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[Tom Servo]

I'm glad to see Harold Reynolds on the show. He was the only analyst I truly enjoyed on Baseball Tonight.

I could've done without him, but I don't hate him.Trenni Kusnerik (sp?) is a nice addition as well. She used to work at Fox Sports Pittsburgh. One time she was doing an interview between the 1st & 2nd periods of a Pens game and it was very obvious she had "high beams". During the next intermission she had a jacket on.

 

[GreenNGold]

I'm glad to see Harold Reynolds on the show. He was the only analyst I truly enjoyed on Baseball Tonight.

I could've done without him, but I don't hate him.Trenni Kusnerik (sp?) is a nice addition as well. She used to work at Fox Sports Pittsburgh. One time she was doing an interview between the 1st & 2nd periods of a Pens game and it was very obvious she had "high beams". During the next intermission she had a jacket on.

Trenni was with FSN North and the Brewers last year. We will miss her.

 

[Tom Servo]

I'm glad to see Harold Reynolds on the show. He was the only analyst I truly enjoyed on Baseball Tonight.

I could've done without him, but I don't hate him.Trenni Kusnerik (sp?) is a nice addition as well. She used to work at Fox Sports Pittsburgh. One time she was doing an interview between the 1st & 2nd periods of a Pens game and it was very obvious she had "high beams". During the next intermission she had a jacket on.

Trenni was with FSN North and the Brewers last year. We will miss her.

She was on WDVE's morning show last fall. I think she's from Wisconsin originally.

 

[MrPhoenix]

ETA: Here is an old interview of Ty Cobb from 1930 done by Grantland Rice. You may find this of interest. I certainly did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzkEphQAi7U

Just listened to this. Just amazing.

 

[oso diablo]

tomorrow (Monday) night 9pm ET, MLB Network will air a documentary about the Negro Leagues.

 

[Bogart]

Finally got it, and it is HD!!

Life is good.

 

[MrPhoenix]

Called and cancelled Dish Network today. Spoke to a real nice lady and told her that I was moving in with a friend who was about to be evicted from his apartment and his apartment was incapable of getting Dish Network because of the "evil" landlord.

I was friendly throughout and she knocked off $100 off the cancellation fee. So, I only owed $115 total (fee and service) to break away from Dish.

Moral of the story: If you're in a bad contract situation, be nice, use what I said above, be willing to pay when you talk to them, and they'll help you.

 

[Bogart]

Prime 9 and Hot Stove are like Crack Cocaine dipped in honey and served off Jessica Alba'a bare ###.

My wife hates the channel already.

 

[MrPhoenix]

Crack Cocaine dipped in honey and served off Jessica Alba'a bare ###.

To say "it moved" wouldn't begin to describe it.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Prime 9 and Hot Stove are like Crack Cocaine dipped in honey and served off Jessica Alba'a bare ###.My wife hates the channel already.

Particularly, when they get it right. I was SHOCKED when they had Pedro as #1 on the Prime 9 of all-time pitching seasons and referenced ERA+.Awesome.

 

[MrPhoenix]

Only 2 more days until I'm immersed in MLB Network goodness!

x 100

 

[Tom Servo]

Prime 9 and Hot Stove are like Crack Cocaine dipped in honey and served off Jessica Alba'a bare ###.

My wife hates the channel already.

True dat and more...My wife is fine with it. I think she's wondering why it hasn't come along sooner.

 

[MrPhoenix]

DirecTV is finally here and I'm watching highlights from the Reds/A's series from 1990. What a country! [/YakovSmirnoff]

BTW, they had some issues during installation that will make calling in and complaining much easier.

 

[Tom Servo]

DirecTV is finally here and I'm watching highlights from the Reds/A's series from 1990. What a country! [/YakovSmirnoff]BTW, they had some issues during installation that will make calling in and complaining much easier.

Good to see you with us. If you've never been with DTV before, they're really good IMO about customer service...very few dunderheads on the phone.And I fell asleep watching those highlights. Sucks to be 40+.

 

[MrPhoenix]

DirecTV is finally here and I'm watching highlights from the Reds/A's series from 1990. What a country! [/YakovSmirnoff]BTW, they had some issues during installation that will make calling in and complaining much easier.

Good to see you with us. If you've never been with DTV before, they're really good IMO about customer service...very few dunderheads on the phone.And I fell asleep watching those highlights. Sucks to be 40+.

Cards/Mets Game 7 NLCS from 2006 about to come up.You know, the one where Wainwright made Carlos Beltran look like a dunce at the very end.The HD DVR is causing some TV issues with my standard tube. Good news is that I no longer need a 32 inch HDTV because I sit closer to the TV at my new place. Hoping to stop by Circuit City between now and next weekend and seeing if they have any crazy giveaways yet pm a 26 inch TV..

 

[MrPhoenix]

Just called DirecTV. Started off sounding a little aggravated about yesterday's installation experience and said I was thinking about going back to Dish. A little acting (played the "fictional roommate making crazy demands" card) and I got a $23 dollar credit on my bill every month for a year. I tried to get her to extend the movie packages, but she didn't bite. That would have just been the cherry.

The $276 in savings will more than cover the Extra Innings package.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Just called DirecTV. Started off sounding a little aggravated about yesterday's installation experience and said I was thinking about going back to Dish. A little acting (played the "fictional roommate making crazy demands" card) and I got a $23 dollar credit on my bill every month for a year. I tried to get her to extend the movie packages, but she didn't bite. That would have just been the cherry.

The $276 in savings will more than cover the Extra Innings package.

You better make sure they come through with that because they often forget about these things.

 

[MrPhoenix]

Just called DirecTV. Started off sounding a little aggravated about yesterday's installation experience and said I was thinking about going back to Dish. A little acting (played the "fictional roommate making crazy demands" card) and I got a $23 dollar credit on my bill every month for a year. I tried to get her to extend the movie packages, but she didn't bite. That would have just been the cherry.

The $276 in savings will more than cover the Extra Innings package.

You better make sure they come through with that because they often forget about these things.

I was told it would take effect 6 weeks from now. I'll definitely make sure they're honoring that.

 

[GreenNGold]

I wish for the classic games that had Joe Buck as an announcer they would do a voice-over with someone else, such as the St. Louis/Detroit world series they were showing this weekend. I would love to have watched but just hearing his voice makes those games unwatchable for me. How does he keep getting all the prime games?

 

[Tom Servo]

I wish for the classic games that had Joe Buck as an announcer Tim freakin' McCarver as analyst they would do a voice-over with someone else, such as the St. Louis/Detroit world series they were showing this weekend. I would love to have watched but just hearing his voice makes those games unwatchable for me. How does he keep getting all the prime games?

Fixed.

 

[Angry Beavers]

Is Hotstove must see TV for the fantasy nut? Just curious. I have watched from time to time, and this channel is clearly curing the bsaeball jones. TIA

 

[Tom Servo]

They're showing the Caribbean World Series starting Monday. Boy, I love this channel.

 

[MrPhoenix]

Bob Costas joins MLB Network

SECAUCUS, N.J. - MLB Network today announced that Bob Costas, one of the most accomplished and highly decorated sports broadcasters in history, has joined its roster of on-air talent, effective immediately. As part of a multi-year deal, MLB Network will be the exclusive cable home for Costas, who will host special original programming with an emphasis on the game's history and its most significant figures and topics, and serve as the lead play by play commentator for a select number of MLB Network's slate of 26 live regular season games. Costas, fresh off hosting NBC's Super Bowl XLIII coverage, will maintain all his current duties at NBC, including his role as host of their Olympic and NFL coverage.Costas today will interview Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Joe Torre for a new one hour program titled, MLB Network Studio 42 with Bob Costas that is scheduled to air in its entirety on Thursday, February 5 at 8:00 p.m. ET, immediately following live coverage of the Caribbean World Series. MLB Network launched on January 1 in approximately 50 million homes as the largest network debut in cable history."In addition to being one of the preeminent sports broadcasters of his generation, Bob also cares very deeply about the game of baseball," said Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig. "We're glad to reunite him with the game he loves most and look forward to the exciting television he and MLB Network will create together in the years to come.""I'm especially enthused about the type of programming we'll be able to create at MLB Network, a mix of historical pieces, documentary-style programming, interviews and play-by-play -- all the things I most enjoy, and it's all baseball," said Costas."Bob showed us all on January 1 how his presence can truly elevate a broadcast, and we plan to tap into his unique abilities and perspective to build more high-caliber programming in the future," said Tony Petitti, President and Chief Executive Officer of MLB Network. "In addition to the studio show, we're also looking forward to Bob's return to the broadcast booth, where he's been part of so many memorable moments in baseball over the years."Costas played a major role in the debut of MLB Network on January 1 by hosting a special interview with Don Larsen and Yogi Berra which was interspersed throughout the airing of Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series, which appeared on television for the first time since its original broadcast.Costas has been honored as Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association a record eight times. He also won the Sports Emmy for "Outstanding Studio Host" every year from 2002-2006, and has won 19 Emmy's over a 30-year career. His previous baseball work includes NBC's Saturday Game of the Week during the 1980's with Tony Kubek and NBC's All-Star, Playoff, and World Series coverage from 1994 through 2000. In 2000, Costas wrote the critically acclaimed best selling book Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball.A 29-year veteran of NBC Sports, Costas has hosted eight Olympics including the recent Summer Games in Beijing, and has been prominently involved over the years in numerous World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Finals broadcasts on the network. He is the host of NBC's Sunday evening NFL program, "Football Night in America," as well as hosting special events such as the Kentucky Derby and U.S. Open Golf Championships.From 2001 through 2008, Costas had a prominent role at HBO Sports, where he hosted "Inside the NFL" and his own highly respected programs, "On The Record With Bob Costas," later renamed "Costas Now."Costas joins MLB Network's growing roster of on-air talent, including studio hosts Matt Vasgersian, Victor Rojas and Greg Amsinger, studio analysts Sean Casey, Barry Larkin, Al Leiter, Joe Magrane, Dan Plesac, Harold Reynolds and Mitch Williams, reporters Trenni Kusnierek and Hazel Mae, and baseball insiders Jon Heyman and Tom Verducci.MLB Network launched in approximately 50 million cable and satellite homes on January 1, 2009 as the largest debut in cable television history, exceeding any other cable television launch by approximately 20 million. With live games, original programming, highlights, classic games, and coverage of baseball events, MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball fans. For more information, go to mlbnetwork.com.