What’s with all the daytime playoff games?
Sentimentalists longing for bygone eras of Major League Baseball love them, sure. But for fans who reside on the West Coast, the first playoff game on Tuesday is pretty early: Game 2 in the Wild Card round between the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
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Meanwhile, fans in Houston, where the game actually takes place, will be tuning to that contest at 1:30 p.m. local time — if they’re not too busy at work or school.
So why doesn’t the commissioner’s office just start the games later? Couldn’t more fans watch that way, even if all the start times are
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