking up A-Rod.  Let's see how many times Joe Buck can work it into the play by play.

Oh yeah, congrats Boston.   click-click-click
This just in...the ratings are the 2nd lowest, ever.

When they do it in New York, they do it big!   Congratulations, METS!  You've given sports fans the greatest collapse in MLB history, that cable TV knows of.

We sat in the front row and watched you p-iss away a seven game lead with 17 to go.  Only the Red Sox could s-crew up a lead like that.

After the METS coughed up the first few games of the lead, how could we fans NOT cheer for the Phillies to catch up to you.  Sure, you're both East coast teams and flyover country doesn't respect either of you; NYC is the city that snubs its nose at the rest of us and the Mets don't play in the NFL's NFC East.  So, way to go Mets.  You got what you wanted and are in the history books.!  Hey!  Glavine even hit a pitcher for the first time in his career.  You can't make this stuff up.  Good Times!  This just in...The Mets have  been eliminated from the 2008 MLB Playoffs.

Oh, to be a Mets fan today.  I heard from a co-worker that Eckards, CVS Pharmacy, Target, Walmart and Tru-Value Hardware have taken all knives and razor blades off the shelves.   OUCH! OUCH! 

Maybe this is karma for the 1969 and 1986 Mets.   Still, I'm tempted to buy a life insurance policy on a few of the Mets players.  Someone may drop dead after catching a stray bullet in a drive-by.  YaNeverKnow.

So, Mets fans, Fughedaboutit!  Cheer on the N.L. teams in the series, or anyone, as long as it isn't the Yankees.

Don't forget to watch tomorrow's 1-game playoff in Denver.  The Padres and Rockies are playing for the Wild Card Berth.  Rocky Mountain Oysters anyone?  I didn't think so.  Yuck.