Your Honor, Is THAT Justice?

The A’s are supposed to be on TV tonight. The problem is, the A’s are going to be on FOX AND ESPN. What’s the point?

The MLB Blackout restrictions didn’t kick in last week when the San Francisco Giants were on both Fox and ESPN.

Then again, Bud Selig doesn’t have a personal vendetta against the Giants.

The issue here is that the A’s have fewer games broadcast than the Giants, lessening their coverage in the same market. Further, by having a nationally televised game when a local cable network has already bid and scheduled the game it takes away from viewers.

Ratigns = dollars.

Not top mention the fact that ESPN or Fox could choose to televise a game that would otherwise go un-televised, such as the June 30th Japan make-up game with Seattle.

Why have two networks covering the same event when another event of similar standing will go un-covered?

We hate the Neilson's anyway.

If ever you wanted to see statistics and analysis in the wrong hands, go take a look at the entertainment industry and television specifically.

When a show like Futurama is being taken off the air and shows like Will & Grace and 'reality' shows and game shows take over the spectrum, it's a sad fate for western culture.

Baseball?

Oh, yah, the A's took two of three from their neighbors and all three contests were marginal performances. $500 to the guy who guessed Pedro Feliz would have three HR.

Meanwhile, while the A's couldn't catch a break from the idiots wearing navy blue and referring to their title as "professional" umpires...the Seattle Mariners got whitewashed two out of three from the Padres.

Go figure.