electrohome@watcgl.UUCP (electrohome) (06/04/85)
Has NBC discovered the Blue Jays yet? I'm talking about the team that happens
to be in first place in the toughest division in baseball, 4 games ahead of the
Orioles and 5.5 ahead of the Tigers. Those same Tigers are going to be in
Toronto on the weekend for the first series of the year between these two teams.
So who do NBC show on the "Game of the Week"??? New York and Los Angeles?!?
San Diego and Pittsburgh?!?!?!?! Pittsburgh!! Come on, people! Does NBC
*really* think that either of these games between division leaders and sub-.500
clubs can match what is going to be going on in Toronto on Saturday? Get with
it, NBC. Show the American public the best team in baseball: the Toronto
Blue Jays!
-Carlo Sgro
...!{ihnp4||decvax||utzoo}!watmath!watcgl!electro!carlo
The preceding couldn't possibly be the opinion of either the University of
Waterloo or Electrohome. It's mine, all mine!
P.S. Don't flame me if I've got the references to the Mets and the Padres
wrong. I heard this info this morning on the radio and was blinded
by the fact that NBC would have the Dodgers and Pirates playing.
The important thing is that they are ignoring what is obviously the
best game that will be played on Saturday.
P.P.S. I think that ABC will be telecasting a game between the Blue Jays and
the Yankees in the near future.rick@ucla-cs.UUCP (06/11/85)
>Has NBC discovered the Blue Jays yet?
The story I heard is that covering the Jays will not give NBC the ratings
they want (not enough tvs in Canada, so they say). So now we know what they
mean by "GAME Of The Week" - the game isn't baseball. In fact, NBC has no
intention of broadcasting the Jays all season.
Now, this brings up an interesting point. If the Blue Jays don't get any
major media coverage they won't play under the severe pressure of, say, the
Yankees. That will be an advantage during the regular season, but what will
happen when the playoffs arrive and suddenly they are thrust into the
limelight? I hope the pressure doesn't get to them.
See you in Exhibition and Olympic stadiums for the WORLD Series.
--
Rick Gillespie
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SPUDNET: ...eye%rick@russet.spudmcdonald@sask.UUCP (Shane McDonald) (06/18/85)
> >Has NBC discovered the Blue Jays yet? > > The story I heard is that covering the Jays will not give NBC the ratings > they want (not enough tvs in Canada, so they say). Come on! Is this for real? Does NBC really believe that? -- Shane McDonald (ihnp4!sask!mcdonald)