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PCIntern Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:16 PM
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This is the WORST example of media bias I have seen in years:
The TBS coverage of my Philadelphia Phillies...

I'm being only slightly funny here: The networks have clearly decided that they want a Yankees-Dodgers World Series so there has been an all-out blitz to portray every member of the Dodgers as Hall of Fame material and that the Phillies are at best 'ordinary'. It is just unbelievable how this parallels the wishes of the MSM that Bush Jr. be elected and re-elected. The jargon is different, the shameful PR is of the same ilk.

...all we ask for is a fair shake - we're not getting it.
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   I just want any team to beat the Yankees.  Darth_Kitten   Oct-16-09 04:17 PM   #1 
   Is there any other reason to watch?  TheCowsCameHome   Oct-16-09 09:17 PM   #36 
      I'm actually liking baseball now.....  Darth_Kitten   Oct-17-09 01:13 PM   #38 
   You aren't paranoid. The networks DO want a NY-LA series for better ratings.  Captain Hilts   Oct-16-09 04:18 PM   #2 
   I feel for you, I really do.  bluestateguy   Oct-16-09 04:19 PM   #3 
   Same thing was going on last year  AllentownJake   Oct-16-09 04:21 PM   #4 
   Let's Go Yankees!  bigwillq   Oct-16-09 04:21 PM   #5 
   As soon as I need to fart, you'll hear it for the Yankees.  11 Bravo   Oct-16-09 04:55 PM   #11 
      You forgot "steroid-taking".  LuckyLib   Oct-16-09 05:10 PM   #19 
         Because of course, no other team in Major League Baseball......  ProudToBeBlueInRhody   Oct-16-09 09:06 PM   #28 
            Many did (and no doubt do). That wasn't the point.  LuckyLib   Oct-16-09 09:13 PM   #32 
               So what is the point?  ProudToBeBlueInRhody   Oct-16-09 09:15 PM   #34 
   As a Dodger fan...  JuniperLea   Oct-16-09 04:21 PM   #6 
   No everyone doesn't hate the Yankees!  Shell Beau   Oct-16-09 08:46 PM   #26 
   The media will not determine the outcome of the series.  Buzz Clik   Oct-16-09 04:22 PM   #7 
   As a Twins fan, all I can say is  Brickbat   Oct-16-09 04:23 PM   #8 
   Same from the Astros camp  KatyMan   Oct-16-09 04:36 PM   #10 
   You got so many bad calls. Someone should use the video to rate  metapunditedgy   Oct-16-09 04:57 PM   #14 
      The guy who blew Mauer's ground-rule double was a scab.  Brickbat   Oct-16-09 06:03 PM   #22 
         I heard some stat about how the remaining teams are in the top TV markets.  metapunditedgy   Oct-16-09 09:14 PM   #33 
            Well, I sure feel like that's how it is every year. It's so frustrating. I mean, complaining  Brickbat   Oct-16-09 09:19 PM   #37 
   Who cares about steroidball anymore? n/t  notesdev   Oct-16-09 04:33 PM   #9 
   Well, here you are commenting on a baseball thread, so we'll put you on the list.  11 Bravo   Oct-16-09 04:56 PM   #12 
      I care about media bias  notesdev   Oct-16-09 04:59 PM   #16 
   The FOX announcers fawned all over Jeter during the season.  metapunditedgy   Oct-16-09 04:56 PM   #13 
   Pro-Dodgers slant I didn't notice but the pro-Jeter slant  Johonny   Oct-16-09 05:00 PM   #17 
   Jeter actually deserves it. nt  Captain Hilts   Oct-16-09 08:45 PM   #25 
   TBS's coverage is better than FOX's by far.......  FLAprogressive   Oct-16-09 04:58 PM   #15 
   If it's anything like the TBS coverage of the Phillies/Rockies games  librechik   Oct-16-09 05:01 PM   #18 
   yawn--is baseball still going on???  dembotoz   Oct-16-09 05:26 PM   #20 
   Just y'all wait until next year  gratuitous   Oct-16-09 05:28 PM   #21 
   They do this with the Spurs during basketball season  AspenRose   Oct-16-09 07:12 PM   #23 
   Absolutely. And look at hockey. The networks and NHL wanted Crosby and the Pens to win  Captain Hilts   Oct-16-09 08:44 PM   #24 
      Either that, or the Capitals are simply a predictable, one man team  ProudToBeBlueInRhody   Oct-16-09 09:08 PM   #29 
         Green was injured and didn't play well, but there were calls - such as a tackle on  Captain Hilts   Oct-16-09 09:09 PM   #31 
   So? Fans don't vote, it gets decided out on the field  anigbrowl   Oct-16-09 09:03 PM   #27 
   I'm just glad the Red Sox are gone  ProudToBeBlueInRhody   Oct-16-09 09:08 PM   #30 
   Over the Yankees?  spiritual_gunfighter   Oct-17-09 01:22 PM   #39 
   I'm a Yankees fan  tabbycat31   Oct-16-09 09:17 PM   #35 
 
Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:17 PM
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1. I just want any team to beat the Yankees.
:)
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 09:17 PM
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36. Is there any other reason to watch?
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Oct-17-09 01:13 PM
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38. I'm actually liking baseball now.....
took my Mom on a trip to see the Jays in Toronto. Saw the Yankees and the Twins.

Got A-Rod striking out on my cellphone. Doesn't get better than that! :)
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:18 PM
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2. You aren't paranoid. The networks DO want a NY-LA series for better ratings.
That's why they show them a lot during the season, no matter how lousy they are.

It's a Yanks, Sox, Cubs and somewhat Mets world, the rest of the teams just live in it.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:19 PM
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3. I feel for you, I really do.
But it is even worse for teams that are not on the East Coast or LA. Tigers or White Sox fans will tell you the same thing. They have it even worse.
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-16-09 04:21 PM
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4. Same thing was going on last year
We still got our parade mother fuckers.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:21 PM
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5. Let's Go Yankees!
Let's hear it for New York, New York!! :bounce:
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:55 PM
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11. As soon as I need to fart, you'll hear it for the Yankees.
Jetrer is the only guy on that team I'd piss on if he was on fire. Otherwise, fuck that entire group of luxury tax-paying, pennant-buying assholes.
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LuckyLib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-16-09 05:10 PM
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19. You forgot "steroid-taking".
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 09:06 PM
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28. Because of course, no other team in Major League Baseball......
....has players who take steroids.
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LuckyLib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-16-09 09:13 PM
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32. Many did (and no doubt do). That wasn't the point.
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 09:15 PM
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34. So what is the point?
Edited on Fri Oct-16-09 09:16 PM by ProudToBeBlueInRhody
I'd say that saying any major league team has steriod/HGH taking players is redundant.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-16-09 04:21 PM
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6. As a Dodger fan...
Sound fair to me :) The Dodgers are relentless... Mr. Torre wants to cap his coaching career off with a World Series win... or two :)

Besides, everyone hates the Yankees... we'll cream 'em good for ya!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 08:46 PM
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26. No everyone doesn't hate the Yankees!
Go YAnks!!
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:22 PM
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7. The media will not determine the outcome of the series.
Best of luck.
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Brickbat (937 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:23 PM
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8. As a Twins fan, all I can say is
tell me all about it, brother.
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KatyMan Donating Member (912 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:36 PM
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10. Same from the Astros camp
But I grew up in Philly, so I'm allowed to root for them!
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metapunditedgy Donating Member (335 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:57 PM
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14. You got so many bad calls. Someone should use the video to rate
the umpires performance. Did the umpire call the same strike zone for the Yankees and the Twins?

It's only a matter of time before the stats people start doing this...
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Brickbat (937 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 06:03 PM
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22. The guy who blew Mauer's ground-rule double was a scab.
That tells me all I need to know.
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metapunditedgy Donating Member (335 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 09:14 PM
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33. I heard some stat about how the remaining teams are in the top TV markets.
I wonder if teams with better markets get better calls?

Someone really should test this statistically.
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Brickbat (937 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 09:19 PM
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37. Well, I sure feel like that's how it is every year. It's so frustrating. I mean, complaining
about the umps or the homer announcers is part of the game. That's fun. When the fun is taken out of the game by how shitty all the calls are, then you just feel stupid for caring in the first place.
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9. Who cares about steroidball anymore? n/t
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:56 PM
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12. Well, here you are commenting on a baseball thread, so we'll put you on the list.
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notesdev Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-16-09 04:59 PM
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16. I care about media bias
not a game with no integrity
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metapunditedgy Donating Member (335 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:56 PM
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13. The FOX announcers fawned all over Jeter during the season.
Jeter Jeter Jeter Jeter... Texeira... Jeter Jeter Jeter Jeter...

You might even forget what team they were playing.

FOX was clearly working to push an MVP award for Jeter.

Jeter Jeter Jeter....
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Johonny Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 05:00 PM
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17. Pro-Dodgers slant I didn't notice but the pro-Jeter slant
is kinda hard to miss.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 08:45 PM
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25. Jeter actually deserves it. nt
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 04:58 PM
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15. TBS's coverage is better than FOX's by far.......
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-16-09 05:01 PM
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18. If it's anything like the TBS coverage of the Phillies/Rockies games
I sympathize. TBS seems to always pick the "establishment" team to root for and everybody else is a long shot.

So what else is new? They have sponsors to placate who want a big audience. We are screwed.
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 05:26 PM
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20. yawn--is baseball still going on???
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 05:28 PM
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21. Just y'all wait until next year
The mighty, mighty Royals all the way, baby!

It'll be a stunning rags-to-riches story that will put the 1914 "Miracle" Braves in the shade.
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23. They do this with the Spurs during basketball season
Particularly if they are in the playoffs, and if they are playing against a more "glamorous" team
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 08:44 PM
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24. Absolutely. And look at hockey. The networks and NHL wanted Crosby and the Pens to win
because Crosby presents a better image than Ovechkin, who looks like a Cossack rampaging towards Berlin. Crosby's cute, Canadian, has all his teeth, speaks English. And Ovechkin isn't.
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 09:08 PM
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29. Either that, or the Capitals are simply a predictable, one man team
That could be it too.

Someone tell Mike Green he's a DEFENSEman.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 09:09 PM
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31. Green was injured and didn't play well, but there were calls - such as a tackle on
a breakaway to the Pittsburgh goal that were flagrant and were not called.
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27. So? Fans don't vote, it gets decided out on the field
If the Phillies are up to it, then they'll get their shot.
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-16-09 09:08 PM
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30. I'm just glad the Red Sox are gone
You want to talk about a team the media needs to fellate 24/7........
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39. Over the Yankees?
The media is the New York Yankees.
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35. I'm a Yankees fan
and I want the Phillies to win the NLCS. I'm in Central NJ and I want an I-95 World Series. I just like being smack in the middle of things :-)
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