Ratings
for this morning's 4:00 AM World Baseball Classic opening game between
China and Japan were released late in the day, and they were not nearly
as good as hoped. The game struggled mightily with a .3 rating, which
many experts point to as further evidence of middle of the night Asian
baseball's decline in popularity.
MLB commissioner Bud Selig
blames the poor showing on the fact that there was an amazing dream
playing at the same time in the heads of many baseball fans.
"Some
guys just won't pick watching baseball over watching a sex dream
featuring a winged Angelina Jolie and a talking purple salamander,"
said Selig in an interview with Sports Illustrated. "That's tough
counter programming for any show out there."
ESPN says the low
ratings for the WBC may lead to them cancelling their 4:00 AM program
to renew the show that previously held the timeslot, Shamwow
infomercials. Fans of Shamwow and Magic Jack have started an online
campaign to get the shows back on the air after they were pre-empted
this week for baseball. They are anxious to see what types of liquid
are being absorbed this week, by a guy with a New Jersey accent and a
Britney Spears performance headset.
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