0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/2/2011
We have the rest of the League Division Series schedule from Monday all the way through Friday. We had the schedule through Monday. We now know how this will play out for the rest of the games. With both American League Division Series assured of going four games, it means Tuesday is going to be […]
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We have the notage and quotage from today’s Game 2 of the American League Division Series that aired on TNT this afternoon. This resulted in a 5-3 win for the Detroit Tigers and evened the series with the New York Yankees at one game apiece. The series now heads to Detroit with the rest of […]
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Well, the blog is blowing up thanks to my latest edition of the Five Women Who Can Make Me Stop The Remote. CNBC’s Darren Rovell
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With four games yesterday, there was plenty of notes and quotes from the TBS crews in Arlington, Milwaukee, New York and Philadelphia. TBS has separated the quotes by National and American League Division Series. We’ll go chronological in the press releases as the NLDS finished before the ALDS. Lots of quotage so get ready to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2011
Friday’s start to the League Division Series drew 2.8 million viewers and a 1.9 rating. Both of these numbers are better than the start of last year’s Game 1 of the series between the same two teams. However, when compared to the opening game of the entire MLB Postseason, it pales in comparison. That’s way […]
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With rain wreaking havoc in the Northeast again, Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees was suspended in the 2nd inning. It will be picked up Saturday night at 8:37 p.m. on TBS. This moves Game 2 into the AL off day on Sunday. TNT will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/30/2011
Let’s do some Friday linkage for you. MLB Postseason starts up really in earnest with four games on Saturday. College Football in full swing and the NFL completes its first month of games on Sunday. Your Weekend Viewing Picks have everything you need to know in sports and primetime programming. To the linkage. National Michael […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/29/2011
I have the ESPN Radio announcing assignments for the entire MLB Postseason from the League Division Series all the way through the World Series. The announcers assigned to each series will work all the way through to the end. Here’s the announcing assignments for ESPN Radio starting with the League Division Series. LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES […]
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ESPN has provided a slideshow which you’ll see below on what its MLB announcers are saying about the end of the regular season. We also have ESPN’s coverage plans for the MLB Postseason plus a few other notes about the games. We have the stuff right here. ESPN MLB Commentators Reflect on Season; Share Insight […]
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Ok, we’ve been waiting for the League Division Series schedule and this goes from Friday through Monday. The American League Division Series games kick off the MLB Postseason on TBS then all four series will play on Saturday. Three games will air on TBS, one on TNT, then two National League Division Series will play […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/28/2011
Lots of stuff going on here and it’s prevented me from providing links. I’ll do some now while I can. Anthony Crupi of Adweek reports that the NFL has put the kybosh on a new Thursday Night Football package until next season. Michael Smith and John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal report that with […]
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Think of this as MLB’s online companion similar to NASCAR’s Race Buddy. While it’s not the actual game, it’s an online companion that will compliment the TV coverage on TBS. Like Race Buddy which is also run by Turner Sports, Postseason.TV will have camera angles and be made available for a fee for both the […]
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Tuesday, TBS held a media conference call with the crew that will call one League Division Series and the National League Championship Series. Milwaukee Brewers TV voice Brian Anderson, Ron Darling of the New York Mets crew along with TBS’ studio analysts David Wells and Cal Ripken, Jr. were on hand to talk with the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/27/2011
There could be as many as two Wild Card Playoff games on Thursday. Both games have already been slotted. If the Red Sox and Rays end up tied, that game will be played Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg at 4 p.m. ET. And if the National League requires a tiebreaker between Atlanta and St. Louis, […]
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I’ll provide a few links now, then as I’m watching Catching Hell on ESPN, I’ll attempt a few more links to complete the set. Earlier today, I wrote a recap of Blogs with Balls 4. Check it out. One of the stars of BWB4 was Bomani Jones of BomaniJones.com. He wrote why he feels there’s […]
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Just announced by Turner Sports, the announcing teams for the League Division and National League Championship Series on TBS. The playoffs begin on Friday. We still don’t know the actual matchups, but we’ll know them after the regular season end on Wednesday. Ernie Johnson, Jr. will not be working the MLB Postseason this year as […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/21/2011
In a cool offshoot from last year when TBS transformed New York City subway cars into baseball themes for the MLB Postseason, Turner is going to do something similar with Philadelphia Transit Shelters. TBS will transform them into baseball dugouts. We have the explanation. TBS Puts Philadelphia In the Spotlight of National Marketing Campaign For the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/16/2011
Thanks to Turner Sports, I have your first look at a new promo featuring actor Jason Bateman regarding the upcoming MLB Postseason on TBS. Like it has since 2007, TBS will air the entire League Division Series and this year, will carry the National League Championship Series. We’ll get announcing teams and assignments later this […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/10/2011
Any time I put “Quick” in the title, it appears I find more linkage than I set out to. Nothing wrong with that. Again, I ended up being outside of the office for an extended time and it looks like that will happen again tomorrow. Don’t know work is so crazy all of a sudden. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/15/2011
On Sunday, MLB Network’s series of “MLB’s 20 Greatest Games” continues. And the countdown has reached number 5 with the extra long, extra innings Game 6 of the 1986 National League Championship Series that ended with the Mets winning. The game was tension-filled throughout and it lasted five hours as the game went back and […]
