By George!

What a wild, wacky, dramatic Game Two of the World Series! Five home runs in extra innings?!!? One of the post-game shows said THAT had never occured before in any game, regular or post-season. As the beloved Mel Allen would have said, "How About That!"
Since his home run was the last of the night -- and the one that made the difference in the game -- Astros center fielder George Springer lands in the spotlight.
The only thing really wrong with the game was the timing. It ended at 12:35 am. Colbert, Kimmel and Fallon were saying good night. The cable news networks were rerunning their prime time shows. And most folks who live and work in the eastern time zone were asleep and are learning about the score second-hand.
Just imagine for a moment if this game had started four hours earlier, at 4pm ET. All it would do is build momentum, drama and audience -- people would hear about this amazing game and switch over as the innings rolled on. Yes, more viewers as the inning progressed. And the ratings for the 9th through the 11th innings, when the fireworks took place, might have matched, say a mediocre Thursday Night Football game. Plus, think how good the game looks bathed in afternoon sunshine in L.A. -- like it was when folks my age grew up. Think of the '59, '63, '65 or '66 series, all played during the day. And reaching a far larger percentage of the viewing audience than this Astros/Dodgers series could ever dream of.
I'd call that a huge missed opportunity for what's still the best game on the planet.