I heard there were problems with DirecTV this morning. A bunch of channels were out including EPSN2, which was carrying the SOX game from Japan. I had no problem on COX Cable. I wanted to see Oakland win, which of course didn't happen. See the comments in the blog:
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/03/directv_out.html
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/03/directv_out.html