FOX has officially ruined Saturday day baseball. They reserve up to three games a week, change the start times to 3:55, and keep the baseball-watching world hostage. Then, to add insult to just being really pissed off, they throw studio hosts Jeanie Zealasko, Kevin Kennedy and Eric Karros at you — not exactly Karl Ravech and the gang.
Every other day game, even the 1:00 games, are blacked out on MLB Extra Innings. You CAN, however, catch the early games on MLB.tv. But if your team is kidnapped by FOX, and they choose not to show it in your market, then there is no way to watch it. Even I can say it’s a joke, and I am one of the lucky ones. The Mets are always on here. A few weeks ago they were in Colorado, and they were the televised game in South Florida, even though Atlanta and Arizona, a good match-up at the time, lay unused in FOX’s stable.
This week: More debauchery. The Mariners at the Red Sox is the game on here. The other two games that FOX reserved were Cubs at Dodgers and Indians at Tigers. Tim Wakefield is pitching for the Sox. So yes, it’s a knuckleballer pitching against the worst team in baseball, who is throwing Miguel Batista out there. Meanwhile, Carlos Zambrano – one of the best pitchers to watch regardless of who you root for – is pitching for the Cubs, who happen to have the best record in baseball, against Joe Torre, Derek Lowe and the Dodgers. Didn’t the Dodgers used to have Spring Training somewhere around here for a little while or so? Probably no fans, though. Same with the Cubs, they don’t travel well…
On a side note, Manny Ramirez just hit a bomb off Batista, and his pose completely justified FOX’s decision to show this game.
