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| I e-mailed Ch. 13 asking why they cut away from the Angels game to a boring but very colorful test pattern precisely at 5 p.m. My guess is that they had to give back the satellite at 5.
I will let you know of their response, if I get one. No one answered the phone there Sunday.
Meantime, they can be reached at programming@la13.com |
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| ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. |
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Location: Along the mother road. | Nothing they could do if it was a blackout issue. However prior warning would have been nice. |
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| Probably just as well that I didn't have to watch the homer. |
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| I think LTH nailed it. I'm glad I didn't have to see it. I assume Ellis got a basehit? Don't tell me he walked in a run. |
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Location: P245 | I'm sure KCOP is getting a TON of emails/phone calls right now. It's going to be one miserable Monday for them. |
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| He hit a grand slam on the first pitch. |
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| Ok People, Look, it is not that channel 13 lost the broadcast. ESPN has all broadcast rights for Sunday night baseball which begins at 5:00pm local time and therefore channel 13 is required by law to stop telecasting any game in progress. Channel 13 is not at fault here. It just is what it is. Notice all baseball games begin at noonish or 1:00 on Sundays and that's so they don't run into this problem but obviously when a game goes into extra innings, it becomes a problem. |
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| Why wasn't there a warning? (rhetorical question)
Edited by Bill Melton 6/8/2008 5:07 PM
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Location: P245 | I don't think it's the LAW. I'm sure MLB and ESPN can change that clause in the contract. How about any game in progress does not get the boot. |
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| homegrownHALO - 6/8/2008 5:06 PM
Ok People, Look, it is not that channel 13 lost the broadcast. ESPN has all broadcast rights for Sunday night baseball which begins at 5:00pm local time and therefore channel 13 is required by law to stop telecasting any game in progress. Channel 13 is not at fault here. It just is what it is. Notice all baseball games begin at noonish or 1:00 on Sundays and that's so they don't run into this problem but obviously when a game goes into extra innings, it becomes a problem.
Now I hate ESPN even more, I never knew that. how the **** can they have that kind of right? |
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| Well I agree they could of flashed something on the screen as a reminder but I looked at my clock at 4:55 and said "crap if this doesn't hurry, we are going to miss the end" and sure enough 5:00, end of broadcast. Maybe they think everyone knows about the blackout restriction but a warning still would of been nice. That's what the complain should be to channel 13, not that they disappeared. That part was out of their control. |
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Location: Along the mother road. | Fox has basically the same right on Saturday afternoons. The answer is easy though. It rhymes with honey. |
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| He served up a granny? Good grief, now I'm glad I didn't have to see it. |
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Location: P245 | ESPN not only controls the east coast hype over the west, but now control west coast games on TV. They are more powerful than God. |
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| It's law according to the contracts that have been agreed upon and signed by all parties and yes it could be changed if everyone agreed but obviously why would ESPN agree to it? They own the market for Sunday night baseball. |
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| homegrownHALO - 6/8/2008 5:06 PM Ok People, Look, it is not that channel 13 lost the broadcast. ESPN has all broadcast rights for Sunday night baseball which begins at 5:00pm local time and therefore channel 13 is required by law to stop telecasting any game in progress. Channel 13 is not at fault here. It just is what it is. Notice all baseball games begin at noonish or 1:00 on Sundays and that's so they don't run into this problem but obviously when a game goes into extra innings, it becomes a problem. They need to kill the blackout issue if it is a game in proces and in extra innings. There is the Heidi precedence for them to use where the broadcast should not be terminated until the actual event is completed. It's just unfair for the fans to have their game terminated because of a single conflicting game under a supposed exclusivity contract. |
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Location: Along the mother road. | Blarg - 6/8/2008 5:12 PM They need to kill the blackout issue if it is a game in proces and in extra innings. There is the Heidi precedence for them to use where the broadcast should not be terminated until the actual event is completed. It's just unfair for the fans to have their game terminated because of a single conflicting game under a supposed exclusivity contract. And give up all that wonderful, great, sexy, so wonderful money. And to do this to make the fans happy? Your and idoit. Sincerely, Bud Selig |
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| Dear Bud, $%^&@!!! you! We are pretty much tired of being force fed the Yankees and Red Sox and would rather watch our team. The other fans |
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Now I hate ESPN even more, I never knew that. how the **** can they have that kind of right?
Fox has the same thing on Saturdays. It blows when you live out of market and can't even get the game on Extra Innings. |
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| the dude abides - 6/8/2008 5:17 PM
Now I hate ESPN even more, I never knew that. how the **** can they have that kind of right?
Fox has the same thing on Saturdays. It blows when you live out of market and can't even get the game on Extra Innings.
Yeah that would suck man, I just got home from work to catch the strikeout of Emil Brown, then the signal dies. |
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| Dear Blarg:
There are many rea$on$ why we have thi$ contract $tipulation with E$PN and Fox. The rea$on$ are many and complex. I am $orry I can't go into them at thi$ time.
All the be$t, your commi$$ioner.
Bud $elig |
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Location: P245 | Could you image what would've happened if this happened to the Yanks, Sox, or Cubs. I bet MLB put a clause in TV contracts that their games NEVER be touched. |
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| AIR - 6/8/2008 5:10 PM
Bootcheck pitches like a granny. Good grief, now I'm glad I didn't have to see it.
Fixed. |
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| Major League Baseball has huge problems. They simply do not care about the fans. all they care about is the $$$$. The sooner Bud leaves the better. |
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Channel 13 disappearing act
