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What They’re Saying- April 3, 2009
April 3, 2009 | by Keith | Categories Internet, Newspapers | Comments Off
It seemed like there were way too many April Fools jokes played over the Internet this week. Not here. Time for our look at what some of the sports media columnists are writing today…
Michael Hiestand at USA Today shares with us plans by the MLB Network to enhance some of the greatest plays in baseball history…
Dave Darling at the Orlando Sentinel looks at how the MLB Network is set to complete with ESPN for the eyes of baseball fans…
More on this from Mel Bracht at the Oklahoman. Mel also offers up the local MLB TV schedule as well as his weekly notes…
Also chiming in on the MLB Network is Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel…
And Nancy Marrapese Burrell at the Boston Globe…
Richard Sandomir at the NY Times gives us more on the significance of the new ball fields set to open in New York…
Justin Terranova at the NY Post talks New York baseball with YES’ John Flaherty.
Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News says its time the Yankees address the reality of needing to replace lomg time P.A. announcer Bob Sheppard…
Barry Jackson at the Miami Herald talks about the good news and bad news of local sports television coverage for Marlins and Panthers fans…
Scott D. Pierce at the Salt Lake City Desert News has some criticism of the TV coverage of the MLS Real Salt Lake…
Ray Buck at the Fort Worth Star Telegram talks NASCAr with Fox’ Darrell Waltrip..
Jim Carlisle at the Ventura County Star has word of the increased ratings CBS has expereinced with the NCAA Tournament so far this year.
Tom Hoffarth at the LA Daily News previews a book about the history of the Dodgers during the ownership of Walter O’Malley…
John Maffei at the North County Times talks about the good and the bad of holding the Final Four in the huge venue that is Ford Field…
More on CBS’ coverage of the Final Four from Diane Pucin of the LA Times…
As part of his weekly notes, Ray Frager at the Baltimore Sun talks O’s coverage on MASN.
Paul Christian at the Rochester (MN) Post Bulletin has the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball crew’s thoughts on the Twins…
Jay Posner at the San Diego Union Tribune previews the new voice of the Padres, Mark Neely. Jay also reports on a local news station bolstering its sports staff…
Marc Katz at the Dayton Daily News tells us that the Single A Dayton Dragons will be televised again this season…
Dan Caesar at the St. Louis Post Dispatch talks with former St. Louis, and now ESPN anchor Trey Wingo heading into the Women’s Final Four in St. Louis…

