Because of a power outage in Atlanta last night, TBS started its coverage of the key game 6 of the American League Championship series about a half-hour and an inning late. This begs several questions:
*Hasn't anyone at Turner Sports heard of a generator?
*How in the world could Major League Baseball have let a game this big go untelevised for so long?
You'd think that with the tail wagging the dog as much as it is with TV and baseball these days, someone would have thought, "Hey, maybe we should delay the game until the problem is resolved." Yet this high-profile elimination game started as planned, and viewers hoping to see it instead "enjoyed" a scroll apologizing for "technical difficulties" while TBS rolled out bloopers and Steve Harvey.
TBS is a national service with years of experience delivering professional sports and other live events. It just amazes me that something like this could happen. If I were a Red Sox or Rays fans, I'd be incensed, especially if I didn't have web or radio access to the game. Even those of us who are just plain baseball fans should be worried about the increasing role TBS is playing in MLB's postseason. Talk about unreliable.
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