fangsbites.com - 27 days ago
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Just got this in from MLB Network, that Bob Costas will be putting his interviewing skills to work before Games 1 and 2 of the World Series. Check out this release: BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS WITH JETER, POSADA, RIVERA, SABATHIA, ROLLINS, HOWARD & LEE TO AIR ON MLB NETWORK Interviews ...
MLB Network
snaggingbaseballs.mlblogs.com 10/16/2009 — Last month I visited the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball and took a bunch of photos for this blog. Remember ? Well, after my meeting there, I was invited to visit the MLB Network headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey -- and once ...
World Series and Other Baseball-related Press Releases
fangsbites.com 25 days ago — I have some baseball-centric press releases here. Let's get to them. First, MLB is really happy about the World Series ratings. 2009 WORLD SERIES ATTRACTING BIG AUDIENCES Game Two of the 2009 World Series on FOX registered 18.9 million viewers, a 48% increase over last year’s Game ...
MLB Network Adds Millar, Pena, Aaron Boone for Postseason Games
bizofbaseball.com 10/6/2009 — MLB Network today announced that current MLB players Kevin Millar, Carlos Pena and Aaron Boone will serve as guest analysts on MLB Tonight as the network plans for 100 hours of live postseason coverage throughout the month of October. MLB Network will provide extended coverage today, October ...
Some Sunday Links
fangsbites.com 16 days ago — Doing a Sunday linkage thing for you today. Let's get to the links now. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that the Versus-DirecTV dispute remains at an impasse , but talks could get jump started soon. Mike reports that Setanta Sports US has signed for exclusive rights to several ...
Baseball-Related Press Releases
fangsbites.com 10/6/2009 — We continue to clear the Fang's Bites inbox of press releases from yesterday and actually, I have one today that will fit this theme. This is from Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia which says the Phillies helped to set another ratings record for the network. PHILLIES’ RECORD RATINGS STREAK ...
Upcoming Programming Releases
fangsbites.com 18 days ago — This is mostly for the weekend. I have to make sure I don't allow the releases to pile up like this, but sometimes it can't be helped. Anyway, this is from NBC and it'll be showing figure skating for the most part, but there's other programming this weekend. GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING ...
Big names
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 16 days ago — Nancy Lieberman: The ESPN analyst has "severed her ties" with the network. Lieberman, recently hired as the head coach of the new Dallas NBA D-League team, had served as a game and studio analyst for women's pro and college basketball coverage on ...
What’s ahead for league-owned networks?
sportsbusinessjournal.com 15 days ago — MLB Network Launch date: January 2009 Subscribers: 54 million What will it look like in 2014? MLB discovered the strength of live game programming almost immediately after its launch this year. The channel’s production of World Baseball Classic games ...
MLB Network Preps for the Stretch Drive
fangsbites.com 9/24/2009 — I have to say this has been a very successful first year for MLB Network. Wide distribution, plenty of live games, decent studio shows and good programming. That's the key for any network. Well, with the pennant races heading to the final week of the regular season, MLB Network will launch a ...
Preview: Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 18 days ago — Tonight at 8:15 ET, the MLB Network will televise the Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game. This is exactly what I was talking about when I suggested the MLB Network show a rising stars game for high school and college players.
This is really great for the game of baseball.
Game 1: Phillies 6, Yankees 1 —
NY Post: Sports 27 days ago
Cliff Lee and Chase Utley got the Philadelphia Phillies off to a fast World Series start.
Lee pitched a six-hitter to outduel CC Sabathia, Utley homered twice and the Phillies beat the Yankees 6-1 in a misty Game 1 on Wednesday night.
In the first ...