Posted July 16, 200321 yr Here is the quest I give to everyone. Find a contact person for both ESPN and FoxSports. I have sent them emails through their contact us link. We will see where that goes. The mission. Tell them you want exposure of other teams instead of the same old Braves, Cubs, Mets, Yankees, etc... I am tired of seeing the same old matchups. I am bored and it detracts me from wanting to watch the nationally televised games. Now this is an email campaign worth engaging in.
July 16, 200321 yr I agree with this. Why are the freakin Mutts on Fox every damn week? did they really think the Mutts would be any good this year when they made their schedule in the off-season?
July 16, 200321 yr Unfortunately for you, you will be stuck watching Mutts games because you are on the east coast and the Mutts draw a crowd. The Yankees and Braves have enjoyed a ton of success and continue to be strong teams, so you will be "stuck" watching them as well. In all fairness, though, there are MANY worse teams you could have been stuck watching than these two... If you want the Marlins or DRays or Phillies or Orioles on FOX, they need to start drawing crowds and winning games.
July 16, 200321 yr Last Week on Fox and ESPN they had the Cubs and Braves the two teams that I can see any time I want too on their own networks. :banghead :banghead
July 16, 200321 yr Unfortunately for you, you will be stuck watching Mutts games because you are on the east coast and the Mutts draw a crowd. The Yankees and Braves have enjoyed a ton of success and continue to be strong teams, so you will be "stuck" watching them as well. In all fairness, though, there are MANY worse teams you could have been stuck watching than these two... If you want the Marlins or DRays or Phillies or Orioles on FOX, they need to start drawing crowds and winning games. Typical Yankee's are the only team out there response from A Yankee fan. Wow did anyone expect that. I have no problem with THe Philles, A) Because they get Fox coverage and B)I have the local sports network. So please don't bring your, Screw The World, Go Yankee's point of view into this because The Marlins are winning, The Phillies are winning, The Expo's have been winning for two seasons. The Yankee's are due for another collapse and it's been coming for two years now because The Crowds will go away with another First Round Loss again my freind. People will tune into watch Dontrelle pitch. A breath of fresh air from seeing that hack Mussina pitch every week. People will tune into Phillies games because Philly can be a big market and Philly is in the revival mode with huge walk up crowds and big crowds for games. So please take a look at the world around you not just in NY.
July 16, 200321 yr Author If Baseball truly wants to promote baseball, they will show all teams, especially those that are having successful seasons. To show the same 5 teams every week is crap. How many times have the Braves and Mets been on ESPN or Fox this year? Why cant we see a Royals/Cardinal matchup? How bout Dodgers/Angels? Cubs/White Sox? Expos/Blue Jays? But no, every time they play during rivalry weekend....its Yankees/Mets. I am tired of this crap. We as fans need to speak up. Once I get all the prelim work done, it can begin. I encourage all to spread the word and get this out for all. Here in San Antonio I am tired of seeing the same old crap. I shouldnt have to pay 150 bucks just to see one or two games of other teams. I am not asking to completely replace the 'big' markets, just get some damn variety.
July 16, 200321 yr Das, for your situation, Call your FOX local station and tell them to select different games. As long as it isn't a Rangers or Astros game being aired, they can select from any of the four regional telecasts offered. Marlins will probably be selected for a FOX telecast in the last two weeks of the season as a Wildcard Weekend Game in September like last season. Len Kasper along with a commentator from the other team in the game. The matchups those two weekends are: Sept. 20 vs. Atlanta (Good Chance of being selected like last year) Sept. 27 vs. New York (Good Chance of being slected)
July 16, 200321 yr Author But Cape, this is not about a regional broadcast. This is about the Nationally televised game....I want to see Joe Buck and that idiot McCarver actually visit 'other' stadiums. I dont want to hear the scraps calling some of the fresh teams' games. I want to hear the top people calling these games.
July 16, 200321 yr yup.... same with the Royals..... enough of the cubs, braves, mutts, and yankees i want the Fish, Phillies, Expos, Royals, and to some extent the White Sox
July 16, 200321 yr Das contact your Fox station using this number: KABB-TV FOX 29 San Antonio Main: (210) 366-1129 E-Mail Address List Main E-Mail: [email protected] Sales Department: [email protected] Weather Center: [email protected] Maximum Sports: [email protected] Engineering: [email protected] Commercial Production: [email protected] KABB Webmaster: [email protected] If you call, it will be better and you can get better results. When you call ask for programming.
July 16, 200321 yr But Cape, this is not about a regional broadcast. This is about the Nationally televised game....I want to see Joe Buck and that idiot McCarver actually visit 'other' stadiums. I dont want to hear the scraps calling some of the fresh teams' games. I want to hear the top people calling these games. The majority of affiliates ask for large market games, so Buck and McCarver being the A-Team call those. Sorry, but I'm happy with just having them televised as FOX's game of the week. Fox can air four games of the week every Saturday.
July 16, 200321 yr yup.... same with the Royals..... enough of the cubs, braves, mutts, and yankees i want the Fish, Phillies, Expos, Royals, and to some extent the White Sox I don't remember seeing the astros very often either, and they're leading their division.
July 16, 200321 yr Here is the MLB on FOX schedule for this year. * All games will be preceded one-half hour earlier by "This Week in Baseball." Saturday, May 17 1PM ET ANAHEIM @ BOSTON 1PM ET CHICAGO CUBS @ ST. LOUIS 4PM ET NY METS @ SAN FRANCISCO 4PM ET PHILADELPHIA @ HOUSTON Saturday, May 24 1PM ET CLEVELAND @ BOSTON 1PM ET NY METS @ ATLANTA 4PM ET SAN FRANCISCO @ COLORADO 4PM ET TAMPA BAY @ ANAHEIM Saturday, May 31 1PM ET ATLANTA @ NY METS 1PM ET CHICAGO WHITE SOX @ CLEVELAND 4PM ET PITTSBURGH @ ST. LOUIS 4PM ET SEATTLE @ MINNESOTA Saturday, Jun. 7 1PM ET OAKLAND @ PHILADELPHIA 1PM ET NY YANKEES @ CHICAGO CUBS 4PM ET CLEVELAND @ ARIZONA Saturday, Jun. 14 3PM ET ST. LOUIS @ NY YANKEES 3PM ET LOS ANGELES @ CLEVELAND 3PM ET ATLANTA @ SEATTLE Saturday, Jun. 21 1PM ET NY YANKEES @ NY METS 1PM ET CHICAGO WHITE SOX @ CHICAGO CUBS 1PM ET BOSTON @ PHILADLEPHIA 4PM ET ANAHEIM @ LOS ANGELES Saturday, Jun. 28 1PM ET NY METS @ NY YANKEES 1PM ET CINCINNATI @ CLEVELAND 4PM ET TEXAS @ HOUSTON 4PM ET OAKLAND @ SAN FRANCISCO Saturday, July 5 1PM ET BOSTON @ NEW YORK YANKEES 1PM ET ST. LOUIS @ CHICAGO CUBS 4PM ET ARIZONA @ LOS ANGELES Saturday, July 12 1PM ET PHILADELPHIA @ NY METS 1PM ET ATLANTA @ CHICAGO CUBS 4PM ET SAN FRANCISCO @ ARIZONA 4PM ET MINNESOTA @ ANAHEIM Tuesday, July 15 2003 MLB ALL-STAR GAME COMISKEY PARK - CHICAGO, IL 8PM ET Saturday, July 19 1PM ET NY METS @ ATLANTA 1PM ET HOUSTON @ CINCINNATI 4PM ET OAKLAND @ MINNESOTA 4PM ET ST. LOUIS @ LOS ANGELES Saturday, July 26 1PM ET NY YANKEES @ BOSTON 1PM ET CHICAGO CUBS @ HOUSTON 4PM ET OAKLAND @ ANAHEIM Saturday, Aug. 2 1PM ET ST. LOUIS @ NY METS 1PM ET SAN FRANCISCO @ CINCINNATI 4PM ET ARIZONA @ CHICAGO CUBS 4PM ET LOS ANGELES @ ATLANTA Saturday, Aug. 9 1PM ET SEATTLE @ NY YANKEES 1PM ET ATLANTA @ ST. LOUIS 4PM ET PHILADELPHIA @ SAN FRANCISCO Saturday, Aug. 16 1PM ET MINNESOTA @ KANSAS CITY 1PM ET HOUSTON @ CINCINNATI 1PM ET LOS ANGELES @ CHICAGO CUBS 4PM ET BOSTON @ SEATTLE Saturday, Aug. 23 1PM ET SEATTLE @ BOSTON 1PM ET PHILADELPHIA @ ST. LOUIS 4PM ET NY METS @ LA DODGERS 4PM ET CHICAGO CUBS @ ARIZONA Saturday, Aug. 30 1PM ET NY YANKEES @ BOSTON 1PM ET ATLANTA @ PITTSBURGH 4PM ET SAN FRANCISCO @ ARIZONA 4PM ET BALTIMORE @ SEATTLE Saturday, Sept. 6 1PM ET BOSTON @ NY YANKEES 1PM ET CLEVELAND @ CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4PM ET ARIZONA @ SAN FRANCISCO 4PM ET CINCINNATI @ ST. LOUIS TBA TEXAS @ MINNESOTA Saturday, Sept. 13 No game Saturday, Sept. 20 No game Saturday, Sept. 27 "Wild Card" *1pm Et and 4pm ET Games TBA two weeks prior to date So your local affiliate looks at this list of games and selects one to air every week. Here is the MLB on FOX Affiliate selections for July 12th as an example. 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July 16, 200321 yr Author I could call KABB all I want. But again this does not address the situation. Possibly for Fox to a degree, but by no means with ESPN. There is still a lack of games being shown of smaller market and/or fresh teams or stories. When the World Series comes around, what happens if you have the Royals vs the Astros? Athletics vs Marlins? Mariners vs Expos? People will tune out. Why? They know nothing about these teams, because they were never exposed to them on national television throughout the year. If I remember the NFL had a policy as far as a couple of years ago, where each team had to be on national TV at least once a year. Why cant this occur with MLB? That is the real question. There are ample opportunities.
July 16, 200321 yr Das, One note The Fish are used alot for games in cities where The Home team is on. So when Philly Versus The Cubs is The national game on ESPN, I usually get The Fish.
July 16, 200321 yr ESPN carries the Fish as an alternate game frequently, our next Wednesday game against Atlanta will be available on ESPN2 Alt. I believe.
July 16, 200321 yr I agree with you Das, I believe they should carry games from every team equally, but it isn't going to happen. They need ratings and the bigger market teams give them the bigger ratings.
July 16, 200321 yr Author I dont get crap. I am not talking about Alternative games. That Nationally televised games that everyone gets to see. And this is not just about the Marlins. There is a reason why the NFL has overtaken MLB. This is one reason...they get all their teams at least some national exposure, and in a much smaller schedule.
July 16, 200321 yr I dont get crap. I am not talking about Alternative games. That Nationally televised games that everyone gets to see. And this is not just about the Marlins. There is a reason why the NFL has overtaken MLB. This is one reason...they get all their teams at least some national exposure, and in a much smaller schedule. You're comparing apples and peaches. MLB can't televise every team's games nationally and/or over the air, it's impossible. 162 games X 30 teams = 4,860 games is not going to happen. You live in Astros and Rangers territory, therefore you are only entitled to those games and those aired nationally. If you want to watch Marlins games, you have to see them nationally or buy the package. It's the only possible way to do it. The NFL has 3 over the air networks and ESPN to air games on. The stations are willing to bump programming for the NFL.
July 16, 200321 yr I think every team in MLB should be shown nationally equally. Last time I checked, every MLB team was in large TV Markets. FOX own and operates most of the stations that are in the 28 American MLB Cities. FOX has no official stations in Montreal or Toronto, but they have affiliates with signals strong enough to reach them. Das, the Extra Innings package is for people like you who are fans of out-of-market teams. It is too difficult to televise MLB unless it is a regional production.
July 16, 200321 yr Author MLB has ESPN and Fox. I am not saying televise EVERY game nationally. EVERY game is not televised nationally for the NFL. I simply am asking for exposure for all teams. I dont know...maybe show ONE Marlins/Expos game on the National Fox broadcast throughout the season. ONE Royals/WhiteSox matchup on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. And not the stupid regional crap. Get the top broadcasters to these games and EXPOSE all teams. The NFL ensures that all their teams get on national TV at least once a season. For the MLB to not do so is pathetic and inexcusable.
July 16, 200321 yr MLB should require ESPN and FOX to air every team equally, but that can't happen until the new contracts in 2005 (ESPN) and 2006 (FOX) and by then they may have MLBTV or something like it. Blame CBS for starting the trend of Mets, Braves, etc. every week. FOX has kept it because it is the only thing that wins for them.
July 16, 200321 yr Author Das, the Extra Innings package is for people like you who are fans of out-of-market teams. It is too difficult to televise MLB unless it is a regional production. This has nothing to do with the Marlins once again. This is about a penchant for showing the SAME teams over and over again on the top national broadcast. Especially when those teams suck and are in last place. I am not asking for EVERY game on national tv. Just one or two for each team on national tv throughout the year using the top broadcast team.
July 16, 200321 yr Author MLB should require ESPN and FOX to air every team equally, but that can't happen until the new contracts in 2005 (ESPN) and 2006 (FOX) and by then they may have MLBTV or something like it. Blame CBS for starting the trend of Mets, Braves, etc. every week. FOX has kept it because it is the only thing that wins for them. They dont even have to do it equally. They should be required to show EVERY team a minimum of however many times throughout a season. MLB screwed up again and we once again are shown why those in charge of MLB have no clue as how to market the game, whereas the NFL has every clue in the world.
July 16, 200321 yr I don't agree with you Das. Every team has been featured nationally this year already using FOX, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Alternates. The problem is you can't get them. You can get all the ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Alt games using a dish, but not cable. Let me check out the MLB/ESPN schedule... All times ET - Additional games will be added as the season progresses. Bold denotes exclusive national telecast (all other games are subject to local blackout). July 18 10 p.m. ESPN St. Louis at Los Angeles Some viewers will see Colorado at San Francisco. July 20 8 p.m. ESPN St. Louis at Los Angeles July 21 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Some viewers will see Anaheim at Tampa Bay July 23 7 p.m. ESPN Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs Some viewers will see Florida at Atlanta. July 23 7 p.m. ESPN2 Kansas City at Minnesota Some viewers will see Florida at Atlanta. July 24 1 p.m. ESPN Kansas City at Minnesota July 27 8 p.m. ESPN N.Y. Yankees at Boston August 3 8 p.m. ESPN San Francisco at Cincinnati
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