My kingdom for a Mariner's game
So I was smart enough to set the DVR to record yesterday's Mariner's game, which featured an outstanding performance by Felix Hernandez. Fun stuff for April. Yes, Daisuke Matsuzaka stands to be a fantastic pitcher, but on that night in Fenway, the young Mariner's pitcher simply shut down the Red Sox.
But I wasn't smart enough to know that I had offended the media oligarchy by deciding to record the game on ESPN. Trouble is, Fox Sports Network was showing the game on a delayed basis, so my DVR recording consisted of the words "Welcome to Fenway Park" followed by - nothing. A call to a nice Comcast worker seemed to confirm that "local stations" are allowed to black out "national stations." Never mind that Rupert Murdoch is from Australia, which is west of Portland but not all that local.
Undeterred, I gamely set the DVR to record today's game using the free preview of MLB Extra Innings. Smartly, I checked in on it. Nothing doing, just a screen listing games.
Still smiling, I decided that I might as well just turn the ballgame on the AM radio and go about my business. But there was no ballgame.
Rain delay.
But I wasn't smart enough to know that I had offended the media oligarchy by deciding to record the game on ESPN. Trouble is, Fox Sports Network was showing the game on a delayed basis, so my DVR recording consisted of the words "Welcome to Fenway Park" followed by - nothing. A call to a nice Comcast worker seemed to confirm that "local stations" are allowed to black out "national stations." Never mind that Rupert Murdoch is from Australia, which is west of Portland but not all that local.
Undeterred, I gamely set the DVR to record today's game using the free preview of MLB Extra Innings. Smartly, I checked in on it. Nothing doing, just a screen listing games.
Still smiling, I decided that I might as well just turn the ballgame on the AM radio and go about my business. But there was no ballgame.
Rain delay.
