"The upcoming revenge matchup with Tampa Bay in the ALDS will give the Yankees a chance to recapture the kind of buzz that has escaped this storied franchise.
The Bombers are in need of a sizzle vaccine.
Going into the pandemic postseason, evidence of their Big Fizzle is provided by looking at the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network’s final viewership numbers for the abbreviated regular season. Compared to the 2019 season, the average total viewership was down an un-Yankee-like 4%.
YES averaged 261,000 total viewers over 54 games this season compared to the 271,000 total viewers over 131 games during the 2019 season."
What happened to the YES Network viewership?
I have a possible answer.
Ten thousand potential YES Network viewers died.
Of COVID-19.
The global pandemic you may have heard about.
I'm more interested in MLB than any other sport, and it's difficult for me to get excited about this season, including the 16-team playoffs.
The NBA I keep an eye on, but it's October. It doesn't feel right.
From a wider perspective, 2020 is tough. For everyone. It's really hard to care about baseball or TV.
I think baseball is in trouble in the long-term. I don't know if it can come back from this dip.
Modern-day baseball is a boring War of Attrition.
Instead of using an array of offensive talents to defeat the opponent's pitcher, the strategy is to get the pitch count up and get him out of the game. Then hit home runs against the bullpen.
A 4% dip in ratings sounds like a victory to me. It's all relative.
I surely wouldn't expect Rays/Yankees to move to grab the attention of a lot of people. Read the headlines.
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