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Why can’t ABC broadcast British Open in HD?

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ABC usually does a wonderful job in covering the British Open, but this year they have lost the lead to TNT.  One of the main reasons is that they are not broadcasting the coverage in HD.

TNT has covered the British Open, or Open Championship as it is called everywhere else, in full HD in the correct aspect ratio for the first two rounds.  But ABC has picked up coverage for the weekend and they are broadcasting the Open in the traditional 16:9.

In sports coverage these days, why can’t ABC broadcast the Open in full HD.  If TNT is doing it, ABC certainly can.  They broadcast other sporting events in HD and their sister network ESPN does almost all HD broadcast these days.

CBS and NBC are broadcasting all golf events in HD these days.  NBC even broadcast the celebrity event in Lake Tahoe in HD.

If ABC wants to play with the big boys, they need to broadcast all their events in HD.  Get with the times ABC.

Why I Hate MLB.TV

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I am a premium subscriber to MLB.TV.  This allows me to watch baseball games streaming live at 700k.  The problem is that I can’t watch my local team, the Colorado Rockies because they are blacked out.

I don’t usually have a problem with this except when I am traveling or the game is not broadcast on TV.

For example, I am home today still recovering from a surgery and the game is not being broadcast on local television.  But because Major League Baseball blacks out all games of the team in your local market, I can’t watch it.

Major League Baseball should make exceptions for games that are not being broadcast locally and allow people to watch them over the Internet.  Especially if they are paying over $125 for the season to subscribe.

Traveling is a different matter.  I guess I will go with Slingbox to watch the games while I am away.  That is if MLB doesn’t shut them down.

Well I will be listening to the game on the radio today.  Go Rockies!

Balmy Weather May Bench a Baseball Staple – New York Times

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Balmy Weather May Bench a Baseball Staple – New York TimesIt will be a sad day if the ash trees are lost and can’t be used as baseball bats anymore.The use of the moth to help control the beetle is one that I think may work.  There have been successes in controlling other invasive species.  The scientists just need to make sure the moth will cause other damage.

The Rockies are driving me crazy!

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Well they have a wonderful series and sweep the Yankees, including the previous 7 series.

They then go to Toronto and lose on Friday night, a game they should have won.  And then get killed the next two games, games they had no chance.

Then tonight, they were down 8-3 going to the Top of the 9th and come up with 6 runs, capped off with a home run by Tulowitski.  But then in the bottom of the 9th, they give up two runs on some weird plays and lose 10-6.

They are driving me crazy.

The offense is there, but the pitching has disappeared.  The pitchers need to step up and make things right so the team can start the run again.  They are playing teams that they should be beating, so they need to get it done.

ESPN.com: Alinghi tops Kiwis in first race of America’s Cup

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ESPN.com: Alinghi tops Kiwis in first race of America’s Cup

Does anyone care about this sporting event?

This used to be a big event with the Americans winning for many years in a row.  But since other countries have begun to dominate the event, it seems to have slipped to obscurity.  A sport for rich people.

I doubt there will be much coverage of this in the United States this time around.