2018 World Series is on Sling

As we head into the World Series, Sling TV is the best way to catch all the Fall Classic action. Below are the details.

Tuesday, Oct. 23

• Los Angeles Dodgers @ Boston Red Sox on FOX (Sling Blue / Select Markets) – 8:09 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Oct. 24

• Los Angeles Dodgers @ Boston Red Sox on FOX (Sling Blue / Select Markets) – 8:09 p.m. ET

Friday, Oct. 26

• Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers on FOX (Sling Blue / Select Markets) – 8:09 p.m. ET

Saturday, Oct. 27

• Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers on FOX (Sling Blue / Select Markets) – 8:09 p.m. ET

Sunday, Oct. 28

• Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers (if necessary) on FOX (Sling Blue / Select Markets) – 8:09 p.m. ET

Tuesday, Oct. 30

• Los Angeles Dodgers @ Boston Red Sox (if necessary) on FOX (Sling Blue / Select Markets) – 8:09 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Oct. 31

• Los Angeles Dodgers @ Boston Red Sox (if necessary) on FOX (Sling Blue / Select Markets) – 8:09 p.m. ET

 New Sling TV customers can take the opportunity to sign up for a 7-day free trial to watch the beginning of the World Series at no cost.

Amazon Pick of the Week: Houston Astros 2017 World Series Collectors Blu-Ray

Astros fans have waited a while for this, and they deserve it.

The Houston Astros are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history! The Astros overcame the 104-win Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the Fall Classic. A record-setting offense, clutch performances and a raucous crowd at Minute Maid Park all helped the Astros bring the title home to Houston.

THE HOUSTON ASTROS 2017 WORLD SERIES COLLECTOR’S EDITION includes all 7 games of the World Series, as well as a bonus disc of the pennant-clinching ALCS Game 7. Relive every moment of the 2017 Fall Classic starring Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, Marwin Gonzalez, Dallas Keuchel, Justin Verlander, and the Willie Mays World Series MVP, George Springer.

Includes all 7 GAMES from the 2017 WORLD SERIES and the complete ALCS GAME 7.

Makes a great holiday gift.

2017 World Series Facts and Figures

With the 2017 World Series in full gear and tickets to see the games live costing hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its World Series Facts – Dodgers vs. Astros infographic to go along with its Best Baseball Cities report.

To determine the best places to be a fan of America’s second most followed sport, WalletHub compared more than 360 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional baseball team across 31 key metrics. They range from performance level of team(s) to average ticket price to stadium accessibility.
 
      Top 20 Baseball Cities           
      1     New York, NY           11     Kansas City, MO
      2     St. Louis, MO           12     Detroit, MI
      3     Los Angeles, CA           13     Baltimore, MD
      4     San Francisco, CA           14     Cleveland, OH
      5     Arlington, TX           15     Oakland, CA
      6     Boston, MA           16     Minneapolis, MN
      7     Atlanta, GA           17     St. Petersburg, FL
      8     Cincinnati, OH           18     Milwaukee, WI
      9     Chicago, IL           19     Washington, DC
      10     Pittsburgh, PA           20     Philadelphia, PA

2017 World Series Facts

    $3,332 vs. $2,144: Average ticket prices for 2017 World Series games in Los Angeles and Houston, respectively
     
    $1.47 Million: Amount the Los Angeles Dodgers spent on each regular season win, compared to the Houston Astros’ $1.60 million
     
    $1.15 Billion: 2016 revenue for MLB Advanced Media, the league's digital arm
     
    $1 Billion: Disney's 2016 investment in MLB Advanced Media's spinoff, BAMTech, for a 33 percent stake


To view the full infographic, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/blog/world-series-fun-facts/7683/  

Cubs Well Deserved on Cover of Sports Illustrated

Kris Bryant and team on SI cover. That was a given. Chicago still going Cubs Crazy!

Next Year is Here

Cubs win in 7!  No more wait til' next year.