Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 30, 2003
TBS Mistake

I just received two letters from Braves fans that are upset that they can't see as many games and can't hear Skip and Pete. The first is from Sally Moss:


I've been watching the Braves on TBS and kept wondering why nobody said anything about Skip and Pete. I didn't know where they were. I finally logged onto your site and there it was. I'm furious. TBS is nothing without Skip Carey and Pete. I switched to the Braves because of Skip and his wit. Upon finding out, I added the MLB pkg. so I could hear Skip and find I'm blacked out. I live in central Idaho, yet I'm blacked out of a game between Houston and Atlanta. Go figure.

I found the game, however, on another station so I have to go. Thanks for keeping us informed. Summer isn't going to be the same for me this year.

Even more upset is Mavis Merrill:

I don't know just how to tell TBS how I feel so I'll tell you! I miss Pete and Skip. The announcers are a big part of the reason I follow the Braves and have for more than 10 years now. I was a Boston Brave fan as a kid but lost touch until 1990 when I started watching cable. Remember the Braves' players then? Most of them seemed like people I would like to know personally. And the announcers were the ones that let me know them. They were educating, amusing and informing me all at once.
The other thing is the number of games TBS is putting on. What is a Braves fan supposed to do in Phoenix, AZ? I don't get Sports South and I resent the fact that I get to see less games.
I am a 65 year old grandma who treasures her baseball that John Smoltz tossed over the bullpen fence at the end of the first game of the play-offs right into my grandson's hands for me, my autograph from Leo Mazzone the same grandson got for me at a restaurant, my two baseball cards (Andruw Jones and Smoltz) and I hate it when I can't see games. If TBS is the Braves station then they should broadcast the games!
And I want Pete and Skip back!

TBS has made a huge mistake. A day doesn't go by where I don't see a couple of queries by people searching for Skip Carey information. If anyone from TBS is reading this, your move to MLB on TBS has angered your loyal fans. You would think people from Atlanta would not make the "New Coke" error.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:42 PM | Fan Rant | TrackBack (0)