Fox Baseball Market Bias?
Tip! Take note
of the baseball team he is cheering the loudest for and you will be
able to find team insignia to give as a baseball gift.
Fox TV only seems to be interested in large
market teams for its regular season national broadcasts of Major
League Baseball on Saturday afternoons. I can't remember the last
time I saw on of their games that didn't include at least one of
the following teams: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles
Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox,
Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, San Francisco
Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies. That's only 11 out of the 30 MLB
teams that get showcased.
Tip! Watch the
baseball commercials attentively for clues. You will see
possibilities as to the baseball gift best suited for your baseball
fanatic.
Don't hold your breath to see a Cincinnati
Reds-Pittsburgh Pirates game on Fox anytime soon. Ditto a Minnesota
Twins-Toronto Blue Jays game.
I know Fox is in business to make money, but
this is ridiculous. I remember seeing a much broader range of teams
on NBC's broadcasts of Saturday afternoon baseball when I was
growing up. They would even show the small-market Minnesota Twins
in years in which they would consistently finish fourth or fifth in
their division.
Of course, once the postseason begins, Fox or
ESPN will broadcast every game, regardless of market size. Sadly
though, with player free agency still running rampant, the large
market teams naturally dominate and the small market teams rarely
make it to the postseason. Therefore, the regular season is
generally the only time these teams can be seen, and thanks to Fox,
this has become a catch-22!
Tip! The pitcher
grips that ball with different styles. When he wants the baseball
to veer or curve to the left as it approaches the plate he grips
the ball a certain way.
Terry Mitchell is a software engineer, freelance
writer, and blogger from Hopewell, VA. On his blog -
http://commenterry.blogs.com - he posts commentaries on various
subjects such as politics, technology, religion, health and
well-being, personal finance, and sports. His commentaries offer a
unique point of view that is not often found in mainstream
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