Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Jim Salisbury | AL series deserves early start

Hey, it makes for good watercooler talk the next day.

"So, what happened in the fourth inning?"

Tonight's "special" start time is the result of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, which starts at 10, 8 Denver time.

Whatever the reason, we'll take it. The ALCS is shaping up to be a dandy, and it would be nice if Game 3 ended before 1:37 a.m., so more folks in the East can see the finish.

That's what time Game 2 ended yesterday morning. OK, it was a 5-hour, 14-minute marathon that went 11 innings. But a start time past 8:20 didn't help.

All right, enough venting about baseball's keeping such late hours. It's never going to change.

So far, the ALCS has offered two intriguing games between two evenly matched clubs. The Red Sox won Game 1, 10-3, behind the strong pitching of Josh Beckett. More>>

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