Goodell decides to take on the World Series

[Dpantherman]

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on April 21, 2010 9:51 AM ET

Commissioner Roger Goodell said the decision to schedule a game this season opposite the World Series was simple. People want their football.

"The rationale is that Sunday Night Football has become a staple," Goodell said on NFL Network Tuesday night. "People want to watch football for the entire season. We didn't feel like it was appropriate to take it off any more."

The NFL is not prone to taking half-step measures, so they scheduled a whopper for October 31: The defending champion Saints versus the Steelers, annually among the league's biggest draws.

"We felt like it was best to continue on with that great franchise (SNF) every night of the season and allow the consumer to be able to choose whether they want to watch Sunday Night Football or the World Series."

What the consumer decides could mark an embarrassing moment for the men running that other sport.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/21/goodell-comments-on-decision-to-face-world-series/

I know which one im watching.

[ElIngeniero]

not even a competition. Baseball is pretty much the last sport I would waste time watching.

[ncbobcat]

'America's past time', a perfect phrase for baseball--a sport well past it's time in America.

[CatMan72]

What is this "World Series" you speak of?

[Yaboychris28]

What is this "World Series" you speak of?

still trying to figure it out

[CatMan72]

Baseball is dead, that is all.

[Johnny Rockets]

Baseball is dead, that is all.

Is that based on the record breaking revenue year they had of $6.6 billion or the fifth highest attendance in MLB history? Not going to argue that the NFL isn't king ($7.7 billion in revenue) because it is but to say baseball is dead is pretty laughable.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I can see why we're taking Heyward with the 48th pick in the draft now.

[jkeough]

ridiculous....who would watch a regular season football game when the WS is being played? I mean the only way i will watch football that day is if the Yankees are in the WS

[CharlotteBeer.com]

ridiculous....who would watch a regular season football game when the WS is being played? I mean the only way i will watch football that day is if the Yankees are in the WS

I, and most of the people on this forum, I would wager.

[Claws]

ridiculous....who would watch a regular season football game when the WS is being played? I mean the only way i will watch football that day is if the Yankees are in the WS

this

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Quick -- someone make a poll!

[j2sgam]

..and us Yankee fans fully expect to be playing on that date...Sorry, jkeough them Rays are going to fall short...

[ncbobcat]

ridiculous....who would watch a regular season football game when the WS is being played? I mean the only way i will watch football that day is if the Yankees are in the WS

It's still baseball, just the final series of the year and a lot more press and hype. Basically it's two guys playing catch with a dude carrying a large stick tyring to interrupt it.