The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Greg Hansen column: World Series was real snoozer.(Column)

From: AZ Daily Star | Date: October 31, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Greg Hansen

Oct. 31--As a TV event, the World Series averaged 3 hours 5 minutes a game. That's 79 minutes longer than "Bull Durham," an epic baseball movie that spanned an entire minor-league season and included several long, slow, soft kisses that seemed to last three days. Average game-time temperature of the Cardinals-Tigers World Series: 48 degrees. The biggest story? A pitcher accused of cheating. I watched two innings, yet I consider myself a member in good standing of the Church of Baseball. Two innings. Z-z-z-z-z. According to the TV ratings ...

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