Playoff TV Discussion

[ninja33]

I've got tickets to both Nebraska and Brewers playoffs so I am praying for an early game so I can do both. That would be one epic sports day.

I've had my flight home and tickets for the Nebraska game for quite a while...so I'm hoping for the same thing. I wish there was a chance for an early game Sunday as well....the last flight back to Atlanta is at 6:30. Don't think I would be able to fit both in if the Brewers take care of business tonight.

6 AM monday flight it is then!

[PrinceEatMeat]

I think BA just said something about the Brewers playing at 12:30 CT on Saturday if they get home field. Didn't quite catch exactly what he said though.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Now the Fox6 twitter just said the Brewers will likely play at 11:00 AM.

[Funketown]

Now the Fox6 twitter just said the Brewers will likely play at 11:00 AM.

I don't ever remember a playoff game starting that early. Not that I'm complaining, but I wouldn't want to go to a game at 11:00 AM.

[Vgmastr]

If we end up getting the D-Backs that would be a 9:00 AM start for the AZ fans watching at home, crazy.

[ilovebeer]

I was 12 back in 1982 and I got to go to a playoff game, i remember it was early and we tailgated and we had bacon and eggs.

[NYChez]

The last time the Brewers played that early was at Patriots Day in 1990. Brewers won 18-0 behind big days from Gary Sheffield, Dave Parker, and Greg Brock.

http://www.baseball-refer...s/BOS/BOS199004160.shtml

[packfan79]

Looking at my cable guide they show a game starting at 11 am, that really doesn't make sense. I understand that there are games all day but really??

[theavrock]

I know I am in the minority but I would be absolutely loving a 11 am start. Plenty of time to get back up to Madison for the Badger game! I'm assuming they wait until the teams are set before announcing when the games would be played?

[Hofbraunhaus]

I would love an 11am start. 8am - 11am: Breakfast, bloodys, and some beer 11am: Watch the brewers game 2pm-7pm: Grilling brats, yard games, and much more beer 7pm: Badger game If both the Brewers and Badgers win, that might be the greatest day of my life.

[pitchleague]

If we end up getting the D-Backs that would be a 9:00 AM start for the AZ fans watching at home, crazy.

eh, that's nothing. I do that just about every week for Badger games (heck, every college football Saturday, even if UW plays later in the day.) No big deal.

[AZBrewCrew]

watching the AZ postgame right now, Daron Sutton just announced hes going to be calling the STL/PHL game. Does that mean BA is going to be calling the Brewers game??

[PrinceEatMeat]

Nope, BA has the Yankees series.

[1992casey]

The last time the Brewers played that early was at Patriots Day in 1990. Brewers won 18-0 behind big days from Gary Sheffield, Dave Parker, and Greg Brock.

http://www.baseball-refer...s/BOS/BOS199004160.shtml

Of course, that was 10:00 AM Milwaukee time. Back when the Milwaukee Journal was an afternoon paper, the Brewers and Red Sox could finish the game in time for it to make the same day's edition.

[ELCABALLO45]

For people who work the night shift. This 11am start would really suck.

[AZBrewCrew]

per the MLB website...7:35pm on Sat....at least per http://wap.mlb.com , but when you click on it,it shows TBD...so dont quote me on that yet,

[SeriesFinale]

For people who work the night shift. This 11am start would really suck.

Nothing will make everyone happy unfortunately. I'd actually welcome the

9AM start out here as it would allow me to catch the game before

driving up to Mendocino for some late afternoon plans--not that anyone

cares about anyone's individual plans here or anywhere.

 

A late start for this one does seem odd on TBS' behalf since the Phils

seem to be a huge evening draw in a massive market that isn't too big on

college football (at least to my understanding) and the aforementioned

Badgers-Huskers tilt.

[Vgmastr]

Per Victor Rojas's Twitter, he and Joe Simpson will be doing the Brewers series for TBS. So glad we didn't get stuck with Stockton/Brenly. I always liked Rojas when he was on MLB Network and Simpson is decent.

[JohnBriggs12]

The TBS schedule has games (teams tbd) at (Central Time): 11 am, 2:30, 6:00, and 9:30. Now 2 series will start in the Eastern Time Zone, and 2 in the Central Time Zone.

 

One of the two in the Central Zone is going to have a 9:30 pm start time. I'm not sure if MLB wants to have TB fans have to stay up until 10:30 to see their team so I think it's a distinct possibility the Brewers game will start late, very late.

 

For TBS and MLB the best ratings would have Cards/Phils in game 1, Rays/Rangers in game 2, Tigers/Yanks in game 3, and Dbacks/Brewers in game 4. Badger game will end by the 2nd or 3rd inning.

[Patrick425]

The TBS schedule has games (teams tbd) at (Central Time): 11 am, 2:30, 6:00, and 9:30. Now 2 series will start in the Eastern Time Zone, and 2 in the Central Time Zone.

 

One of the two in the Central Zone is going to have a 9:30 pm start time. I'm not sure if MLB wants to have TB fans have to stay up until 10:30 to see their team so I think it's a distinct possibility the Brewers game will start late, very late.

 

For TBS and MLB the best ratings would have Cards/Phils in game 1, Rays/Rangers in game 2, Tigers/Yanks in game 3, and Dbacks/Brewers in game 4. Badger game will end by the 2nd or 3rd inning.

I wonder if this is what is taking them so long to announce the times. Seems like MLB was counting on a Mountain or Pacific time zone game to slot that 9:30 game and now they don't have one and are hesitant to start a game at 9:30 local time. Perhaps they are discussing changing the schedule a little. I think they could cut the gap between the 2:30 and 6 game by at least a half hour and/or start the 11am game 30 minutes or an hour earlier.

 

[brwrsfan]

I guess I don't see how the Rays game starting at 10:30 local time matters. If MLB was hoping for a West Coast team to be playing in that 9:30 slot, they more than likely were playing someone from the east coast anyway. To me it boils down like this:

 

Brewers/Dbacks have to play again on Sunday where the Rays/Rangers do not. They could handle a late game Saturday night with Sunday off a lot easier than the Brewers/Dbacks could. Not that they couldn't, but that game is going to end around 1am and teams would have to play Sunday. So to me, it makes sense to have Brewers/Dbacks at 11 on Saturday. Shouldn't they have the times announced by now anyway?

[bork]

So there is an option for those of us without cable.

 

For $5.99, you can see alternate video feeds for the NLDS, ALDS, and NLCS. You can watch up to 4 feeds at once, out of a possible 10. Just not the main broadcast feed.

 

Link

[Patrick425]

I guess I don't see how the Rays game starting at 10:30 local time matters. If MLB was hoping for a West Coast team to be playing in that 9:30 slot, they more than likely were playing someone from the east coast anyway. To me it boils down like this:

 

Brewers/Dbacks have to play again on Sunday where the Rays/Rangers do not. They could handle a late game Saturday night with Sunday off a lot easier than the Brewers/Dbacks could. Not that they couldn't, but that game is going to end around 1am and teams would have to play Sunday. So to me, it makes sense to have Brewers/Dbacks at 11 on Saturday. Shouldn't they have the times announced by now anyway?

That makes some sense and yes the 11am game would seem to be the most logical choice for the Milwaukee game.

 

In regards to the Rays starting at 10:30pm. I understand what you are saying in that even if there was a West Coast game it would probably still involve a East coast team. However, there is a difference between actaully attending a late starting game and just watching it on TV.

 

[brwrsfan]

Well the game would be in the CST, so no east coast fan would actually be there. So they're still just watching on TV....Either way, a team in CST is going to start at 9:30.

[Invader3K]

.Either way, a team in CST is going to start at 9:30.

Which is kind of stupid for the local fans.