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More Awesomeness From MLB Network: Introducing Saturday Night Baseball

By Ryan On the day that MLB Network is to have its first ever live game broadcast — Brewers at Giants at 7pm ET — the network announced that it has doubled its live games this season and will add a game on Saturday nights, bringing the network’s total number of live games this season to 52. Originally, MLB Network was to only air a live game on Thursday nights. This is pretty awesome news, considering the TV crapfest that is Saturday night. You can now go straight from FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week right over to MLB […]

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FOX Saturday Baseball Game Of The Week Returns April 11

By Ryan FOX returns with Major League Baseball regional action on April 11, opening its 14th season of carrying MLB. This season features a new start time — 4pm ET (except when games precede NASCAR races, see schedule below). This season also features new-look pregame and postgame shows, as Chris Rose brings fans late-breaking baseball news and notes and sets the scene for the day’s MLB action. Once the game begins, Rose joins the FOX broadcast team on location, serving as a field reporter. Back for the 14th straight season is FOX’s top announcing crew of Joe Buck and Tim […]

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Where To Watch The World Baseball Classic

If you got up early to watch the World Baseball Classic game between China and Japan on Thursday morning, then you, my friend, are hardcore. The rest of us are probably going to catch a few WBC games when it’s convenient, and this weekend should give plenty of opportunities as the tournament begins in earnest. The U.S. will play its first game on Saturday at 2pm ET against Canada in Toronto on ESPN. Here’s the full schedule of WBC action on ESPN, ESPN2 and MLB Network: 2009 World Baseball Classic Schedule All Times Eastern ROUND 1 Pool A (Tokyo Dome, […]

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MLB Network Debuts “30 Clubs In 30 Days”

By Ryan MLB Network’s spring training preview series 30 Clubs in 30 Days will premiere Feb. 20 at 8pm ET. The series devotes an hour to each MLB team, giving viewers an inside look at preparations for the 2009 season with field reports, interviews and a look back at each team’s 2008 season and offseason activity. Each episode also looks back at the best moments in team franchise history, and includes a roundtable discussion featuring a panel of front-office personnel and baseball writers. Reporters Hazel Mae and Trenni Kusnierek will report on-site at each club’s training facility, and an interactive […]

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MLB Playoffs On TBS

The MLB playoffs start today, and for the first time, TBS will have exclusive coverage of the Division Series. TBS also has coverage of the National League Championship Series, alternating between NLCS and ALCS with FOX for the next seven years. I’m curious to gauge public sentiment on how the TBS exclusive deal is going to mess with TV viewers who don’t have cable. There’s no over-the-air coverage of games on TBS, even for teams’ local markets. So imagine you’re a Cubs fan (hurts, I know) and they’re in the NLCS. You don’t have cable TV, so you’re going to […]