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Mr. Television · 10-19-2008, 10:53 AM

I don't know why Baseball has their championship series on such a poor excuse for a network. I couldn't believe this last night. They didn't even have anyone explaining what had happened. They had a sitcom on and every once in awhile a crawl would appear.

TBS problems keep first part of ALCS off air

Mark Humphrey / AP

updated 2:19 a.m. ET, Sun., Oct. 19, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - TBS had technical difficulties that prevented it from showing live coverage of the first 20 minutes — and the first home run — of Game 6 of the American League championship series between Boston and Tampa Bay on Saturday night.

The game started at 8:08 p.m., but the broadcast didn't begin until 8:28 p.m., when Carlos Pena, the seventh batter of the game, walked in the bottom of the first. TBS then showed a replay of a home run by B.J. Upton, the previous batter, that put the Rays ahead 1-0.

"Two circuit breakers in our Atlanta transmission operations tripped, causing the master router and its backup — which are necessary to transmit any incoming feed outbound — to shut down," TBS spokesman Sal Petruzzi said in a statement.

TVFactFan · 10-19-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

I don't know why Baseball has their championship series on such a poor excuse for a network. I couldn't believe this last night. They didn't even have anyone explaining what had happened. They had a sitcom on and every once in awhile a crawl would appear.

TBS problems keep first part of ALCS off air

Mark Humphrey / AP

updated 2:19 a.m. ET, Sun., Oct. 19, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - TBS had technical difficulties that prevented it from showing live coverage of the first 20 minutes — and the first home run — of Game 6 of the American League championship series between Boston and Tampa Bay on Saturday night.

The game started at 8:08 p.m., but the broadcast didn't begin until 8:28 p.m., when Carlos Pena, the seventh batter of the game, walked in the bottom of the first. TBS then showed a replay of a home run by B.J. Upton, the previous batter, that put the Rays ahead 1-0.

"Two circuit breakers in our Atlanta transmission operations tripped, causing the master router and its backup — which are necessary to transmit any incoming feed outbound — to shut down," TBS spokesman Sal Petruzzi said in a statement.

OH MY-lol Are you serious? Damm a missed homerun?? So thatmean that sports traders who was recording the game will NEVER EVER Be able to get a complete copy since it was only on TBS-lol

Pavan · 10-19-2008, 12:17 PM

Yeah they aired Bloopers with Dick Clark and an episode of The Steve Harvey Show.

TVFactFan · 10-19-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

Yeah they aired Bloopers with Dick Clark and an episode of The Steve Harvey Show.

I know traders who are red sox or rays fans are furious-lol

T(HE)
B(LOOPER)
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LOL

Chelsea · 10-19-2008, 04:36 PM

Well, one thing's for sure: That was the highest rated Steve Harvey episode ever.

Pavan · 10-20-2008, 02:11 PM

See our story on this:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...ve-harvey.html

Wreckless · 10-20-2008, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth

Well, one thing's for sure: That was the highest rated Steve Harvey episode ever.

Probably lol.

10-19-2008, 10:53 AM	#1
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	TBS Misses Opening of ALCS I don't know why Baseball has their championship series on such a poor excuse for a network. I couldn't believe this last night. They didn't even have anyone explaining what had happened. They had a sitcom on and every once in awhile a crawl would appear. TBS problems keep first part of ALCS off air Mark Humphrey / AP updated 2:19 a.m. ET, Sun., Oct. 19, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - TBS had technical difficulties that prevented it from showing live coverage of the first 20 minutes — and the first home run — of Game 6 of the American League championship series between Boston and Tampa Bay on Saturday night. The game started at 8:08 p.m., but the broadcast didn't begin until 8:28 p.m., when Carlos Pena, the seventh batter of the game, walked in the bottom of the first. TBS then showed a replay of a home run by B.J. Upton, the previous batter, that put the Rays ahead 1-0. "Two circuit breakers in our Atlanta transmission operations tripped, causing the master router and its backup — which are necessary to transmit any incoming feed outbound — to shut down," TBS spokesman Sal Petruzzi said in a statement.
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10-20-2008, 02:11 PM	#6
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,822	See our story on this: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...ve-harvey.html