Lance Pryor from Peoria, Illinois has belatedly, but unrepentantly, revealed that he watched the entire 7th game of the recent World Series on the MLB website. In the cliffhanger finale, played at Progressive Field, Cleveland, the Chicago Cubs snatched victory 8-7 in the 10th inning, watched by 75 million viewers across the USA. However, that count does not include the numerous, unheralded fans who were unable to watch on TV and could only catch the game on the web or radio. MLB posted a running commentary with each pitch illustrated in a frame on its site. Strikes, balls and hits were depicted in different colours, with a written update on each play. Pryor, whose TV was in for repairs at Stanley Electronics in North Hale Ave, Peoria, was torn between going to Double A's Pizza Sports Bar and Grill in North Radnor Rd or watching the webcast. 'Initially I was so mad with Stanley's because they had promised to have my TV fixed before the final game. But once I started watching on the web I soon got so hooked. I'd forgotten what a fertile imagination I have, honed after watching many Cubs games over the years at Wrigley Field.' When Dexter Fowler hit Corey Kluber over the fence with just the fourth pitch of the game, Pryor knew he didn't need to go anywhere. He cracked open a six-pack of Bud Light and settled in for the duration. Even the rain break before the 10th inning didn't induce him to move away from his PC screen. 'I could visualise the whole thing. I just didn't need to be spoon-fed with the TV. It's such a cop out. It's actually far more exciting to see the drama in your own head.' When the Cubs wrapped it up in the bottom of the 10th with a groundout Pryor just went mad, jumping and hollering in his 3rd floor apartment. 'I could picture the Cubs team leaping on each other in my mind and I was, like, just leaping on top of them too. And I didn't need to be there to know the fans descended on the Cubs dugout, roaring at the tops of their voices. I don't know what the big deal is with television anyway. In the old days you had to wait for the telegraph to give you the score, so Tuesday, 27 December 2016
Peoria man unashamedly admits to watching entire World Series finale on MLB website
Lance Pryor from Peoria, Illinois has belatedly, but unrepentantly, revealed that he watched the entire 7th game of the recent World Series on the MLB website. In the cliffhanger finale, played at Progressive Field, Cleveland, the Chicago Cubs snatched victory 8-7 in the 10th inning, watched by 75 million viewers across the USA. However, that count does not include the numerous, unheralded fans who were unable to watch on TV and could only catch the game on the web or radio. MLB posted a running commentary with each pitch illustrated in a frame on its site. Strikes, balls and hits were depicted in different colours, with a written update on each play. Pryor, whose TV was in for repairs at Stanley Electronics in North Hale Ave, Peoria, was torn between going to Double A's Pizza Sports Bar and Grill in North Radnor Rd or watching the webcast. 'Initially I was so mad with Stanley's because they had promised to have my TV fixed before the final game. But once I started watching on the web I soon got so hooked. I'd forgotten what a fertile imagination I have, honed after watching many Cubs games over the years at Wrigley Field.' When Dexter Fowler hit Corey Kluber over the fence with just the fourth pitch of the game, Pryor knew he didn't need to go anywhere. He cracked open a six-pack of Bud Light and settled in for the duration. Even the rain break before the 10th inning didn't induce him to move away from his PC screen. 'I could visualise the whole thing. I just didn't need to be spoon-fed with the TV. It's such a cop out. It's actually far more exciting to see the drama in your own head.' When the Cubs wrapped it up in the bottom of the 10th with a groundout Pryor just went mad, jumping and hollering in his 3rd floor apartment. 'I could picture the Cubs team leaping on each other in my mind and I was, like, just leaping on top of them too. And I didn't need to be there to know the fans descended on the Cubs dugout, roaring at the tops of their voices. I don't know what the big deal is with television anyway. In the old days you had to wait for the telegraph to give you the score, so 
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