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The worst part was listening to that Baker love fest the Comcast announcers were having.

Hey, if you have Extra Innings watch the Devil Rays tonight. That stealing home thing last night was exciting. There is a possibility that the Rays might sweep the Red Sox. 8) If it sounds like I won't be watching the Cubs, that would be a correct assumption.

Since the Cubs game was blacked out locally, I watched Tampa bay instead. Actually, I have been doing that a lot. :oops: It was an exciting game because it was obvious that the Devil Rays really wanted to win. They still have a ways to go, but they have some players who are exciting to watch. I put Wigginton in that category; he has been getting some homers lately.

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The Cards are getting blown out by the Braves 14-4

They can do it, I know they can.

Let's see, Pittsburgh won tonight, and KC is trying to. So assuming the Cubs lose, as it appears they will, I guess they will clinch absolute last place. :cry: :cry: :cry:

:oops: :oops: I did. I just forgot to post about it. :oops: Anyway, the broadcast is also available as a "Podcast" from iTunes. I subscribe to it. Updating as I post this. :D Those guys remind me of some of the posters here. I recommend it highly.

Thanks. I really should have just asked about how to send fanmail. It's just that my sarcasm level has been growing lately. I wonder why that is. I am sort of curious as to where Derwood got that picture. :P

If i wanted send fanmail/hate mail directly to a Cub player, how would I do that? Is it possible? Would they even get it?

Say do we have the same TV announcers today as last night? GAAAH! I think I'll be busy spraying my tomatos.

What he said. I am glad I have to work this evening. So now have they lost 42 out of the last 60?

Thanks for your concern. I like the broadcasts and the lady in JR's avatar. :D

I can't believe it's the Cubs. I am stunned.

Hey, haven't they scored as many runs as in the previous four home games combined?

There was more to it than the station change. I think the problems for the Cards fans are that: 1) Many no longer had a "free" radio broadcast available to them because of the limited range of the new station. 2) Attending games is a lot more expensive than it used to be. 3) They perceive that the product quality has deteriorated ( at least according to their standards). 4) So they are paying more and getting less, hence the booing. But the fans of many teams have come to feel this way, including some who post on this board. Well, all I know is that if it had not been for the large number of games which used to be available on WGN I would probably not now be a Cubs fan. Maybe I would have been beter off?

Good post. Thanks. It was what I needed to read. 8)

Exactly my sentiments although expressed in a more rational and less emotional fashion. :D As teams become more businesslike responding to market trends, they can expect the fans to become more like customers. Which is why there is the booing. Ah well, I guess I had better get used to it. But I have my own reservations about satellite radio; those are for another time and place.

I wasn't sure where to put this; but since it deals with a trend that affects all of baseball, and not just the Cardinals, I decided to put it here instead of Rivalries. There's a very good article in today's Wall Street Journal about the trend to a subscription only model for radio broadcasting of baseball games. It mentions how this trend parralells what happened with television. Unfortunately the site is paid, but you may just want to purchase a copy of the WSJ just for this article. I warn you, it may break your heart. Here's a sample: So the sound of booing will be heard at baseball games throughout the land I guess. This trend, plus the recent Cubs performance has been pretty disheartening to me personally. When I was growing up, my interest in major league baseball started because of listening to broadcasts of the Cardinals games, with Harry Carray as the announcer. When I first got cable television my loyalty moved to the Cubs because of the games on WGN. Now it appears that all of that is passing away. I can afford the Extra Innings tv package and XM Radio. So for me personally, what's the big deal? Am I just depressed because of the Cubs performance or is there something else? All I know is watching or hearing baseball isn't the same. Also, fans of teams other than the Cubs are apparently starting to resent all of this. This past spring I went to my local college's baseball games and really enjoyed it. Maybe that spoiled me. All I know is I don't feel like paying for access to any of this major league stuff much longer.