Why do baseball games start at off times, like 12:37 or 7:05? rather than at 7:00 or 12:30?


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That way they can start the broadcast at the top of the hour and still show the intros, first pitch, etc.

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the TV stations like it that way to get more money (an extra 3 minutes of commercials at the beginning, et al)

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cause its a mans game and .........
you know men..

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I would think so that they can have the 15 minute pre game show.

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TV schedule.

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I have no idea. Some football games are the same way. Strange huh? Maybe it has something to do with pre-game activities?

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i wonder myself

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The networks need the time to introduce the teams and players and to show a few commercials.

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well actually, they plan on starting it on 7:00 or 12:30, but as you know, things happen, and commercials occur, so you often get a five or six minute delay...!

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The standards are so exact because they have taken into consideration the time it takes for the pitcher to go bathroom, eat a hot dog, check his myspace, and then throw out the first pitch.

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Commercials and pre-game hype.. baseball would be a little on the boring side if they didn't spend 5 minutes building up the drama.

If Barry Bonds...?

Every game is broadcast and many of them are also telecast. The media need time to introduce themselves and to give you and I the lineups.

What's that you way? YOU don't keep score? Ah, that's why you don't understand the "off times".

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All sports are like that, not just baseball. You tune in at 7:00 so you have time to get settled in to see the first pitch at 7:05. Football.you tune in at 1:00 to see the kickoff at 1:04. Supebowl...tune in at 6:30 to see the kickoff at 6:37.

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it just for the commercial so they could have one more commercial break right before the first pitch.

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They take the field at 7:00 and start at 7:05 or 12:30 and start at 12;35 or so. All sports do this and it must have something to do with T.V. broadcasts.

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Well, I can tell you the the Chicago White Sox's home games start at 7:11 because 7-11 is a sponsor. Otherwise, I don't know what team starts at 37 after... Starting a game at 5 or 35 after is pretty normal though - it has to do with the broadcast.

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This is unique to the White Sox, but they start night games at 7:11 PM because 7/11 pays them to, lol, anything for a buck.

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It is to account for the singing of the National Anthem and the presentation of the starting lineups. Its not for money purposes just so the fans watching can get the lineups and stuff before the game actually starts.

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dunno, but Baseball is NOT just for men!

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its all bradcasting and tv rights. that is a really good question though

Answer for Kevin H "ask the umpire"?

It's meant for the television or radio stations. If they start the broadcast at 12:30, then it gives them time to have the intro and then show the game starting. You will notice different citiies have different times, and also different times occur when a game is played on a different station as well.

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Player Introductions, Singing the National Anthem and Throwing at the First Pitch.

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So they don't broadcast the intro's and national anthems.

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