"World Series 2007 Ratings Average Second-Lowest In Televised History!" proclaims TVWeek. Which is to say the number of people across the country tuning in to see the Red Sox overtake the Colorado Rockies was the lowest of any World Series ever, with the exception of last year.

Say, anyone else see that amusing piece in The Onion thanking A-Rod for selflessly waiting until the last game of the World Series to announce that he's opted out of his contract with the Yankees, thereby saving devout baseball fans from the humdrum of another yawn-inducing October?

And here we thought that was supposed to be social satire.