SUNRISE (March 11, 2011) — FOX Sports Florida will produce and televise 150 Florida Marlins games during the 2011 Major League Baseball season, with all games scheduled to be distributed in high definition. Coverage begins on Opening Night when the Marlins host the New York Mets on Friday, April 1 at 7:00pm ET. Game telecasts will also include “Marlins LIVE� pregame and extended post-game coverage from site. In addition to the 150 games, Marlins fans will also see the team’s six contests vs. the Tampa Bay Rays on Sun Sports as part of the Rays regional TV schedule.

 

Tommy Hutton, who spent 12 years in the majors as a first baseman, returns to the broadcast booth with expert commentary, marking his 15th season as FOX Sports Florida’s Marlins’ television analyst. Rich Waltz returns for his seventh year as play-by-play announcer and Craig Minervini is back for his 10th season as pregame host and in-game reporter. FOX Sports Florida’s Frank Forte hosts “Inside the Marlins� and select “Marlins LIVE� pre- and postgame shows and Allison Williams returns as feature reporter.

 

“Mr. Marlin,� former Marlins star Jeff Conine, continues on FOX Sports Florida’s telecast team and will provide expert analysis on “Marlins LIVE� pre- and postgame shows for all home game telecasts. Also returning, three young reporters in the making - Brendan Brundage (8th grade), Stevie Orban (8th grade) and Lauren Hutton (6th grade) - host the “Billy’s Bunch� kids series and are joined on select episodes by Marlins players.

 

Going beyond just coverage of games, FOX Sports Florida’s partnership with the Marlins provides fans with more opportunities to get to know the team and its players. Seven half-hour HD episodes of FOX Sports Florida’s popular “Inside the Marlins� are planned this year and will include player profiles, with exclusive behind-the-scenes stories and interviews, plus episodes offering inside access to other aspects of the team and its operations – all designed to bring the fans closer to their favorite team. FOX Sports Florida will also keep fans updated on the progress of the new ballpark construction with reports throughout the season.

 

Complementing the network’s live television coverage of games will be unique content on the network’s website, www.foxsportsflorida.com, including reports, exclusive video, commentary and opportunities for fans to interact via both the website and social media at http://www.twitter.com/FSMarlins and www.facebook.com/foxsportsfloridasunsports.

 

To help fans get ready for the upcoming season, FOX Sports Florida will produce its annual “Florida Marlins Season Preview,� premiering Sunday, March 20, at 12:30pm.

 

Highlights on the 2011 regional telecast schedule include marquee matchups with division rival New York Mets as part of Opening Week, crucial games against the Philadelphia Phillies and Interleague contests against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Seattle Mariners.

 

Full TV Schedule here - http://www.marlinsba...le/tv-schedule/

It's kind of annoying that all 6 meetings between us and the Rays are broadcasted by their annoying commentators.

 

Can I get a Dewaynne Staats anyone?

It's kind of annoying that all 6 meetings between us and the Rays are broadcasted by their annoying commentators.

 

Can I get a Dewaynne Staats anyone?

 

 

 

It's good though, because that means we get 156 games instead of 150 (which is what the Rays get).

The TV schedule reduced to a compact text file:

 

All games on FSN except Rays on SUN. All start times 7:00 unless noted.

 

NYM 4/1-2-3 1:00, WSH 4/5-6-7, HOU 4/8-10 2:00, ATL 4/12-13-14, PHI 4/15-16-17 1:30, PIT 4/20-21, COL 4/23-24 1:00, LAD 4/25-26-27 12:00, CIN 4/29-30-5/1 4:00, STL 5/2 8:00-3 8:00-4 8:00-5 1:30, WSH 5/6-7-8 1:00, PHI 5/9-10-11, WSH 5/13-14 1:00-15 1:30, NYM 5/16-17, CHC 5/18-19, TPA 5/20-21 4:00-22 1:00, SFG 5/24 10:00-25 10:00-26 3:30, LAD 5/27 10:00-28 10:00-29 4:00, ARI 5/30 8:00-31 9:30-6/1 7:30, MIL 6/3-4-5 1:00-6, ATL 6/7-8-9, ARI 6/10-11-12-13, PHI 6/14-15-16 1:00, TPA 6/17-18-19 1:30, LAA 6/20-21-22, SEA 6/24 10:00-25 10:00, OAK 6/28 10:00-29 10:00-30 3:30, TEX 7/1 8:00-2 8:00-3 8:00, PHI 7/4 6:00-5-6, HOU 7/7-8-9-10 1:00, CHC 7/14 8:00-15 2:00-16 1:00-17 2:00, SDP 7/19-20-21 12:00, NYM 7/22-23-24 1:00, WSH 7/26-27-28 12:30, ATL 7/29 7:30-30-31 1:30, NYM 8/1-2-3, STL 8/4-5-6-7 1:00, ATL 8/8-9-10, SFG 8/12-13-14 1:00, COL 8/15 8:30-16 8:30-17 8:30, SDP 8/18 10:00-19 10:00-20 8:30-21 4:00, CIN 8/23-24-25, PHI 8/26-27-28 1:30, NYM 8/29-30-31-9/1, PHI 9/2-3-4 1:00, NYM 9/5-6-7, PIT 9/9-11 1:30, ATL 9/12-13-14 12:00,WSH 9/16-18 1:30, ATL 9/19-20-21, MIL 9/23 8:00-24-25 2:00, WSH 9/26-27-28 4:00

Why do the Fish get fewer locally broadcast games than other teams?

Why do the Fish get fewer locally broadcast games than other teams?

 

Man, I did a post that discounted this in previous years (it might have even been in response to you!) where I linked to all the teams schedule, but I can't find it. Maybe it got lost in that server move, I don't know.

 

Our 96% of games aired is about average, some teams were actually worse, and most teams don't show all 162.

Wasnt to me, I never posed the question before. I am in Cardinals, Cubs, and White Sox territory(if I was about an hour east, would be Reds too) and those teams get pretty much every game televised. Granted, the Cubs and White Sox own part of Comcast SportsNet Chicago but thats neither here nor there.

Wasnt to me, I never posed the question before. I am in Cardinals, Cubs, and White Sox territory(if I was about an hour east, would be Reds too) and those teams get pretty much every game televised. Granted, the Cubs and White Sox own part of Comcast SportsNet Chicago but thats neither here nor there.

 

We also get pretty much every game, that's what 96% is.

 

You mentioned the Cardinals; they are getting 150 games televised on FSN Midwest (5 less than us). The other two do have all of them.

 

The Reds are getting 145, so we're ahead of them too.

The Cardinals will have many more when national broadcasts are concerned, which the Marlins generally have very few of.

The Cardinals will have many more when national broadcasts are concerned, which the Marlins generally have very few of.

 

At most the Cardinals will have 9 on national TV, so if it stays how it is now, they will have 3 more than us. (I had forgotten we're getting all 6 Rays games, not 5 per usual.)

 

So, the difference is 96% to 98%.

It's kind of annoying that all 6 meetings between us and the Rays are broadcasted by their annoying commentators.

 

Can I get a Dewaynne Staats anyone?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evening seeing his face annoys me. Do the Rays have their games on SAP, anyone know?

The Cardinals will have many more when national broadcasts are concerned, which the Marlins generally have very few of.

 

At most the Cardinals will have 9 on national TV, so if it stays how it is now, they will have 3 more than us. (I had forgotten we're getting all 6 Rays games, not 5 per usual.)

 

So, the difference is 96% to 98%.

Cardinals:

FOX-9

ESPN-1

FSN-152

Total: 100%

 

Cubs:

FOX-9

ESPN-1

CSN-80

WGN-64

WCIU-8

Total: 100%

 

White Sox:

FOX-7

CSN-100

WGN-30

WCIU-25

Total: 100%

 

Just validating my prior point. All of their games are on every year. This will be the first year the Cardinals arent over the air though.

How I Iove MLB.tv to get all the games

The Cardinals will have many more when national broadcasts are concerned, which the Marlins generally have very few of.

 

At most the Cardinals will have 9 on national TV, so if it stays how it is now, they will have 3 more than us. (I had forgotten we're getting all 6 Rays games, not 5 per usual.)

 

So, the difference is 96% to 98%.

Cardinals:

FOX-9

ESPN-1

FSN-152

Total: 100%

Just validating my prior point. All of their games are on every year. This will be the first year the Cardinals arent over the air though.

I don't see that FSN is going to show 152 and saw that Fox is showing 8 with ESPN showing 1. I got all my info from MLB.com.

If you look at St. Louis' schedule on MLB.com (their official site), you will see that 100% of their games will be televised. That means that if you live in their market region, you will be able to watch every one of their games on either FS-M, ESPN, or FOX.

 

I think that's where Spike is getting his info from.

Also, if you factor in national TV games, the Reds will have 155 games on TV (not 145). And the 7 games not on TV are all weekday afternoon home games. All 81 road games will be on TV.

Evansville was a nice place to live. You got FSN Midwest, FSN Ohio, CSN Chicago, TBS, and WGN so you got, when ESPN and FOX was included, well over 400 games a year free and clear.

 

The Rays have 158 games this year on TV between FSN/Sun Sports and FOX. The dates open are all weekend games I believe so it looks like they are leaving themselves open for TBS or ESPN.

If you look at St. Louis' schedule on MLB.com (their official site), you will see that 100% of their games will be televised. That means that if you live in their market region, you will be able to watch every one of their games on either FS-M, ESPN, or FOX.

 

I think that's where Spike is getting his info from.

 

I must have read last year's or something, because what I'm finding now matches that.

 

Though, I still say, basing things against the Chicago teams and the Cards is kinda stacking the deck.

 

I do have to say I still think it's ridiculous that 4 of the 6 blackout games are away games.

I do think that the Marlins are behind the curve when it comes to TV coverage. As you point out, some of the non-aired games are on the road, which has some twisted logic. As I show above, at least teams like the Reds give you the opportunity to see those games if you purchase a ticket to a home game

 

I'm surprised that Florida hasn't figured out a better solution to the Marlins/Rays thing yet. There was a huge dilemma when the Nationals game into Orioles territory, but it was solved very swiftly. Both teams have owned MASN and MASN2 since 2005, I think that very few games of either team have not been aired on TV over that period.

 

I'm not hating, but something seems really backwards down there.

I have always been kind of surprised the Rays havent swung a deal with Bright House to air their games over their network. They would probably need to get it on other cable systems but Bright House is the predominant cable provider in most of the Rays territory.

If you look at St. Louis' schedule on MLB.com (their official site), you will see that 100% of their games will be televised. That means that if you live in their market region, you will be able to watch every one of their games on either FS-M, ESPN, or FOX.

 

I think that's where Spike is getting his info from.

 

I must have read last year's or something, because what I'm finding now matches that.

 

Though, I still say, basing things against the Chicago teams and the Cards is kinda stacking the deck.

 

I do have to say I still think it's ridiculous that 4 of the 6 blackout games are away games.

 

I know I have never understood that. I can see, and actually think they should blackout more home games, to improve attendance, but why would you blackout ANY away games ? It costs money to set up cameras, send the announcers and other crew to an away game, so isn't it more cost effective to show all 3 of those away games ? Is it the Marlins that decide these things or the networks ?

I have always been kind of surprised the Rays havent swung a deal with Bright House to air their games over their network. They would probably need to get it on other cable systems but Bright House is the predominant cable provider in most of the Rays territory.

 

 

I'm so glad they haven't. Living in Orlando, I'm so happy that I can watch the Marlins here.

I do think that the Marlins are behind the curve when it comes to TV coverage. As you point out, some of the non-aired games are on the road, which has some twisted logic. As I show above, at least teams like the Reds give you the opportunity to see those games if you purchase a ticket to a home game

 

I'm surprised that Florida hasn't figured out a better solution to the Marlins/Rays thing yet. There was a huge dilemma when the Nationals game into Orioles territory, but it was solved very swiftly. Both teams have owned MASN and MASN2 since 2005, I think that very few games of either team have not been aired on TV over that period.

 

I'm not hating, but something seems really backwards down there.

 

One of the problems is that down here, at some points of the season, we have 6 teams on 2 channels (Rays, Marlins, Panthers, Lightning, Heat, Magic). Even then, I don't think missing 6/162 games is behind the curve, it's just the ridiculousness of having 4 away games blacked out that is weird.

Did anyone notice on the little scorebug in the top left that the Marlins color was black and not teal like last year?