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WGN replay of Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter is Friday at 10pm (CT), BUT...

The replay of Carlos Zambrano’s no-hitter is scheduled on WGN-TV9 this Friday at 10pm (CT).

BUT, it is NOT scheduled on WGN America. It is scheduled Friday on WGN-TV9 ONLY.

So Cubs Nation, those of us outside of the Chicagoland area need to make our voices heard. Start the email and phone call lobbying to the station program manager NOW to ask for it to be replayed on WGN America too.

Viewer contact to station program managers speaks LOUDLY folks. Have at it, and remember, be polite. Programmers deal with calls from a lot of people who have lined their apartment ceilings with aluminum foil to keep the gamma rays and alien listening devices at bay. (seriously...)

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Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson

by MikeOxbyg on Sep 16, 2008 9:11 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Done

Nobody cares about your fantasy league team

by carmen_fanzone on Sep 16, 2008 9:11 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

To clarify, the replay is not yet reflected on the WGN America online broadcast schedule.

I’m trying to confirm that they intend to put it on WGN America too. I’ll let folks know as soon as I speak with someone at WGN America…

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Sep 16, 2008 9:16 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I spoke with a WGN America staffer who said...

“They are in a meeting now about that…”. So perhaps we’ll have an answer shortly. Keep your fingers crossed…

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Sep 16, 2008 9:20 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

taken care of

I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg

by Trey2317 on Sep 16, 2008 9:20 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

don't forget...

America’s Funniest Home Videos. Those creepy eyes just pop during home video broadcasts of dads getting hit in the nuts by whiffle balls.

by CubFan81 on Sep 16, 2008 10:24 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I never make it through an entire show

Tom Bergeron is so boring I end up nodding off by the end

"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)

by spoiledcubbage on Sep 16, 2008 10:26 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

E-mail sent

"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)

by spoiledcubbage on Sep 16, 2008 10:25 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

done

"A catchers biggest concern behind the plate is to make his pitcher pitch a little better than he can" Roy Campanella

by Madison Cub Fan on Sep 16, 2008 10:43 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sent.

Hope it works.

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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 16, 2008 10:45 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Didn't get a chance to send yet

but since it seems like it will be on nationally, I don’t have to. I totally would have, though.

by AceCubbie on Sep 17, 2008 7:01 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I emailed Robert Feder...

the Sun TImes TV guru…and here is his answer

This will be shown both locally AND nationally via WGN America, so no worries there!

10pm-1am/ct Cubs Baseball @ Houston (S) (CC) (Sports)

Encore of Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano’s historic no-hitter against the Houston Astros in Milwaukee last Sunday.

Kasey

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Also, see the Cubs 2008 schedule with game results and TV schedule at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html

by kaseyi on Sep 16, 2008 10:50 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cheers!

That’s great news.

I was able to record ESPNs broadcast of the ninth, but I really wanted the whole game.

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by neverAcquiesce on Sep 16, 2008 10:54 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's 8-11 pm PDT and AZ

Personally, I’ll believe it when I see it on my screen Friday night

"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)

by spoiledcubbage on Sep 16, 2008 10:56 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is good news. Roger has better contacts at WGN than I do (obviously)

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Sep 16, 2008 10:59 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's ROBERT, not Roger...duh.

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Sep 16, 2008 10:59 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did something important happen during this game or something?

I must of missed it.

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 11:04 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, a new "Bob and Tom Show" promo ran.

It was hilarious and has had people BEGGING to see it again “in its entirety.”

Go Green! Go White! GO STATE! (#13031 on the Cubs season ticket waiting list...)

by Zeke on Sep 16, 2008 11:12 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gotcha.

Love those WGN promos!!!

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 11:15 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Summary of promo.... !Spoiler Alert!

Hahahahahahah
Hahahahahahah
Hahahahahahah

by JPetey on Sep 16, 2008 1:28 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We learned "Never trust anyone over 90"

"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)

by spoiledcubbage on Sep 16, 2008 11:44 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awww man

I was really looking forward to my nightly double dose of Scrubs reruns….

by SuperContext on Sep 16, 2008 12:09 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well I emailed them.

Then read down the comments and found it was planned to be shown nationally. Oh well. It didn’t hurt anything.

Go Cubs!

by madmf on Sep 16, 2008 12:21 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just to be clear...

This would not of been possible without the direct contributions of the SWL/Sue369 Campaign for Office.

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 12:55 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

also...

 they helped create the Blackberry.

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by kaseyi on Sep 16, 2008 1:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ha Ha Ha

Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson

by MikeOxbyg on Sep 16, 2008 3:21 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Len & Bob's Blog says....

WGN-TV will replay Carlos Zambrano’s no-hitter both in Chicago and around the country this Friday night, September 19 at 10pm Central time.

by MillsChC on Sep 16, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Does anyone know

if I can buy the No hit game and download it to my computer? I know you used to buy individual games but I couldnt figure out how to do it for Sunday’s game. Can anyone help me out?

by dlee25 on Sep 16, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The game will be available through itunes soon.

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 1:16 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The game is already available for purchase...

on ITunes…. $1.99.

Curiously though… it doesn’t say in the description whether it’s the FSN Houston feed (which is the one MLB.tv archived) or the WGN feed that you’re buying.

by MillsChC on Sep 16, 2008 1:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

search "2008 MLB Games"

Somewhere on the screen you should see “MLB.com Games of the Year, 2008”. Click that… and the games will be listed at the bottom… they’re listed by date, so scroll all the way to the bottom and you’ll see the last one entitled “Big Z’s No-Hitter”

by MillsChC on Sep 16, 2008 1:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm downloading it now.

It’s the Cubs feed. You can tell from the free preview of it.

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 1:26 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Typical TV show from itunes

Fullscreen of course, I would say about 640×480 or so.

The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.

by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 1:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

itunes sucks for watching videos (at least in windows) and i’m not going to watch it on my ipod, so not really worth it.

not to mention the DRM.

by nathew on Sep 16, 2008 9:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They didn't broadcast in HD

So this SD feed is the best you’ll get, unless as I hope they recorded the broadcast in HD locally and will rebroadcast it Friday in real HD.

by McCarron on Sep 16, 2008 9:44 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i don't think they'll broadcast in hd

Len Kasper said that since the game was shortnotice, they didn’t have time to bring in the hd equipment. I watched the game on local WGN and this was the case as well. So the feed no matter what they do will be in standard definition, sadly.

by aznsensation on Sep 20, 2008 1:28 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Emailed anyway

And getting Itunes…thanks

"You gotta be some kind of strong to hit that ball"-Joe Carter

by Lemonhead99 on Sep 16, 2008 1:41 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cool!

I think I’ll buy it, too. Great to know it’s the WGN feed.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Sep 16, 2008 1:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

done

.

I'm a reader not a poster, but I'm also a poster so don't get any ideas.

by cozmotaylor123 on Sep 16, 2008 6:27 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Emailed Away

Let’s get this done for Cubs Nation!

by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Sep 16, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've already got 3 Cubs games

on my iphone. This one will round out the collection.

It’s great to watch on airplane flights, or any time you are sitting in a waiting room. People always ask if it’s live.

by Clark Addison on Sep 17, 2008 6:19 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Will be on WGN

WGN e-mailed me that the replay would indeed be nationwide. Here is the e-mail.

Steve:

“As our website states, ESPN’s agreement with Major League Baseball prohibited us from carrying the game nationally last Sunday night but we will carry an encore Friday at 10:00 p.m. Central.
Thanks for writing.
George”

Yeehaw! Go ’Z"!!

by journal_guy on Sep 18, 2008 11:39 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awesome

DVR Set.

I wonder, even though I’ll probably watch on Saturday, are we going to get a BCB live thread for the re-air? Since this is the first time that most will have gotten to see the game?

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by MrNFL on Sep 18, 2008 4:21 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And if the Cubs win tomorrow

the Suds play in Cincinnati tomorrow night, and that game figures to end around 9pm…

Consider the possibilities.

by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Sep 18, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If the Cubs clinch tonight

could the Big Z no-hitter be pre-emted by WGN’s coverage of the clinch?

"Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance"

by MerlinDog on Sep 19, 2008 9:15 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In response to the two posts above...

… I think I’ll open a Brewers/Reds discussion thread in the FanPost section late this afternoon.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Sep 19, 2008 7:55 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What about a re-air thread

Not to bog things down, but a lot of us didn’t get to watch Z’s no-hitter teh first time, like MrNFL pointed out…

by cocknfire on Sep 19, 2008 12:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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