Seven more years of a Fauxhold on MLB

[Oeditpus Rex]

Read it and weep, baseball fans.

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060711&content_id=1551895&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp

[lizziegrace]

1. I'm sorry

for all of us. :(

[Maestro]

2. Argh!

But at least the announcers for Fox baseball aren't as annoying as Fox football coverage.

[KamaAina]

15. Remember when they had hockey?

Remember hockey? :eyes:

Well, when Faux had hockey, back when it still mattered, they decided to tamper with, I mean, enhance the sport, most notably by showing a glowing light around the puck at all times. :puke: It was as though the game was taking place inside a Hallowe'en haunted house.

The nearest approach to that disaster in baseball so far has been when they tried to bury a camera under the mound. :wtf:

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. There's one of those at Dodger Stadium

A "plate cam."

Yeah, I just love that wide-angle shot looking up a hitter's nose. Really adds to the game. :eyes:

Faux also uses a blimp cam at LA games. Makes it look like a fuckin' dot race.

Fuckpoles.

[WCGreen]

3. I just can't watch it....

At least the Indians have a radio affiliate that is privately owned so I don't have to always listen to Clear Channel....

[Mutley]

4. All for more advertising dollars.

:patriot:

[Broken_Hero]

5. isn't Joe Buck

on that fox mlb staff? I dislike Joe Buck a lot...looks like the only sports he played was badminton....

on edit: no offense to badmintion players intended....

[KitchenWitch]

6. That sucks

But I am not sure ESPN could do much better...with their Yankee - BoSox obsession.

[reyd reid reed]

7. Oh, geeeze...

Can it get any worse? It's....Wrong is what it is. Saturday afternoons were Made for baseball and Fux has to go and take it away.

DAMMIT.

*stomps foot*

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. You see the other thing?

They're gonna change the start of the World Series from Saturday to Tuesday because they can sell more ads on weekdays.

It's not a significant change, but it just pisses me the fuck OFF that they'll trash another long-standing tradition for more $$$.

In response to Faux's exclusive contract for Saturday day games, more games are being scheduled for later no Saturdays. So that's good... I guess.

[reyd reid reed]

9. I've noticed more games on Saturday nights...

and yeah, I guess that's good, all things considered. But it's not Saturday afternoon. Baseball isn't supposed to be played under lights anyway and on Saturday...

It's just....

:cry:

Saturday afternoons with the fan turned on, the windows open, the game on...or hanging out on the porch listening to the game...or going to the ballpark to watch and eat hot dogs and popcorn...

Saturday night it's just not the same.

And how Dare they fuck with the World Series. I mean, that's just...blasphemous. They oughta be horsewhipped. Flogged (heh...damn near typed 'Flooged'). Beaten senseless with a Louisville Slugger. Sent to cover second without a glove. First Saturdays and now.....This?

:mad:

[WindRavenX]

10. FUCKING HELL

I HATE FOX.

HATE.

That "Scooter" thing was disgusting.

[KitchenWitch]

11. Oh do I have a link for you!

It is from a Twins Blog, but she goes in depth about her hatred for "Scooter"

http://www.bat-girl.com/archives/000441.php

The Batgirl blog is VERY entertaining.

[WindRavenX]

13. lol

:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

14. Assface - kind of fitting, huh?

:rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

12. Son of a...

:sigh: More listening to the World Series on radio and avoiding Buck and McCarver. Man...as closely as those two are tied to the Cardinals, I should like them more, but damn they can be annoying.

Even more annoying is the fact that Faux has to show me the stars of every show on their damned network during World Series games, like I care. Show me the game, dammit!

[KitchenWitch]

16. I miss Jack Buck!

:cry:

[GOPisEvil]

17. No kidding!

:cry:

Joe Buck CAN be good at times, but then...:sigh: McCarver is a lost cause, I think.