You know the execs at Fox wants a LA v. NY series.
I never quite understand how ratings for a World Series with New York teams or other big markets, get higher ratings.
The World Series is the highlight of the baseball season, no matter which teams are in it. I’ve always looked forward to the World Series, no matter whether a team I like is in it, regardless of whether it’s a big market team or not.
I guess there are a lot of casual fans, who will watch a Yankees World Series, but not one with a team such as Tampa Bay Rays or Kansas City Royals??
Point is, all strong baseball fans will watch no matter which teams are in it.
I am kind of an exception to your rule. I only follow the Astros. Once they are eliminated, I consider the baseball season over and will not watch no matter who is in it. However, if I were going to watch the World Series, it would not be because a "big market team" is in it. In fact, I'd be more inclined to watch if a team that has never gone or has seldom gone is in it. Last year's Series was interesting to me because it was two such teams.
Dodgers vs Yankees is almost a traditional World Series matchup going back to the days when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers. And I am old enough to remember the games were in the daytime, so work/school would slow down so that in stolen minutes one would listen on a radio (if the teacher was really nice) during class time. Or, if one was available you could glimpse part of the game on a small black and white set.