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    Sports Media Watch: MLB Teams Beat NHL, NBA Finals on Local RSNs

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    posted 6 days ago by Greg Franklin to media, nba, nhl, ratings, television  |  16 comment(s)

    Are baseball fans the new silent majority?

    Regular season baseball games outdrew Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in fifteen television markets Wednesday night, including NHL strongholds Pittsburgh and Detroit.

    The Giants/Pirates game on Root Sports earned an 8.95 rating in Pittsburgh, beating Bruins/Blackhawks Game 1 (5.99) by 49% head-to-head. In Detroit, the Tigers/Royals day game earned a 7.46 on Fox Sports Detroit — beating Game 1 (5.75) by 30%.

    Baseball won the battle in seven other ...

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    1. Steve Parris, Je t'aime posted on July 26, 2011 at 10:50 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    And it has a setup that allows fans to interact with the broadcasters doing the game. So if you have a problem with one of Thom Brennaman’s comments, you don’t have to limit yourself to shouting at the TV anymore.

    I have a feeling that feature will be disabled shortly.
    2. cardsfanboy  posted on July 26, 2011 at 10:57 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Does it have a whine feature so that the Reds fans can whine along with the Reds players and announcers?
    3. Steve Parris, Je t'aime posted on July 26, 2011 at 11:08 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Does it have a whine feature so that the Reds fans can whine along with the Reds players and announcers?

    Pot, meet kettle?
    4. Knock on any Iorg posted on July 27, 2011 at 05:19 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Heck, Babylon 5 had that feature 15 years ago! Rookies.

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