bizofbaseball.com - 10/19/2008
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UPDATE : The game finally got on the air at 8:28pm ET with the Rays up 1-0. For those that are tuning into TBS to catch Game 6 of the ALCS, you may be asking why you’re seeing Dick Clark’s Bloopers or The Steve Harvey Show , it appears TBS is having technical difficulties . As of 8:15 pm ...
TBS, Very Funny
wrigleyville23.com 10/19/2008 — As in, the network is a freaking joke. I tune in to TBS at 8 p.m. for Game 6 of the ALCS - and instead I get this . After minutes and minutes of wondering what's wrong, they finally let us know they are experiencing "technical difficulties." During Game 6. Of the ALCS. Good job, guys.
Boston Massacre (Part II)- Notes from TBS’ Coverage of the ALCS Game #4
bizofbaseball.com 10/15/2008 — The following is commentary as part of TBS' coverage of Tuesday's ALCS between the Red Sox and Rays. Money quote: Crawford on how the Rays are approaching the series: “The whole team came in relaxed, we wanted to be aggressive at the plate. Guys are really focused right now and I think we all ...
Crazy ALCS game produces some crazy ratings data
weblogs.newsday.com 10/18/2008 — Some ratings fun from last night's ALCS epic for the sports media geeks who read this blog:
The national overnight rating on TBS hovered at or under 6.0 percent of households until 11:30 p.m., when America began to stir.
From 11:30 to 11:45, ...
TBS = Thwarting Baseball Supporters
whatwouldoakleydo.blogspot.com 10/19/2008 — Rather than showing Game 6 of the ALCS between Tampa Bay and Boston, TBS is showing a re-run of the "The Steve Harvey Show." Very Funny.
TBS Goes Black
soxanddawgs.com 10/19/2008 — Due to a power outage in the ATL TBS cant show beginning of ALCS Game 6.
Please Don’t Quit Your Day Jobs
soxanddawgs.com 10/12/2008 — I am not sure there are really any words to explain this from the end of the TBS postgame coverage after Game 2 of the ALCS between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. click through for the video.
LCS: TBS up, FOX down.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 10/14/2008 — Heading into today's action, ratings for the MLB League Championship series have been mixed.
The Phillies/Dodgers NLCS on FOX is up dramatically from last year's Rockies/Dodgers NLCS on TBS, but down from last year's Red Sox/Indians ALCS, which FOX ...
For Sleepy, Sad Sox Fans, TBS’ Gang Of Four Puts It All In Perspective
cantstopthebleeding.com 10/12/2008 — Massholes Members of RSN might be a cranky lot this afternoon after enduring a 5 1/2 hour, 11 inning, 9-8 loss to the Tampa Rays in Game 2 of the ALCS. But if there’s anything that might make the agony of being undone by the likes of rookies David Price and Fernando Perez seem manageable ...
LCS ratings.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 10/15/2008 — Ratings for the NLCS are up dramatically from last year, while the ALCS is down by nearly a quarter. The NLCS is drawing higher ratings than the ALCS. So why should TBS be far more pleased with Rays/Red Sox than FOX is with Phillies/Dodgers?
Through ...
Even Joe Maddon Doesn’t Like Craig Sager’s Outfits
soxanddawgs.com 10/15/2008 — Before last night’s massacre of the Boston Red Sox by the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of the ALCS, the TBS cameras caught Rays skipper Joe Maddon taking a gander at the ridiculous outfit that Craig Sager had on.
Dennis Eckersley Is Once Again The Sacrificial Lamb
soxanddawgs.com 10/15/2008 — During the EJ’s Neat-O Stat of the Night portion of the TBS broadcast after the ALCS Game 4 massacre, Dennis Eckersley was once again the sacrificial lamb as he was picked him on yet again, this time for it being the 20th anniversary (October 15, 1988) of Kirk Gibson hitting the memorable home ...
Gameday Open Thread: ALCS Game 5
outincenterfield.com 10/17/2008 —
vs. Tampa Bay Rays
8:07 pm
Fenway Park - Boston, MA
SP: Daisuke Matsuzaka vs. Scott Kazmir
tv/radio: TBS - MLB.TV - WRKO
TBS/TNT's Graphics Department Continues To Amaze Me
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 10/17/2008 — I can't tell you how much I enjoy the "Gone Fishin'"-like segments that TNT's graphics department puts together after every doubleheader. Sure their photoshops and videos are a bit cheesy, but that's what makes them so funny. Well they've obviously ...
TBS Loses Game Feed
soxanddawgs.com 10/19/2008 — Due to a power outage in Atlanta GA, TBS is currently unable to broadcast Game 6 of the ALCS between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox.
The outage occurred just prior to the studio show throwing it over to Tampa to the broadcast crew for ...
Gameday Open Thread: ALCS Game 6
outincenterfield.com 10/19/2008 —
vs. Tampa Bay Rays
8:07 pm
Tropicana Field - Tampa, FL
SP: Josh Beckett vs. James Shields
tv/radio: TBS - MLB.TV - WRKO
Go big or go home!
click play to listen
TBS exec: FrankTV ads 'good at entertaining and engaging'
sports.yahoo.com 10/15/2008 — Why the heck would TBS run so many FrankTV ads during the postseason? Jeff Gregor, the chief marketing officer for TBS and TNT, has obviously been asked the question more than once. Before I could even spit it out of my mouth, he asked a question of ...
Bart Steele Speaks About Lawsuit Against TBS
soxanddawgs.com 10/16/2008 — Earlier this week our friend Dan over at Red Sox Monster told us about a lawsuit involving Bart Steele of Chelsea, MA in which he was suing Bon Jovi to the tune of $400 billion dollars for stealing his work. The song in question is the one that TBS is overplaying titled “I Love This ..
TBS Slowly Trying To Pull The "Frank TV" Wool Over Your Eyes
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 10/16/2008 — Big League Stew conducted an amazing interview with Jeff Gregor, the chief marketing officer for TBS and TNT, and more than anything it shed some light on the thinking surrounding "Frank TV". In fact, Mr. Gregor even went so far as to tell BLS that ...
[ALCS] Game Not On TBS; TBS Won't Tell Us Why —
Rays Index
[ UPDATE: 8:49pm ] TBS is describing the technical difficulties as a "router problem". They might want to come up with a better explanation than that, because it sounds like they blaming this on a part you can get at Best Buy for $30. [ UPDATE: 8:29pm ] TBS has finally got their act together ...
TBS' Statement on the ALCS Game 6 Technical Problems —
Fang's Bites
I got to a sports bar in Seekonk, MA right before 8 p.m. and while I knew I was not going to get a seat to watch Game 6 of the ALCS between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay, I certainly was not expecting to see "Bloopers and Practical Jokes" with a pre-stroke Dick Clark. Then when the show signed off ...
TBS Misses The Beggining of ALCS Game 6 —
FanHouse
As I write this, TBS is experiencing "technical difficulties", and is unable to broadcast the beginning of ALCS Game 6 between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. The problems started a little before 8:00PM EST, when a bloopers show hosted by Dick Clark interrupted the pregame show. They ...
TBS! —
SULLY BASEBALL
I never thought TBS baseball's coverage could sink beneath those Dane Cook ads last year. Well here we are... The biggest ballgame of the year is on... an insanely anticipated game involving one of the biggest and most passionate fan bases of any sports... AND YOU ARE HAVING TECHNICAL ...
TBS Shows Their Bloopers Over Rays’ Mistakes —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
TBS couldn’t show the first inning of Game Six of the ALCS Saturday night because of an unplanned power outage that prevented them from routing feeds out to their viewership. Rays fans would have preferred to stick with the Steve Harvey marathon that TBS used to fill dead air as the Rays ...
Is this happening anywhere else?!!! —
Halos Heaven
GAME THREAD - ALCS Game #6 - Boston @ Tampa Bay
WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!
Where is the coverage of game 6 of the ALCS. Instead TBS is showing some dumb show! Where is the game?!?!?! I'm pissed!
Hopefully this will show major league baseball what a joke TBS is for showing playoff games. Please ...
F.... TBS —
The GYS Network
Wow...technical difficulties from TBS have made me miss almost the whole first inning. I hope that they never get to carry a game again. Ridiculous. Upton already with a home run. Crap...
Technical Difficulties Black Out Game 6 —
Sports of Boston
WHERE IS THE RED SOX GAME?!!?!?! Technical difficulties at TBS are preventing me from watching the game (for now), and now I’m forced to watch some bad Steve Harvey show.
I’ll stay tuned…but for now I have to rely on the radio. Simply unbelievable.
© KC for ...
Heidi Game Eclipsed by TBS ALCS Snafu in Beckett Game —
Scott's Shots
By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch
UPDATE: MLB.com is supposedly now showing the game for free. We’ll see if their servers can handle it. We didn’t have any success logging on.
In what can only be considered a major snafu, TBS’s coverage of the ALCS is being ...
TBS: Please Bite Me. —
umpbump.com
TBS is showing a re-run of the Steve Harvey Show. I don’t even know what that is. My boyfriend had to spell it for me.
WHERE IS MY BASEBALL? WHERE IS MY BECKETT? WHERE IS TROPICANA FIELD?
Right about now, those mowhawked, blue-haired, cowbell-ringin’ Rays fans are standing and ...
