The World Baseball Classic is in its early stages, and 105.3 The Fan’s RJ Choppy is a big fan of the worldwide event.
After Choppy admitted his children — who don’t watch regular season baseball — were interested in the tournament, he claimed that it deserved a better television home than FS2.
“I wish they would promote this anywhere. Maybe Major League Baseball — what a novel idea not putting this not on FS2,” Choppy said.
“What channel is this on?” questioned Shan Shariff.
“FS1 and FS2,” replied Choppy.
“I didn’t even know there was an FS2,” Shariff countered.
“Yeah, it’s like Bally alternate. Like ESPN 8 the Ocho. They’re gonna have one game on FOX. The Championship Game will be on FOX,” said Choppy.
The host then declared how enjoyable the experience has been watching games with big atmospheres at a time where a sports fan’s attention isn’t divided in several different directions.
“If you like playoff baseball, I would argue it is more enjoyable than playoff baseball,” Choppy said. “It’s an opportunity for the sport — during non-football — to have a big stage. The World Series is played in the middle of the NFL season. What’s going on right now? March Madness, the NBA regular season, and the NHL. So it’s a chance for them.”
Co-host Bobby Belt mentioned that the final out of the World Series received 500,000 views on Twitter, while a three-run home run hit by Shohei Ohtani over the weekend has seen more than 7 million views as proof there is a large audience for the event.
