From April to September, from Boston to Seattle, people sat down night after night after night to watch their hometown baseball team more than everything else on television.Fans cheer as Kansas City Royals players celebrate after Eric Hosmer (35) hit a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels in the 11th inning of Game 2 of baseball's AL Division Series in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. The Royals won 4-1.San Francisco Giants fans cheer before Game 3 of baseball's NL Division Series against the Washington Nationals in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014.The scoreboard shows the go-ahead run in the 18th inning in Game 2 of baseball's NL Division Series between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants in Nationals Park, early Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, in Washington. The game tied the mark for most innings in a postseason game and, as late afternoon stretched into early evening and even past midnight, set a time record at 6 hours, 23 minutes. The Giants won 2-1.Kansas City Royals players greet fans following Game 3 of baseball's AL Division Series in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 to sweep the...