1992casey

There used to be some really great maps on the internet that made it really clear just how muddy this all is. In this case, if I remember correctly, Duluth and Superior would each be home markets for both teams. It'd be nice if MLB.com would offer maps in addition to the zip code finder thingy. They give you the feel of the big picture. And they're a help if a zip code is missing from the database. I've seen that complaint before. It's bizarre. Brewers home territory includes all of Wisconsin and Iowa along with parts of Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois. There are places where the Brewers share home territory with one or more teams, including the Tigers, Twins, Cubs, White Sox, Cardinals, and Royals. Most of Wisconsin can claim the Brewers as its only team. However, parts of the state are also home territory for the Twins or Cubs/White Sox. All of Minnesota is Twins home territory. Parts of the state are also Brewers territory. Iowa's the most fun, with the Brewers, Twins, Cubs, Sox, Royals, and Cardinals claiming the entire state as home. I'm glad Bud is aware of this. When I read about this a year ago, I got the distinct impression that he tried to watch Extra Innings, got shut out of something, and couldn't figure out why. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif I purposely listed the fans first on my list of interested parties. I think it's clear what the fans need. Distributing the funds collected by the other interested parties is going to be the trick. I think a decent interim solution to the fan-friendliness issue would be to try to explain the existing system in a much more understandable way.

For now, just be thankful you're not in Iowa. Six teams claim the entire state as 'home'. Extra Innings is no bargain at all in that state. While this doesn't affect me at all, the main thing I'd like to see is that nobody is forced to buy three packages. I think this is likely a situation where the goals might be very easy to set. The difficulty will be protecting the interests of all the parties involved. There are a lot of them: the fans, the teams, the league, the RSNs, the cable and satellite companies, etc.

I think this thread can be useful for people with similar problems, so I've tacked '(General Blackout Issues)' onto its title.

It sounds like the NBA package is like the NHL's. My brother says he definitely gets more Bucks games with the package. Baseball's blackout rules are an obsolete mess. Bud Selig has acknowledged this. But he also indicates that the right solutions aren't clear cut or easy to identify.

About three and a half years before the Germans were defeated at Iwo Jima.

On Monday and Tuesday, EI was using the Brewer feed. Since you're entitled to that feed anyway, the channel wasn't turned off. Were you seeing Twins broadcasters on Monday? If so, the same thing would apply. I agree with the sentiment, though. It'd be nice to be able to see the opponent feed on days where there is no home broadcast. Tonight's game falls into a gray area, though, because there actually is a home broadcast, even though a lot of us aren't seeing it.

Jim Powell just mentioned Mass Haas and his link report.

I think part of this is that he doesn't seem to mesh very well with Ann Carroll. I hope this corrected. Under the right circumstances, I think Davey can be fine.

I've had DirecTV for a lot of years and haven't noticed a preference for the home feed by Extra Innings. What I've noticed is that when the Brewers are playing, they seem to use the Milwaukee feed more often than not. I'd guess that's because every Brewer game is available to the satellite while some teams have local television that might not be. We should really keep stats on this. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif With the Bucks game conflict, it's going to be interesting to see who gets the game tonight. I'm betting the cable customers who saw the T'wolves last night will get the Brewer game tonight. The rest of us may be out of luck?unless Extra Innings uses the Brewer feed and turns it on for us 'locals'.

Pinning might not be a bad idea if it seems advantageous when the time comes. Otherwise, people around here are pretty good about understanding duplicate threads. I think we'll probably just handle those like we do with any other duplicates.

pitchleague, I didn't check, but I'm betting that Extra Innings used the Dodger feed today. That would have eliminated 642 as an option. Games will pop up on Channel 642 if the Brewers' feed is being used for Extra Innings. Because it's the exact same broadcast, there's no reason not to turn on both channels. Because you're out of market, you're not entitled to games on 642 if Extra Innings is using the opponent's feed. On those days, you're likely to find the opponent's feed on two different channels. Still, you're right. DirecTV messed up. You should have gotten somebody's version of the game. One more thing... With these channels that are only on part time, I've had much better success setting the DVR to record manually. If I don't, it isn't always quite sure when to start and stop.

When a pitcher is having an easy game, his manager can afford to let him pad his pitch count a bit. In Ben's case, he didn't even pitch from the stretch until the 9th inning.

Dodger Blues is also known for cheating in Best Fan Site competitions.

Ned says the team will be bunting less this year. That includes the pitchers bunting less, too.

Someone probably did... it's a long thread. I think out of everybody, I was most impressed by J.J.'s play today.

Drat. DirecTV cut its feed just before what appears to be a nice program about Billy Hall.

Adam, did you take a helicopter home from the game?

So I take it the Brewers must have had at least one CG effort in an Opening Day loss?

Well, I started from the beginning and found that Marty Pattin had a complete game on Opening Day, 1971. Because that answers the question, I didn't go any further. I'm sure there've been a few complete games. Remember, those were much more routine a couple decades ago.

It won't happen, but for nostalgia's sake, I'd love to see Brady attempt to steal third.

When a guy has an easy day, it's generally safe to pad the prescribed pitch count. Has Ben pitched from the stretch at all?

Ben's batting. He'll pitch the 9th.

Whether anyone wants to know or not, I've made that tiny modification to the thread title. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

It's bugging me that a couple of household gadgets changed to daylight time today.

Has anyone found a copy of the new CBA online? It'd be the best source for a lot of the answers we're looking for.