WGN replay of Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter is Friday at 10pm (CT), BUT...
by Zeke on Sep 16, 2008 9:02 AM CDT
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PrintThe 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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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…
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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…
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taken care of
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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.
I never make it through an entire show
Tom Bergeron is so boring I end up nodding off by the end
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by spoiledcubbage on Sep 16, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
What? And miss the best ironic comedy
that Canada has to offer? (Sarcasm font.)
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 16, 2008 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Just sent them an e-mail as well!
Hopefully they will listen to us!
E-mail sent
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by spoiledcubbage on Sep 16, 2008 10:25 AM CDT reply actions
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 actions
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 Brett Taylor on Sep 17, 2008 7:01 AM CDT up reply actions
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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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 up reply actions
That's 8-11 pm PDT and AZ
Personally, I’ll believe it when I see it on my screen Friday night
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by spoiledcubbage on Sep 16, 2008 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
This is good news. Roger has better contacts at WGN than I do (obviously)
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That's ROBERT, not Roger...duh.
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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.
Yes, a new "Bob and Tom Show" promo ran.
It was hilarious and has had people BEGGING to see it again “in its entirety.”
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Gotcha.
Love those WGN promos!!!
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by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Summary of promo.... !Spoiler Alert!
Hahahahahahah
Hahahahahahah
Hahahahahahah
We learned "Never trust anyone over 90"
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by spoiledcubbage on Sep 16, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Awww man
I was really looking forward to my nightly double dose of Scrubs reruns….
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!
Just to be clear...
This would not of been possible without the direct contributions of the SWL/Sue369 Campaign for Office.
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also...
they helped create the Blackberry.
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was the campaign responsible for
yost being fired?
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.
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?
The game will be available through itunes soon.
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by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
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”
No prob....If you purchase it...
let us know which TV feed it is
I'm downloading it now.
It’s the Cubs feed. You can tell from the free preview of it.
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by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Typical TV show from itunes
Fullscreen of course, I would say about 640×480 or so.
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by sanantonecub on Sep 16, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks for the update
1280×720 or GTFO
by dr stabbingworth on Sep 16, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
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 up reply actions
Emailed anyway
And getting Itunes…thanks
"You gotta be some kind of strong to hit that ball"-Joe Carter
Cool!
I think I’ll buy it, too. Great to know it’s the WGN feed.
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Emailed Away
Let’s get this done for Cubs Nation!
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on Sep 16, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions
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.
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"!!
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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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 actions
If the Cubs clinch tonight
could the Big Z no-hitter be pre-emted by WGN’s coverage of the clinch?
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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
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…
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