View Full Version : ESPN Sunday Night Baseball
CyphaPSU
14 Jun 2004, 02:08 AM
I just have one question:
Why does it always seem that the LA Dodgers are on Sunday Night Baseball disproportionately more than any other team?!? Every other time I look they are scheduled to be on it. It's been like this for the past few years. They were this Sunday and they will again be on it next Sunday. Can anyone find statistics of this, because I'm sure of one thing: ESPN just looooooooooooooves the Dodgers. :mad:
BlueMeanie
14 Jun 2004, 12:56 PM
I just have one question:
Why does it always seem that the LA Dodgers are on Sunday Night Baseball disproportionately more than any other team?!? Every other time I look they are scheduled to be on it. It's been like this for the past few years. They were this Sunday and they will again be on it next Sunday. Can anyone find statistics of this, because I'm sure of one thing: ESPN just looooooooooooooves the Dodgers. :mad:
They don't seem to be on any more often than the Yanks or Red Sox. Probably something to do with market size and/or which markets bring in the best ratings for Sunday Night Baseball.
Jeff
14 Jun 2004, 10:27 PM
Bingo!
Fox Saturday Baseball has a different twist. They can only show a given team 8 or 9 times per the contract: they had to drop a Sox and Yanks broadcast to do that Friday night game. Without regulations like that, you'd see no one but the Sox, Yanks, Dodgers, Giants, Cubs, and maybe Angels and Cardinals.
Lithium858
15 Jun 2004, 04:16 AM
Why does Chris Berman call all of ESPN's Giants games?
Pack87Man
16 Jun 2004, 12:11 AM
Why does Chris Berman call all of ESPN's Giants games?My guess is that it's because Jon Miller is the regular Giants broadcaster and he does those games for the team.
Lithium858
17 Jun 2004, 03:10 PM
My guess is that it's because Jon Miller is the regular Giants broadcaster and he does those games for the team.That's a weird reason though haha