Cardinals, Rangers Deserve More Respect

Despite this being potentially one of the bes World Series in the history of MLB, viewer ratings are not up to par for this year's fall classic.  Reports are that television ratings are way down compared to just two years ago when the Phillies met the Yankees in the World Series.  It was estimated that about 22 million people tuned in to watch that year's series clinching game 6 while this year's game 6 garnered a little over 17 million viewers.  Much of this can be attributed to the markets each team plays in compared to the markets of the 2009 teams.  The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers operate under a much smaller market for baseball viewers than that of the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies.  Still, with all the excitement of last game 6 and games prior, this World Series should be producing equal or better ratings that that of the 2009 Series.  It is disappointing to think that baseball has shrunk to the level that it has.