Does Anyone Get This?
When the NLCS and ALCS were scheduled, there were three overlap days- days when both series would have games.
The first was Friday and the Dodgers played at home @1:37 (local) while the Yankees played at home @8:07 (local)
The second is today when the Angels will play at home @1:37 (local) while the Phillies will play at home @8:07 (local)
In both cases the California team at home gets the early game while the eastern team at home gets the late game. This doesn't make sense from a scheduling standpoint. Why not let the team at home in the western time zone play the later game? And it doesn't make sense from a weather standpoint, it's nice in LA, not so nice in NY and Philly.
Now we all know that TV rules everything with scheduling, but this is one I don't get. You could have scheduled both games to start late afternoon local time which would presumeably mean more eyeballs on the screen. I imagine Angels fans will do their best today, but watching a 1:37 game is going to be a challenge.
