Cubs expected to broadcast games in Spanish

The Cubs are expected to announce that they will broadcast 20 games in Spanish. The games will be on WRTO-AM 1200.

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ahhh que bueno

Pero no creo que se compare con len y bob.

by xene on Apr 9, 2009 9:34 AM CDT reply actions

ja ja ja ja

Tienes razon, per si es bueno…. Vamos Cachorros, Vamos!

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by tony412 on Apr 9, 2009 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions

How do you say WIN in Espanol?

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by Clutche on Apr 9, 2009 11:20 AM CDT reply actions

Hmm... One of those words with no easy translation.

Several words can be used for “win” in translation.

If you mean that the Cubs got a win, it would roughly translate as “victoria” (victory). No exact word matches it. However, if you mean that the Cubs win the game, it would translate as “ganan”. (In the past tense, it would be “ganaron”, meaning they won.) On the other hand, if you refer to the win column in the standings, you’re talking about “juegos ganados” (games won) or “victorias” (victorys).

by Fraggin Judge on Apr 9, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions

So...........

the Spanish equivalent of the “W” flag would be “V”. Someone needs to market these.

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by Clutche on Apr 9, 2009 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Santo Niño de Atocha

Y quien carajos va a ser el narrador y el comentarista? Vicente Serrano y Tsitsiki Romo? El Chulo de la Mañana? Que pena… Que me contraten a mi.

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by chilango2 on Apr 9, 2009 12:07 PM CDT reply actions

me supongo que los boludos que tiene espn deportes?

A LO PROFUNDO! NO NO NO-NO!

by xene on Apr 9, 2009 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Ese me cae bien

Los narradores de ESPN Deportes son inteligentes y conocen el juego. Muchos de ellos son ex-peloteros.

One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.

by chilango2 on Apr 9, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Unfortunately, this is not the greatest signal.

Currently, it operates at 10,000 watts daytime and 1,000 watts at nighttime. (The power changes at sunset) So, I doubt if any night games would be aired. The signal wouldn’t cover Chicago.

It’s been a while since I’ve lived in Chicago, and I’ve never heard of 1200 AM, so I looked it up — the broadcast tower must be somewhere SW of Chicago, since the coverage map — ironicallty — shows that South Side and NW Indiana will recieve the best signal.
It will be sketchy around Wrigley Field, and very hard to hear past — Des Plaines, let’s say. At night — forget about it. You’ll hear the station in Joliet.

However, the short blurb about the station in a technical guide shows it’s tower and transmitter are state-of-the-art, so it may out perform what the coverage map shows.

The good news is that WTRO has applied for a raise in power to 20K watts day and 45-hundred watts at night. This would really help during the day, but not that much at night.
This is about the best to be expected for this frequency, for it is on the same dial position as 50-Thousand watt WOAI/San Antonio.

Due to ancient rules, stations such as WOAI (and others, like WGN, WBBM, AM670) have to be protected from night-time sky wave interference.

1200am formerly carried White Sox games, I have also noticed.

If somebody wants to translate this, go for it…

by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Apr 9, 2009 1:45 PM CDT reply actions