Fenway
08-28-2010, 04:08 PM
Gammons on NESN was saying he is sick of fans in the Midwest and Left Coast complaining about ESPN, MLB and other media outlets tilting east.
First he said there are 14 teams out of 30 in the Eastern time zone.
Of those 14 you have huge followings nationwide of NYY, BOS, ATL and lately Philadelphia.
Sports Center, Baseball Tonight and MLB shows also tend to lead with an East Coast game simply because they start first.
On Chicago he said the Cubs get national attention for all the wrong reasons. People outside Chicago follow them the same way people watch NASCAR to see wrecks. Direct quote 'We know how the story will end we just don't know how." The White Sox have picked up nationally thanks to WGN as neutral fans are amused by Ozzie and Hawk.
One sad reality is fans in the East have no clue about San Diego. It is a fun team to watch and Dick Enberg has given their telecasts a network sound but but they play over 90 games after 10 PM in the east.
NYY has a following simply because they are the Yankees. It has little to do with New York as the Mets have little support outside of Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island.
BOS became the first team that exploded because of the internet as so many across the country went to school in New England and for many Boston became their team.
He did concede ESPN does get caught up in the NYY-BOS rivalry because Bristol, CT is exactly halfway between the 2 cities. He said MLB tries to police itself and downplays that their studio is in New Jersey.
He added Chicago is hampered by very weak newspapers considering the size of the market.
He also said he is shocked at how clueless new Cubs owner Tom Ricketts appears to be about the game. He needs to clean house similar to what the Tribune did in 1981 when they brought in Dallas Green. Worse they have a furious Ryne Sandberg in Iowa twisting in the wind. Given Lou's retirement if he was the man he would be at Wrigley now taking a test drive.
Hendrie and Ricketts seem to think they can land Joe Torre. Won't happen - Joe is waiting to see how the McCourt divorce plays out but is also very interested in the Mets job which is sure to open up. While he and George made peace 10 days before The Boss died, Joe has pure hatred towards the Steinbrenner sons. Not being even mentioned in the last night of Yankee Stadium hurt him deeply. The thought of managing the Mets to a World Series win entices him.
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Those of you with the DirecTV sports pack should watch Gammons on NESN (Channel 628) He has never been better. NESN has a great roster of people they rotate in the studio between Jim Rice, Dennis Eckersley, Gammo and a solid host in Tom Caron.
First he said there are 14 teams out of 30 in the Eastern time zone.
Of those 14 you have huge followings nationwide of NYY, BOS, ATL and lately Philadelphia.
Sports Center, Baseball Tonight and MLB shows also tend to lead with an East Coast game simply because they start first.
On Chicago he said the Cubs get national attention for all the wrong reasons. People outside Chicago follow them the same way people watch NASCAR to see wrecks. Direct quote 'We know how the story will end we just don't know how." The White Sox have picked up nationally thanks to WGN as neutral fans are amused by Ozzie and Hawk.
One sad reality is fans in the East have no clue about San Diego. It is a fun team to watch and Dick Enberg has given their telecasts a network sound but but they play over 90 games after 10 PM in the east.
NYY has a following simply because they are the Yankees. It has little to do with New York as the Mets have little support outside of Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island.
BOS became the first team that exploded because of the internet as so many across the country went to school in New England and for many Boston became their team.
He did concede ESPN does get caught up in the NYY-BOS rivalry because Bristol, CT is exactly halfway between the 2 cities. He said MLB tries to police itself and downplays that their studio is in New Jersey.
He added Chicago is hampered by very weak newspapers considering the size of the market.
He also said he is shocked at how clueless new Cubs owner Tom Ricketts appears to be about the game. He needs to clean house similar to what the Tribune did in 1981 when they brought in Dallas Green. Worse they have a furious Ryne Sandberg in Iowa twisting in the wind. Given Lou's retirement if he was the man he would be at Wrigley now taking a test drive.
Hendrie and Ricketts seem to think they can land Joe Torre. Won't happen - Joe is waiting to see how the McCourt divorce plays out but is also very interested in the Mets job which is sure to open up. While he and George made peace 10 days before The Boss died, Joe has pure hatred towards the Steinbrenner sons. Not being even mentioned in the last night of Yankee Stadium hurt him deeply. The thought of managing the Mets to a World Series win entices him.
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Those of you with the DirecTV sports pack should watch Gammons on NESN (Channel 628) He has never been better. NESN has a great roster of people they rotate in the studio between Jim Rice, Dennis Eckersley, Gammo and a solid host in Tom Caron.