Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
January 01, 2009
MLB Network on the Air

Pete Rose makes the great moments montage at the start of the show. Bud, of course, had to do the introduction.

The studios look nice. They have studio three numbered for Babe Ruth, where they'll do the studio show. They also have studio 42 for Jackie Robinson. It looks like a ballpark, and they'll do how the game's played pieces from there.

So far, so good.

Update: Reynolds, Larkin, Leiter and guest Jimmy Rollins just did an excellent analysis of Jackie Robinson stealing home in the World Series. They looked at the contributions of the pitcher, the third baseman, the batter, and the catcher's glove in making the steal possible. I actually learned something there.


Posted by David Pinto at 06:02 PM | Broadcasts | TrackBack (0)
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Good to see & hear Harold again.

Posted by: rbj at January 1, 2009 06:25 PM

Just curious, David: to your knowledge, are there any sabermetric-friendly voices on the network? I pray that MLB Tonight will not be simply an eight-hour version of ESPN's BBTN.

Posted by: LCee at January 1, 2009 06:57 PM

Matt Vasgersian, who used to do play-by-play for the Padres, is very well versed in Sabermetrics. Al Leiter appreciates the numbers as well.

Posted by: David PInto at January 1, 2009 07:06 PM

The things been on an hour and they've danced around the effects of Scott Boras, failing to provide real discussion of the "hot stove." And anyone who would like to see a league with a greater level of competition in the face of the onslaught of NY taxpayers is condescended to. Thanks. I look forward to extensive coverage of the Yankees and Red Sox on a near continual basis done in a politically correct way. Woohoo.

Posted by: hal at January 1, 2009 07:23 PM

Couldn't see much of the sets. Harold Reynolds' head was in the way.

Posted by: Michael G at January 2, 2009 05:51 AM

It was great getting to watch baseball news without having to share it with other sports like on the sports wrapup shows. The interview with Don Larsen and Yogi Berra was very interesting especially when Bob Costas found out that at the time of the no-hitter Don Larsen didn't know he had pitched a perfect game. Having not been able to see the game because I was 12 years old and in school it was great to finally see this game. I think the first Hot Stove show went very well and am looking forward to tonight's show.

Posted by: Andrew Godfrey at January 2, 2009 11:43 AM

One ESPN regular's father was US Army's No 1 mathmetician, a math PHD with MIT credentials & PHD thesis on statistics & probabilities. He trained his ESPN son in statistics & sabermetrics. So much
for knocking ESPN BBTN.

Posted by: Bob S at January 3, 2009 12:20 AM
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