The Problem With FOX

Sometimes, FOX just pisses me off.  Often, this happens on Saturday afternoons.  Why?  Because FOX has exclusive baseball broadcasting rights on Saturday afternoons, which often means I don’t get to watch my beloved Yankees.  Today is another one of those days.  As I right this, New York is playing Baltimore.  Mussina is pitching, yet I’ll get to see none of it as DirecTV is required to black out the game on YES.

Now mind you, I’ve already watched the Braves-Reds game earlier today, which finished up around 4:15.  I’m not getting a second game from the west coast or anything.  In fact, my local FOX affiliate is showing a country music informercial compliments of Time Life.  So instead of enjoying some more baseball, I’m watching a Schnyder-Sharapova match on ESPN2.  Granted, that’s not a bad alternative, but I’m not always this fortunate.

So if any FOX executives are reading this, here’s my request:  Once the local affiliate has shown the game, allow any other games covered by the Extra Innings package to be shown.

In other news, I’ve played 3 games in my ’75 replay so far today, and hopefully I’ll get another 2 in before the night is through (since I’m getting this blog writing out of the way now).

And while somehow the Tigers still have the best record in baseball, it’s worth pointing out that as of this writing the NEW YORK YANKEES have the second best record.  Don’t look now, but we’re not dead yet.