There isn’t really an opportunity. Nobody is going to say “well I’m not watching the violent and powerful football anymore, so I guess I’ll watch the sedate and relaxed baseball instead. Especially given the fact that the MLB is getting less interesting as it becomes nothing but strikes and home runs with fewer and fewer balls in play.
A bit off topic, but, I’ve never adjusted to the baseball playoffs going for an entire month. It’s become something akin to NHL or NBA playoffs. There are so many rounds of playoffs, so many TV off days in the playoffs, etc.
I’ve been a long time baseball fan, but with the playoffs going so long, it’s hard to focus on them for an entire month. It was easier back in the day, to focus just on the World Series.
Or to put another way, it’s hard to have your life revolve around all the playoff games you would like to watch for an entire month. It’s far easier to just do that for the World Series.