Okay, so he didn’t really say that. But he does make a good point. Philadelphia’s Cole Hamels spoke to the Philadelphia Daily News:
But in being the defending world champs, I think it’s kind of a little weird that we kind of get both games at 2 o’clock. I don’t think it’s fair. I defenitely don’t think it’s fair for the fans, because this is all about the home-field advantage or just baseball in general.
I understand TV ratings, but I think at the end of the day, most players would rather play when they’re most comfortable, and that’s kind of what we’ve trained at, either 1 o’clock or 7 o’clock, and I think that’s more fair for us than really the TV ratings…
Ah, how far we’ve come since the days of yore, when night games were considered sacrilege. Still, it’s 2009, and last time I checked, fans have “jobs” and “school,” and players have “naps,” all of which are neatly scheduled for 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Why must television ruin our routines?
