In a recent interview with WEEI.com in Boston, Fox Sports lead broadcaster Joe Buck was asked to address the poor ratings for the 2018 World Series, which were down 25 percent over 2017. This was a bit surprising since the 2018 Series involved two of the most popular teams in baseball in major media markets on both coasts. Buck explained the lower ratings by saying the games were “not that compelling.” That’s a fair opinion, but then Buck goes on to defend his broadcast partner John Smoltz and lay the blame at the feet of the analytic revolution.
Was the 2018 World Series boring?
