0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/15/2010
Now back at 100%, it’s now time to give you some linkage. Glad to be over a 36 hour bug that was bothering me. A couple of things that I confirmed from being sick. One, ginger ale was amazing medicinal qualities in settling upset stomachs. Two, sleeping 13 hours can be very good. And three, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/14/2010
Yesterday was not the day to get sick. So many things happened last night, Jets owner Woody Johnson apologizing to Azteca TV reporter Ines Sainz, Monday Night Football doubleheader, US Open men’s final moving from CBS to ESPN2 and then cutting out for Monday Night Football, Jay Mariotti getting charged on domestic violence against his […]
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As I originally speculated on Twitter earlier this summer, Ernie Johnson will be the lead announcer for TBS on its postseason coverage. He’ll replace Chip Caray who was absolutely awful last season. The other play-by-play men will remain the same, Don Orsillo of NESN, Dick Stockton of Fox/TBS and Brian Anderson of Fox Sports Wisconsin […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/10/2010
Let’s check the games on the TV this weekend on the MLB TV partners. We’ll start with MLB Network and its schedule for Friday and Saturday. September 10 – 10:00 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego 9:00 p.m. Arizona at Colorado [In select markets] September 11 – 8:00 p.m. Saturday Night Baseball: […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/5/2010
Let’s give you some linkage on this Sunday of the Labor Day holiday weekend for most of you. I’ve been working so I don’t know what it’s like to have this off. Anyway, here’s linkage. SportsGrid has the video of WGN sports anchor Pat Tomasulo dunking on a five year old boy, the same kid […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/3/2010
As it appears Hurricane Earl will brush Southern Rhode Island tonight, it’s time to do your megalinks. For this Labor Day holiday weekend, there’s plenty of sports viewing. You can check your sports and entertainment programs in the Weekend Viewing Picks. In addition, we have our first weekend of College Football Viewing Picks so you […]
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Ok, let’s check the baseball on TV schedules for this holiday weekend. This is for the MLB national TV partners. Starting with MLB Network, here’s what it’s showing Friday and Saturday. For those who have MLB Network, Saturday marks the first national look at Manny Ramirez in a White Sox uniform since he left the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/2/2010
Breaking a three year streak with Bon Jovi, TBS will be tapping Kid Rock’s new song, “Born Free”, as the theme for the MLB League Division Series and American League Championship Series. We have the press release from TBS. TBS’ MLB Postseason Coverage Marketing Campaign to Feature Kid Rock’s New Song “Born Free” Grammy-nominated artist […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/1/2010
Conan did this on YouTube. Why not? This is a new media age, why not do it on a new media platform? Here it is. Enjoy.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/27/2010
Let’s review the games you’ll be seeing on national TV this weekend. Fox is covering two games and with Joe Buck on NFL duty on Sunday, it means you don’t have him nor Tim McCarver on MLB this Saturday. He didn’t work last weekend either which means he’s done 13 out of a possible 21 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/13/2010
Let’s go over what’s on TV baseball-wise this weekend. Lots of good stuff coming up. Here’s what’s on tap from the various TV partners starting today going through the middle of next week. From MLB Network, games tonight and tomorrow. August 13 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta 8:00 p.m. Boston at Texas […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/5/2010
Let’s go over the games this weekend. With the Red Sox and Yankees squaring off in a wraparound eries, three out of the four games will be on national TV. Instead of using their own announcers on Thursday Night Baseball, MLB Network’s Bob Costas and Jim Kaat will call Friday night’s Red Sox-Yankees game in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/30/2010
Let’s review the games on national TV from today through next Wednesday. Technically that’s not the weekend, but most of the games from MLB’s partners are on this weekend so the title remains. Let’s first go over the games on Fox. Three games as usual. And again, Joe Buck is not working on Saturday which […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/16/2010
Ok, this shuffling between two offices is just killing me. No time to do anything, work or blogging. Let’s do some linkage now. For the weekend viewing picks, you can go here. Now the links from all over the country and Canada. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today says more big sports events will be […]
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TBS has announced that it will run ten Seinfeld episodes featuring George Steinbrenner (played by Lee Bear and voiced by Larry David). This was one of the show’s best seasons, featuring George Costanza being the Traveling Secretary for the New York Yankees and him preparing for his wedding to Susan Biddle Ross. The recurring appearances […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2010
Here are the games and other baseball-related programming on national TV this weekend. Let’s get to what’s on tap for TV. Starting with Fox Sports, the country will be split among two games. Surprisingly, Joe Buck is back after working the All-Star Game. In the past, he would take the Saturday after the Mid-Summer Classic […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/10/2010
My lame attempt at a 1970’s Chico Escuela reference. Anyway, let’s go over the games on your TV this weekend. It’s also All-Star break after Sunday so lots of references to that. Here we go. Fox Sports has regional coverage of three games. It’s convenient for Fox to be in Los Angeles as the All-Star […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/4/2010
Very impressive. Turner Sports once again churns out the quotage very quickly. Today, we have quotes and notes just 15 minutes after the MLB All-Star Game Roster announcements on TBS. Take a look at the quotes and then the rosters are on the bottom. Notes from TBS’ exclusive announcement of the MLB All Star teams […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/3/2010
Here are the games on national TV on this 4th of July holiday weekend. We’re practically at the halfway point of the season. For Fox, you have three games. Stephen Strasburg gets yet another start televised on national television and Joe Buck will call that one along with Kevin Millar as Tim McCarver gets the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/25/2010
With this being the weekend before a big holiday weekend, we have Fox giving us some primetime baseball. Among the games Fox will air, New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers goes to a whopping 74% of the country. Joe Buck will be back again this week calling Yankees-Dodgers and he’ll have called 9 out […]
