When I first saw all of the teams playing on MLB on Fox this Saturday night, I noticed that the New York Yankees weren’t one of them. I knew the Boston Red Sox were playing the Detroit Tigers so I figured here in Connecticut I was safe. But then I noticed that the New York Mets were playing the Philadelphia Phillies and began preparing an epic rant.
But upon receiving the press release for the breakdown of the games from Fangs Bites, I took a gander and noticed that we Red Sox fans here in Connecticut were spared this week. After last week’s debacle of choosing the Yankees/Mets game instead of the Red Sox/Cubs, FOX61 here in CT decided they would show the Red Sox/Tigers game instead of the Mets/Phillies game.
Had they chosen the least popular of the three area teams here in CT, there would be have been a total uproar and I’m sure it wouldn’t have only come from me.
So with that being said, here’s the breakdown of the Saturday’s MLB on FOX games:
Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers – 17%
ANNOUNCERS: Dick Stockton & Mark Grace
MARKETS INCLUDE: Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Fort Myers, Hartford, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Providence, Richmond, Tampa
St. Louis Cardinals at Colorado Rockies – 24%
ANNOUNCERS: Dan McLaughlin & George Frazier
MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Phoenix, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves – 19%
ANNOUNCERS: Thom Brennaman & Eric Karros
MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Greensboro, Greenville, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Louisville, Nashville, Raleigh
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets – 16%
ANNOUNCERS: Joe Buck, Tim McCarver & Ken Rosenthal
MARKETS INCLUDE: Miami, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Washington, West Palm Beach
Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers – 14%
ANNOUNCERS: Ryan LeFebvre & Tom Grieve
MARKETS INCLUDE: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Portland, San Antonio, Seattle, Tulsa
Los Angeles Angels at Minnesota Twins – 9%
ANNOUNCERS: Kenny Albert & Bert Blyleven
MARKETS INCLUDE: Los Angeles, Minneapolis
