Cards/Giants Rain Delay Angers X Factor Fans

Game 3 of the NLCS between the Cardinals and the Giants was stopped in the bottom of the 7th because of a giant rain storm. This meant that Fox's coverage of the series would conflict directly with their primetime programming, which in tonight's case was The X Factor. Fox ended up showing an hour and 15 minutes of The X Factor, with a full episode of Ben and Kate before and The Mindy Project after until they were ready to go back to St. Louis. Obviously, this upset some passionate fans of Simon Cowell's show, so I took some of the best tweets involving those who were among the most upset and my thoughts on their tweets.

Stupid baseball! I want to watch #XFACTOR
— kristin whitley (@kristin_whitley) October 18, 2012

Fox has obligations to its contract to show MLB playoff games.

NO ONE FUCKING CARES ABOUT THE RAIN DELAYED BASEBALL GAME! #XFACTOR
— Deanna Hanlon (@1d_eanna) October 18, 2012

There are some people in St. Louis and San Francisco who beg to differ, as well as those who like baseball.

UGH WHO CARES ABOUT BASEBALL. I WANT TO WATCH THE X FACTORRRRRRRRR #xfactor
— Justine Dexter ∞ (@Vas_Happenin1D_) October 18, 2012

I know you do, but again, plenty of people do care about baseball (granted X Factor probably has more).

Is it just me our is this not the #xfactor
— Barry~ (@sayhi_tori) October 18, 2012

I never watched The X Factor before, so I have no idea.

Why is CSI on all the channels that X factor is supposed to be on? #xfactor #CSI #starchoice #ctv
— Andrew Richards (@Richards_24) October 18, 2012

Canadians are just as confused as Americans to their TV schedule.

R U kidding me @foxbroadcasting You’re not gonna show X-Factor cause of a STUPID baseball playoff game rain delay? Baseball BLOWS. #xfactor
— Diego Balbuena (@diegob1975) October 18, 2012

Baseball's a live sport, X Factor is taped. Fox pays MLB billions to show it. Baseball wins.

I hope that the people in charge of the baseball game know they just infuriated every #xfactor watchin teen in the universe,
— Brittney Stranges (@BrittneyMusic6) October 18, 2012

I'm sure Fox will get over it.

Baseball is the enemy!!! #xfactor
— Samantha (@SmammySmoo) October 18, 2012

I'm sorry you feel that way.

Guysssssss this is a sign the world is going to end soon #xfactor
— Kaitlyn † (@akakatyful) October 18, 2012

That's a little extreme. There are better situations that call for Mayan references than this.

worst part of no #xfactor...having to see AJ Pierzynski
— Cassandra J (@Midge_08) October 18, 2012

This is something that most baseball fans will agree with; I'll grant you that.

FUCK YOU. BASEBALL. hope you all slip and crack your heads while running to the damn base. you fucking bat swinging ass holes.
— Swaggot (@BryanPerf) October 18, 2012

I think the baseball players will be fine. Sorry to break it to you.

Are you kidding me Fox? #XFactor ends in the middle of an episode? I can imagine the calls I'd get if ABC did that.
— Jaime Thies (@jaimethies) October 18, 2012

Being you work in the business, you should know that big sporting events will preempt regular coverage on your network. Besides, ABC would rather you watch Modern Family than X Factor.

Baseball... You can suck my non-existant dick. I just want to watch #xfactorWhy is this so damn hard?!
— Alexandra Mendoza (@Alexandra020897) October 18, 2012

As hard as your non-existant dick?

And on that note, enjoy the rest of the game.