MLB Network To Televise Several Cubs Spring Training Games
by Al Yellon on Feb 25, 2010 12:31 PM CST
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PrintGood news -- in addition to the nine Cubs ST TV games on either CSN or WGN, the March 19 game vs. the White Sox that will be on CSN (with the Sox broadcasters, sound optional), MLB Network has added several Cubs games to its spring training schedule.
March 23 vs. Royals, 3 pm CST March 26 vs. A's, 3 pm CST April 1 vs. Rockies, 3 pm CST (game also on CSN)
In addition, the following games will be on the MLB Network on tape delay:
March 19 vs. White Sox, 10 pm CST March 22 vs. Indians, 8 pm CST March 28 vs. Mariners, 8 pm CST
The press release says these games will be blacked out in each team's home territory -- that doesn't make any sense if the games aren't being carried in the home markets, but leave it to MLB to do something that makes no sense. It also makes no sense for tape-delayed games. The complete MLB Network spring schedule after the jump.
All times Central (daylight saving time begins 3/14). * indicates live game.
Date Time Game March 2 12:00 p.m.* Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets March 3 12:00 p.m.* Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees March 4 12:00 p.m.* St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets 6:00 p.m. New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Phillies 10:00 p.m. Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Angels March 5 12:00 p.m.* Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees 6:00 p.m. Cleveland Indians @ Cincinnati Reds March 6 12:00 p.m.* Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees 6:00 p.m. Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers March 7 12:00 p.m.* Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles 6:00 p.m. Oakland Athletics @ Los Angeles Angels March 8 12:00 p.m.* Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees 6:00 p.m. Seattle Mariners @ Milwaukee Brewers March 9 12:00 p.m.* Houston Astros @ New York Mets 6:00 p.m.* Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves 10:00 p.m. Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Dodgers March 10 2:00 p.m.* Arizona Diamondbacks @ Los Angeles Dodgers 6:00 p.m.* Baltimore Orioles @ Pittsburgh Pirates March 11 12:00 p.m.* Boston Red Sox @ New York Mets 6:00 p.m.* Atlanta Braves @ New York Yankees March 12 12:00 p.m.* New York Yankees @ Washington Nationals 6:00 p.m. Los Angeles Angels @ Cleveland Indians March 13 12:00 p.m.* Minnesota Twins at Philadelphia Phillies 6:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Red Sox March 14 12:00 p.m.* Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins 4:00 p.m. Cleveland Indians @ San Diego Padres 8:00 p.m. New York Yankees @ Pittsburgh Pirates March 15 12:00 p.m.* Toronto Blue Jays @ Detroit Tigers 4:00 p.m. Cleveland Indians @ Milwaukee Brewers 9:00 p.m.* Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox March 16 12:00 p.m.* Florida Marlins @ Atlanta Braves 4:00 p.m. San Francisco Giants @ Cleveland Indians 9:00 p.m. Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Phillies March 17 12:00 p.m.* Atlanta Braves @ Florida Marlins 4:00 p.m. Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers 9:00 p.m.* Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners March 18 12:00 p.m.* Houston Astros @ Detroit Tigers 6:00 p.m.* Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees 10:00 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers @ Texas Rangers March 19 12:00 p.m.* St. Louis Cardinals @ Florida Marlins 6:00 p.m.* New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays 10:00 p.m. Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox March 20 12:00 p.m.* Philadelphia Phillies @ Detroit Tigers 4:00 p.m. Cincinnati Reds @ San Francisco Giants 9:00 p.m. Arizona Diamondbacks @ Seattle Mariners March 21 12:00 p.m.* Baltimore Orioles @ Philadelphia Phillies 4:00 p.m. Texas Rangers @ San Diego Padres 9:00 p.m. Colorado Rockies @ Kansas City Royals March 22 3:00 p.m.* Colorado Rockies @ Cincinnati Reds 8:00 p.m. Cleveland Indians @ Chicago Cubs March 23 3:00 p.m.* Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals 8:00 p.m. Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins March 24 3:00 p.m.* Arizona Diamondbacks @ Chicago White Sox 9:00 p.m.* Seattle Mariners @ San Diego Padres March 25 3:00 p.m.* Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9:00 p.m.* Oakland Athletics @ San Francisco Giants March 26 3:00 p.m.* Oakland Athletics @ Chicago Cubs 8:00 p.m. Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Dodgers March 27 12:00 p.m.* Washington Nationals @ New York Mets 4:00 p.m. San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Angels 9:00 p.m. Texas Rangers @ Milwaukee Brewers March 28 12:00 p.m.* Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox 4:00 p.m. Cleveland Indians @ Los Angeles Angels 8:00 p.m. Chicago Cubs @ Seattle Mariners March 29 6:00 p.m.* Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox 10:00 p.m. Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Diego Padres March 30 3:00 p.m.* Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies 8:00 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets March 31 3:00 p.m.* Arizona Diamondbacks @ Colorado Rockies 8:00 p.m. Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves April 1 3:00 p.m.* Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs 9:00 p.m.* Oakland Athletics @ San Francisco Giants April 2 5:00 p.m.* St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Twins 9:00 p.m.* Oakland Athletics @ San Francisco Giants April 3 1:00 p.m.* Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros 5:00 p.m. Boston Red Sox @ Washington Nationals 9:00 p.m. Los Angeles Angels @ Los Angeles Dodgers April 4 2:00 p.m.* Seattle Mariners @ San Francisco Giants
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Does 'home territory' mean Arizona or Chicago?
If it’s Chicago, I agree – it doesn’t make any sense.
Yankees suck.
I am trying to get clarification on this.
If I can get it, I’ll post it.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I don't think it makes sense no matter where it is
It’s freaking spring training, why black out ANY spring training games?
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Feb 25, 2010 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
What?
It is amazing that the games will be blacked out in the home territory. It appears the MLB thought process is, “We don’t want fans to see our product”.
I would love to find out the mentality behind the blackout decision. It makes no sense in this day and age.
The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!
It's completely idiotic.
It only makes sense IF the game is being carried on the local channel. In the case of the three live games (3/23, 3/26 and 4/1), that’s true only once (4/1, when the game will be on CSN).
HEY MLB! IF THE GAME ISN’T BEING CARRIED IN THE LOCAL MARKET, WHY WOULD YOU BLACK IT OUT?!?!?!
(Maybe they’ll hear me if I shout.)
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
it is so asinine
Living in Vegas, when the Cubs play the dodgers I sometimes can catch the extra game vs LA, unless it is blacked out, IN VEGAS!. Why would a company black out an area that has no professional team. Because some ancient rule says Las Vegas is Dodger territory.
Senseless foolishness I say.
The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!
Agreed.
As noted above, it wouldn’t make any sense to black these games out in Arizona, since Cubs games are not routinely televised there.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
What a bunch of idiots.Why wouildn't you like to expose your product to
the largets possible audience? It makes you wonder what kind of marketing strategy they have at these places.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Feb 25, 2010 1:46 PM CST up reply actions
Bud's comments about these sort of situations is very telling
I remember when he was planning to give the “extra bases” package to DirecTV only, and when he was asked why he would attempt to disenfranchise the tens of millions of baseball fans who don’t have DirecTV, his response was something along the lines of “tough noogies! They should change to DirecTV is they have a problem with it!”
Baseball is very poorly run, and it’s starts with the Commish.
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Feb 25, 2010 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
It really annoys me. Bud knows he can actively mistreat the fans
and they’ll keep coming back, because baseball is that kind of sport.
Makes me wish I could walk away until that slug of a human being is no longer in charge
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Feb 25, 2010 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
I don't believe there were any blackouts
on the MLB Network last year for spring training games. Even though it says there are (and it did last year too) they only blacked out the regular season games in the home territory last season.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 26, 2010 12:33 AM CST up reply actions
That makes sense.
It might have been just left on the format of the press release I got. I’m still awaiting some clarification on this. When I get it, I’ll post it.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Nothing earlier?
I will in AZ from the 16th-23 and on the road for the week after. Guess I can see the April Fool’s Day game.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
On the road the week after?
Are you walking home??
"I'm a Cubs fan. I'm very, very patient." -- from a Shoe cartoon.
by No Southern Belle on Feb 25, 2010 2:11 PM CST up reply actions
Going straight to my old film fest in Syracuse
I love JetBue.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 25, 2010 2:17 PM CST up reply actions
How many stops is it from Phoenix to Syracuse?
They only have a couple airlines still flying there, IIRC.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
That is why I love JetBlue
PHX-NYC- NYC-SYR & all REAL Jet service. I could have taken Continental and gotten a GREAT airfare but it would have meant taking “fake” Continental aka we have untrained pilots “Colgan Air” to Syracuse. I used miles to get to PHX ( have to stop in Dallas) and JetBlue coming back. Would have loved to take JetBlue coming, but all the cheap seats were gone.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 25, 2010 5:47 PM CST up reply actions
I'll miss all of those...
Oh, wait… I’ll be there live…. but this means my brother can’t watch here in Chicago? How can he laugh at me if I get hit by another home run ball?
"I'm a Cubs fan. I'm very, very patient." -- from a Shoe cartoon.
by No Southern Belle on Feb 25, 2010 2:10 PM CST reply actions
Or if I get hit resting with newspaper over my head with same
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 25, 2010 2:18 PM CST up reply actions
Hey.
Maybe you could pay attention to the game!
:)
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
In Spring Training?
I was tired and I forgot to bring a hat, hence the newspapers covering my head. Hey you did not catch that ball anyway so how much attention where you paying?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 25, 2010 5:48 PM CST up reply actions
Paying attention doesn't necessarily mean catching the ball.
It does mean not getting hit by it, though.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Actually I think it bounced over me
Honestly I don’t pay THAT much attention in ST games.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 25, 2010 6:09 PM CST up reply actions
Uh, oh. Report from ST today: "Ryan Theriot is plucked."
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/02/cubs-injury-report-guzman-hurt-theriot-plunked.html
Ryan Theriot was hit in the left hand by a pitch from rookie Rafael Dolis, but was OK. “It’s gonnna happen,” Piniella said. “First time, kids are a little nervous, trying to impress and overthrow the ball a little bit. Somebody is going to get plucked.”
"Look, what do you want me to do?"
Not picking on you, but that was the least newsworthy section of a pretty newsworthy article.
Caridad is on the team unless he blows in the spring? I hadn’t heard that, am I behind the curve?
And Guzman is hurt again………that is one brittle player
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Feb 25, 2010 2:34 PM CST up reply actions
How much can we pay Dolis to pluck Fonty?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 25, 2010 5:49 PM CST up reply actions
It was a Lou-ism. Plucked. It was funny.
I wasn’t going for hard news…hence, the rubber chicken.
"Look, what do you want me to do?"
No games are showing up in the MLB.TV Media Center (yet)
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