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Source: AP NEW YORK -- The 2003 World Series between the Florida Marlins and the New York Yankees finished as the third-lowest rated ever. The six games posted an average national rating of 12.8 with a 22 share for Fox Sports. The only series with lower averages were the 2000 series when the Yankees beat the New York Mets in five games (12.4/21) and Anaheim's seven-game defeat of San Francisco last season (11.9/20), which was the lowest-rated ever. Florida's series-clinching 2-0 victory in Game 6 Saturday night garnered a 13.9 national rating with a 25 share, an 18 percent jump over last year. Game 1 of the series got a 10.9/20; Game 2 a 12.6/20; Game 3 a 12.5/21; Game 4 a 13.6/23; and Game 5 a 13.2/21. For the entire postseason, Fox averaged a 10.5 rating with an 18 share, the highest since 1995 and an increase of 28 percent over last year's 8.2/14. The ratings for the first two rounds this year were also the highest since 1999, helped by a combination of close games and teams from markets with millions of viewers -- New York, Chicago and Boston. The rating is the percentage of all homes with TVs, even if they are not in use. Each rating point represents 1,084,000 homes. The share is the percentage of homes with sets in use. Fox is in the third year of a $2.5 billion, six-year contract with baseball.

The extreme local section just refers to your delivery area. You'll get the whole paper, but the local section will differ depending on which you choose. I couldn't find one today either so I just ordered mine. Thanks for the info btw! This pic has a few covers...

The extreme local section just refers to your delivery area. You'll get the whole paper, but the local section will differ depending on which you choose. I couldn't find one today either so I just ordered mine. Thanks for the info btw! This pic has a few covers...

Who leaves the rotation next year is what I've been wondering? I mean you can't have 6. I guess anything is possible, but that would be very unique. Everyone had their moments and showed their worth in the playoffs. How will they decide who to drop?

Who leaves the rotation next year is what I've been wondering? I mean you can't have 6. I guess anything is possible, but that would be very unique. Everyone had their moments and showed their worth in the playoffs. How will they decide who to drop?

Should we start a pool and let everyone pick a date? I think constant the hissy fit tantrum will turn into full blown dimentia the first time a free agent says no to him and the Yakees this off season...but how often does that really happen anyway?

I put together a gallery of about 60 pics from the game and celebration. I'll be adding more in the coming days as they become available so please feel free to check back. http://www.jcchasez.nu/marlinsgallery.htm I've been lurking here for awhile now and figured this was as good a time as any to contribute something to the conversation.