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Just yesterday, I blogged about how great it is to be a Braves fan because so many of their games are covered nationally on TBS. This morning, I came across an article on the Braves' website entitled, "Braves' run on TBS to end in '07."
While it may be bad news for Braves fans, it seems that Turner Sports has struck it rich. They will get exclusive rights to all Division Series games (first-round of the playoffs) and a series of Sunday afternoon games that they can select.
To be honest this news is not all that shocking. Even over the past few years, TBS has shown less Braves games and more "Friends" and "Seinfeld" re-runs.
Unfortunately, in sports it all comes down to the bottom line. Turner Sports president David Levy (the article calls him a "staunch Braves fan" said, "Unfortunately, we can't have it all, and some things had to give. Ultimately, it came down to a financial situation." Doesn't it always...
While it may be bad news for Braves fans, it seems that Turner Sports has struck it rich. They will get exclusive rights to all Division Series games (first-round of the playoffs) and a series of Sunday afternoon games that they can select.
To be honest this news is not all that shocking. Even over the past few years, TBS has shown less Braves games and more "Friends" and "Seinfeld" re-runs.
Unfortunately, in sports it all comes down to the bottom line. Turner Sports president David Levy (the article calls him a "staunch Braves fan" said, "Unfortunately, we can't have it all, and some things had to give. Ultimately, it came down to a financial situation." Doesn't it always...
posted by Ben Blakey at 10:51 AM
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