Nowadays, the choices for a baseball fan are practically endless. Most local teams have deals with regular broadcast stations. MLB also have deals with ESPN and FOX so almost any game featuring a local team is on television, be it home or away. You can also subscribe to MLBTV and watch games over the Internet.
I have a bad case of baseball fever this season so, for the first time ever, I purchased the MLB package from DirecTV. While there are local blackout rules, I can get up to 60 games per week featuring each team in the league. Last night, for example, I switched over the Padres vs. Pirates extra-inning game once the Dodger game had ended. Quite a change from the days when I was a kid and seeing games on TV was a rarity - this was in the days before cable and satellite TV, of course.
For information on television coverage of your favorite baseball team, please visit the following sites:
Major League Baseball: at http://www.mlb.com
ESPN Baseball: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/index
Baseball on Fox http://msn.foxsports.com/named/FS/MLB
College Sports TV: http://www.collegesports.com/sports/m-ba... Note: This is a new college sports network. They plan on television many college baseball games featuring nationally ranked teams throughout the season.
News and notes from the world of television:
Series finales are coming soon: Three popular programs are featuring series ending episodes in the upcoming weeks. Shows bowing out after successful runs include: "JAG," on Friday, April 29th, "Enterprise" on Friday, May 13th and "Everybody Loves Raymond" on Monday, May 16th.
Speaking of "Enterprise," fans are continuing their efforts to save the show. For information on how you can join their cause please visit http://www.saveenterprise.com/campaign.h...
The good 'ole boys are back: "The Dukes of Hazard" is enjoying a resurgence of sorts. The CMT network has been showing reruns of the popular 70s show and it is getting very good ratings. Now comes word that original "Dukes of Hazard" cast members John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach, James Best, and Sonny Shroyer will be reunited on the 2005 CMT Music Awards, telecast live on CMT Monday, April 11 from 8-10:30 p.m. ET. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy hosts.
ABC's Jennings has cancer: ABC News anchor Peter Jennings has been diagnosed with lung cancer. He informed staff members in an e-mail last week and plans to continue anchoring as much as he can while he undergoes treatment. It is expected he will miss several broadcasts during his lengthy treatment, however. We here at the Suite101 Television Column wish him well and hope for a speedy recovery.
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