Yankees and Fox to Team for New World Series Reality Show?

Jack Myers Think TankLast week I weighed in on the state of the new television season comparing the fall season to the baseball season amp8211 looking for hits in a lackluster season My regular readers know I39m a big time Yankee fan with season tickets and a passion for baseball so baseball analogies come easy to me although their relevance is often less than obviousI39m still struggling to find my way with the new television season My favorite new shows to date are Cane on CBS Dirty Sexy Money on ABC and Women39s Murder Club on ABC I expect the networks will give many more shows than usual a chance to gain some traction tweaking the characters story lines scheduling and marketing to see if they can generate buzz and audiences Since baseball and Fox have little hope left that the World Series can generate even marginal interest even among diehard baseball fans it will open up opportunities to the other networks to improve ratings compared to last year Expect ABC CBS and NBC to quickly insert original series episodes into slots opposite the World Series when repeats were planned The only real World Series fan interest story is the tremendous success of the Colorado Rockies over the last few weeks of the season I39m curious to learn more about the teamBut I am eager to watch as the Yankees39 soap opera continues to unfold My predictions Alex Rodriguez resigns with the Yankees for some number between what the team currently pays him and what he could command from the Chicago Cubs and other contenders Although Joe Torre has apparently turned down a oneyear 5 million offer I predict he will be hired under a five year contract as special advisor to the General Manager Bucky Dent yes Bucky Dent is hired as manager with a two or three year contract Ron Guidry does not return as pitching coach and I39m not sure what happens to Don Mattingly although I hope he returnsNow this would make great reality TV and rest assured the only reason the Yankees39 decisions have been delayed is to release the news in the midst of the World Series when it can be the most disruptive and command the most attention If the Yankees and Fox are talking and I expect they are the Yankees39 news will be unveiled by Fox TV and will be packaged to draw as many fans to the World Series games as possible That means interviews with team management with opposing players and team executives and with Yankees39 players Let the Yankees become a new Fox World Series reality event and maybe just maybe the Series will generate reasonable audiences If Fox succeeds in capturing the Yankee story as it unfolds the company would be smart to extend the platform to Fox Business News translating the economics of the deal and making the Yankees center stage for a couple days Baseball after all if big business and there is no bigger sports business franchise than the New York Yankees On the subject of Fox News with all the hype and hoopla surrounding the launch on air the anchors hosts and guests were serious reasonably subdued and focused on business amp8211 with a pop culture skewFor a full week before launch Fox ran a fully loaded dress rehearsal including guests full make up just as if the network was on air Every detail was reviewed previewed analyzed and rehearsed Once the network actually was on air it went smoothly thanks to meticulous planning At first look Fox News is faster paced than CNBC Jim Kramer is a force of nature so not included in the comparison Fox News has more guests more stories less of a ticker tape parade of facts and figures and more pop culture focused stories CNBC has a deeper talent lineup and more gravitas if that means anything to anyone anymoreThe next few years will bring a battle for talent worthy of the ARod negotiations and far more network defining programming from the folks who brought you The O39Reilly Factor

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