QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 12, 2011 -> 08:24 AM)
I've had a similar discussion before--not with Brooks but with Scott Reifert. I told him that I think the "fringe areas" of Sox territory are an untapped market. In addition to the idea I listed above, I've talked about how a lot of those places I've mentioned don't get all of the Sox games on TV.
They are all in the Sox' "home area", so their games are blacked out on MLB Extra Innings. However, most of those areas don't get the games that are on WCIU and some of them (Indy specifically) don't even get the games on CSN. So you have a major city in your "home area" that can only get 25 or so games a year on TV. No wonder most people in Indy are Reds fans.
yup, I totally hate this, Cincy is a little over an hour away and I still don't get to see many Sox games on TV. I try to get to around 5 games a year, it's just a bit far to drive (we go up and back the same day/night) so it really kills the weekend. We did the Ozzie plan in 2006 and it was fun but brutal with all the driving. We always hope for Reds/Sox interleague b/c it's so much nicer to drive down to Cincy.