Balta1701 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Linky. Major League Baseball has reached a new seven-year TV deal with Fox, baseball executives told SI.com on Tuesday morning. The new agreement, which will be announced at 5:30 p.m. today by commissioner Bud Selig, will guarantee baseball more than the $400 million it received from the network's previous contract, which expires after this season. According to the new deal, Fox will air the World Series, the All-Star Game, a schedule of Saturday games and one League Championship Series each year, alternating between the leagues from year to year. The other League Championship Series is still up for bids. Also, TBS is expected to get rights to the Division Series starting in 2007 and weekly regular-season games in '08. Damnit, they keep Saturday Baseball. I hope to God they change the blackout rules. Those are the worst f***ing things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthshiner Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I can't stand the way Fox covers baseball. Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, and Jeanie Zalakso are the worst thing to happen to baseball since Federal League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) Fox will send Lou doddering back to games next year? Oh for the love of Metamucil! Edited July 11, 2006 by knightni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 QUOTE(knightni @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 12:11 PM) Fox will send Lou doddering back to games next year? Oh for the love of Metamucil! Not if the Cubs hire him first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 "one of the LCS" I wonder which series they'll show, the Bos-NY series, or Arizona-StL. Seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if they included some language that mandated participation by the Sawks and Yanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHizzle85 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(earthshiner @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 02:01 PM) I can't stand the way Fox covers baseball. Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, and Jeanie Zalakso are the worst thing to happen to baseball since Federal League This post has been edited by the Soxtalk staff to remove objectionable material. Soxtalk encourages a free discussion between its members, but does not allow personal attacks, threats, graphic sexual material, nudity, or any other materials judged offensive by the Administrators and Moderators. Thank you. Edited July 11, 2006 by southsider2k5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsox Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Check this out. It's awesome TNT will carry some games as I love the basketball coverage! Sucks though Fox will still carry the World Series :puke The Fox broadcast network and the TBS cable network have approved seven-year deals with Major League Baseball to televise weekend games during the season, the entire first round of the playoffs, plus one of the two league championship series, the All-Star Game and the World Series, Bloomberg News reported today (Tuesday), citing three people familiar with the negotiations. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under it, Fox would broadcast 26 Saturday games ( up from the current 18 ), while TBS would carry 26 Sunday games. TBS would carry the American and National League first-round playoffs, sharing them with sibling cable network TNT. Fox would continue to air the All-Star Game, the World Series and either the American or the National League championship series. The other series is still up for grabs. Further details are expected to be announced before tonight's All-Star Game in Pittsburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valponick Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 QUOTE(Allsox @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 09:17 PM) Check this out. It's awesome TNT will carry some games as I love the basketball coverage! Sucks though Fox will still carry the World Series :puke The Fox broadcast network and the TBS cable network have approved seven-year deals with Major League Baseball to televise weekend games during the season, the entire first round of the playoffs, plus one of the two league championship series, the All-Star Game and the World Series, Bloomberg News reported today (Tuesday), citing three people familiar with the negotiations. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under it, Fox would broadcast 26 Saturday games ( up from the current 18 ), while TBS would carry 26 Sunday games. TBS would carry the American and National League first-round playoffs, sharing them with sibling cable network TNT. Fox would continue to air the All-Star Game, the World Series and either the American or the National League championship series. The other series is still up for grabs. Further details are expected to be announced before tonight's All-Star Game in Pittsburgh. link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I try to avoid FOX Saturday games. But I think TBS does a pretty good job of broadcasting games. The Braves Extra telecasts are cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 QUOTE(valponick @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 02:42 PM) link? The link to the older thread should probably suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 ESPN will still be showing games as well. I think they are in the first year of an 8 year deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 TBS has the best graphics. The scorecard graphis for batting are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) from the updated story http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/base...l.ap/index.html Turner Broadcasting System also will televise 26 regular-season Sunday games in 2008 while eventually cutting back on its nationwide Atlanta Braves coverage. does this mean ESPN is out or are there going to be double headers Sunday night? or is it going to be a Sunday afternoon game? Edited July 11, 2006 by Benchwarmerjim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcollapse Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 ugh... the fox announcers are the worst. especially buck and mccarver. in general they do a terrible job with the coverage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 So I take it I'm the only one who likes the Fox coverage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 i like kennedy & zelasko. their announcers not so much, though--especially if their names are buck & mccarver... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I actually like Thom Brennaman and Josh Lewin while Kenny Albert is at least tolerable. As for TBS, I don't think Comcast offers TBS-HD here which would suck for playoff baseball if they had the Sox. Throw in a Chip Caray and that would just about make my season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 This is a dark day for baseball fans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 08:12 PM) I actually like Thom Brennaman and Josh Lewin ^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 04:52 PM) So I take it I'm the only one who likes the Fox coverage? Aside from Tim McCarver I don't mind their coverage...but the thing that drives me nucking futs is being out on the West Coast when the White Sox play an early game on Saturday and having the game totally blacked out to everyone except radio because of Fox's stupid exclusivity clause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 06:08 PM) TBS has the best graphics. The scorecard graphis for batting are great. I agree. i really like that graphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangar18 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I was really hoping FOX would NOT have baseball anymore. Their LAZY way of covering the games, and their HBO-esque way of Promoting games, especially playoff games, is PATHETIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 03:36 PM) from the updated story http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/base...l.ap/index.html does this mean ESPN is out or are there going to be double headers Sunday night? or is it going to be a Sunday afternoon game? ESPN will still have Sunday night games but apparently they may lose out on having any playoff games???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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