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April/May Time Changes

bmfc1 Jan 26 2010 06:33 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 27 2010 04:21 PM

Those of you planning to go to CF--heads up! There have been some time changes to accommodate national TV in April and May: April 25--8:05 (ESPN) May 22--7:05 (FOX moves NYM/MFY to prime-time) May 23--8:05 (ESPN) The above means that consecutive games between two NY teams will not have NY announcers on TV. The April 18 game at St. Louis and the May 2 game at Philadelphia are also Sunday night games meaning that the Mets are on ESPN three Sundays in a row.

themetfairy Jan 26 2010 06:51 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

Thanks bmfc1. That's good to know (especially since I have tix to the two Sunday games).

TransMonk Jan 26 2010 07:05 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

FOX is going to show MLB in primetime? They've never done that during the regular season, have they?

metirish Jan 26 2010 07:09 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="TransMonk":pz6v2zru]FOX is going to show MLB in primetime? They've never done that during the regular season, have they?[/quote:pz6v2zru] I don't think so, certainly not at 7pm....I like it ...Saturday night baseball.

bmfc1 Jan 26 2010 07:18 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

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Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2010 07:28 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

I understand that MLB has sold its soul to the networks, but switching a Sunday game to the evening is very family unfriendly.

G-Fafif Jan 26 2010 07:30 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="TransMonk":sl690ty9]FOX is going to show MLB in primetime? They've never done that during the regular season, have they?[/quote:sl690ty9] Can't recall Fox taking a Saturday afternoon game and moving it to Saturday night, but on April 16, 2004, they did a one-off Friday Night telecast because it was the first rematch of the MFYs and Sawx after the epic 2003 ALCS. In the summer of '84, NBC took a Mets-Braves game scheduled for Saturday night at Shea and, per its contractual rights, moved it to Saturday afternoon. The gods were unhappy and rained it out.

metirish Jan 26 2010 07:37 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="G-Fafif":7dt3q62h] In the summer of '84, NBC took a Mets-Braves game scheduled for Saturday night at Shea and, per its contractual rights, moved it to Saturday afternoon. The gods were unhappy and rained it out.[/quote:7dt3q62h] Where in your brain was this info residing? , and I don't doubt for a second that reading about the time changes triggered it.

G-Fafif Jan 26 2010 07:56 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="metirish":1xgmaib1][quote="G-Fafif":1xgmaib1] In the summer of '84, NBC took a Mets-Braves game scheduled for Saturday night at Shea and, per its contractual rights, moved it to Saturday afternoon. The gods were unhappy and rained it out.[/quote:1xgmaib1] Where in your brain was this info residing? , and I don't doubt for a second that reading about the time changes triggered it.[/quote:1xgmaib1] Information nobody is seeking just kind of hovers in my midst, like midges surrounding Joba Chamberlain on a warm Cleveland night.

Frayed Knot Jan 26 2010 07:57 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="bmfc1":eaw4xi0r]April 25--8:05 (ESPN) May 22--7:05 (FOX moves NYM/MFY to prime-time) May 23--8:05 (ESPN)[/quote:eaw4xi0r] Always good to get as many of those April/May games in the northeast as possible moved to night time.

Ceetar Jan 26 2010 09:01 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="bmfc1":2mhm5mej]Those of you planning to go to CF--heads up! There have been some time changes to accommodate national TV in April and May: April 25--8:05 (ESPN) May 22--7:05 (FOX moves NYM/MFY to prime-time) May 23--8:05 (ESPN) [/quote:2mhm5mej] I read CF as Centerfield and thought you were giving us a heads up on what time to show up should we get the call to replace Beltran in April/May if he's still out. (I'm sure I can outfield and outhit GMJ after all..)

Gwreck Jan 26 2010 11:41 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":1rsk49ru]I understand that MLB has sold its soul to the networks, but switching a Sunday game to the evening is very family unfriendly.[/quote:1rsk49ru] This is nothing new. ESPN moves a certain number of games to Sunday night and has been doing so for years. No team can play on Sunday night more than five times in a season.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2010 11:47 AM Re: April/May Time Changes

I know it's not new, but it still sucks.

Ashie62 Jan 26 2010 04:01 PM Re: April/May Time Changes

Mets are still on TV?

bmfc1 Jan 27 2010 04:23 PM Re: April/May Time Changes

I amended the original message to tell you that the Mets will on Sunday night 3 weeks in a row. First of all--has ESPN checked the Mets roster lately? Second--crap! No Gary, Keith and/Ron. Third--we look forward to watching the Mets on Sundays and now we have 3 weeks in a row where we have to wait until the night.

G-Fafif Jan 27 2010 06:00 PM Re: April/May Time Changes

ESPlanatioN from a network executive in Neil Best's column: "The secret is the opponents. In the first two months, the Mets play the Yankees, Phillies, Cardinals and Braves on Sunday night. They are in the No. 1 market, so it's simple calculus to figure how we chose the Mets four times." Your 2010 New York Mets: Incidental opposition surrounded by ample population.

Ashie62 Jan 29 2010 05:50 PM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="G-Fafif"]ESPlanatioN from a network executive in Neil Best's column: "The secret is the opponents. In the first two months, the Mets play the Yankees, Phillies, Cardinals and Braves on Sunday night. They are in the No. 1 market, so it's simple calculus to figure how we chose the Mets four times." Your 2010 New York Mets: Incidental opposition surrounded by ample population.

The Mets will be the heel in most of these wrestling matches

cooby Jan 29 2010 09:34 PM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="Ashie62":1bme1wki]Mets are still on TV?[/quote:1bme1wki] news to me too

Frayed Knot Jan 31 2010 02:48 PM Re: April/May Time Changes

[quote="TransMonk"]FOX is going to show MLB in primetime? They've never done that during the regular season, have they?

This Mets-Yanx tilt is one of two they're doing this summer.
Bob Raissman - sports media dude for the NYDN - speculates:

Once upon a time, the Foxies could've landed some Saturday college football programming. Never happened. They had to stand on the sidelines watching ABC make a nice franchise out of its Saturday night college football telecasts.
So, maybe Fox is testing the waters with a couple of Saturday night baseball games this season. If the ratings are respectable, would anyone be surprised if Fox eventually dumps its Saturday afternoon "Game of the Week" in favor of a Saturday night package?