1. Fox had zero intent on airing any of the NLCS on the network. The entire point of airing all the NLCS games on FS1 was to force people to find the channel and give FS1 its first-ever weekly win over ESPN (which it proceeded to run promos about through Games 5 and 6. I'm reasonably sure if it was up to Fox, they'd put at least one World Series game on FS1.
2. One thing Fox did introduce was using side-by-side during the first in-inning pitching change of each game, where they'd put various shots in the top right corner, with the score/inning/bases below it, followed by the incoming pitcher and next batter. It would've worked better for my money if they focused on the pitcher's warm ups, rather than calling various camera angles. 3. I think this was mentioned in another thread, but Fox continues to cut it close with jamming as many spots into that 2:45 as they can. Almost every half inning Buck welcomed people back during or after the pitcher's first pitch. I would be curious if the league office has passed along its concerns. 4. I'm trying my best to get into Joe Buck on baseball, but I was underwhelmed with his work. He seems to force excitement, as if he's overcompensating for all those complains about him not being excited enough. John Smoltz is a decent enough analyst (and after so many years of Tim McCarver, I'd take my three year old working the game). 5. NoTV: I will be at Game 3, having put on my credit card an outrageous amount of money for my single ticket. Given the price difference between the Cleveland and Chicago games (the amount I spent to sit in the last section of the right field upper deck for Game 3 would literally put me behind the plate for Game 1), I will be very interested in hearing how Cubs fans make their appearance known during the first two games. On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Or on the coming Series > <http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/10/22/world-series-first-glance-cubs-indians-battle-each-other---and-history/92624272/> > between two MLB clubs historically known for futility? (USA Today, > f'instance) > > Of course, this is bringing back memories... of that leaked photo from > NBC's "Revolution" which the commish made them retouch... > > The channels we (surreptitiously) got back from cable didn't include FS1, > where the matchup ended up due to prior Big 12 football commitments by the > big Fox, nor NBCSN who is doing the NASCAR Cup race today... > > I'm not expecting anything on Penn State's shocker over Ohio State... > > B > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
