TBS=The Baseball Station.

[YEKIMI]

Oh wow, I forgot about the Blue Jays.....but then again so have many Canadians!

 

[bhayes1016]

WFAN in New York has run commercials for TBS baseball that refers to "The Superstation" -- TBS wasn't mentioned by name.

That's WGN, actually. TBS no longer uses the word "superstation' in its branding.

And if you're been watching Superstation WGN lately, they're more emphasis on the "Superstation" part, rather than "WGN". Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it seems that Tribune (especially under the new ownership of Sam Zell) might be trying to separate the WGN brand from the Superstation. I know that the Trib has been trying to make Superstation into the mold of USA, TNT, and what TBS is now.

Which makes sense...people associate WGN with Chicago, and once Tribune unloads the Cubs, there may not be any Chicago content at all on the channel.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

Oh wow, I forgot about the Blue Jays.....but then again so have many Canadians!

1992 and 1993 back to back Blue Jay champs! I havn't forgotten that!

In 1994 they got away with a third year due to a baseball strike.

THANK-YOU strike!

Jays are off to a great start this year, but it's too early to predict anything.

 

[DToTheJ]

1992 and 1993 back to back Blue Jay champs! I havn't forgotten that!

In 1994 they got away with a third year due to a baseball strike.

THANK-YOU strike!

If I'm not mistaken, the then-Montreal Expos were leading the division at the time the strike went into effect.

 

[KML0224]

The two best clubs at the time of the 1994 strike were the Montreal Expos (National) and New York Yankees (American).

 

[JeeperOne]

Hi everyone:

Of the 30 MLB ballparks across America, 16 are named after their sponsors. Minute Maid Park in Houston is one of those 16 parks.

The New Comiskey Park is NOW US Cellular Field; The Jake In Cleveland, Ohio is Now Known as Progressive Park; The Coliseum in Oakland, CA is Now Called McAfee Coliseum; And The New Shea Stadium is now Citi Field.

The lone exception to this rule I think has got to be Coors Field here in Denver. Yeah Coors put its name into the proverbial naming hat (Seemed natural and not the least bit surprising at the time), but the name itself was VOTED ON BY THE FANS IN A CONTEST sponsored mainly by one of the daily newspapers. It just so happens to be that the Coors name won.

Hence the name of Coors Field.

Just a little bit of history on Coors Field from someone who's lived in Denver practically all his life and was in Denver when they named the then-new ballpark.

Cheers

 

[JeeperOne]

Hi everyone:

You darn right. Instead of The Braves, We'll be getting The Jays-Red Sox game over at The SkyDome in Toronto.

Toronto does not have a Sky Dome.

Um, for those of us who don't believe in corporate naming rights, it still is the SkyDome. Rogers isn't paying me uber-millions of dollars say their name, so why should I give them a plug?

And, for what it's worth, it's still Comiskey Park in Chicago, Jacobs Field in Cleveland, the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, and I'm calling the new Mets ballpark the new Shea Stadium. And that's for starters.

Well at least when Rogers bought the Blue Jays and the Skyome, they didn't change the name of the baseball team to a bird that's red! ;D

I think the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS would probably take exception to that if they did.

Cheers

 

[JeeperOne]

Hi everyone:

WFAN in New York has run commercials for TBS baseball that refers to "The Superstation" -- TBS wasn't mentioned by name.

That's WGN, actually. TBS no longer uses the word "superstation' in its branding.

And if you're been watching Superstation WGN lately, they're more emphasis on the "Superstation" part, rather than "WGN". Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it seems that Tribune (especially under the new ownership of Sam Zell) might be trying to separate the WGN brand from the Superstation. I know that the Trib has been trying to make Superstation into the mold of USA, TNT, and what TBS is now.

Which makes sense...people associate WGN with Chicago, and once Tribune unloads the Cubs, there may not be any Chicago content at all on the channel.

EVEN IF Tribune were to sell the Cubs and WGN, what's to stop the new owner of the Cubs from wanting an OTA contract with WGN for the Cubs at the local level? Ditto with the White Sox?

All the SuperStation would have to do is air a movie or a few episodes of 24 or something while the game is being televised locally. Isn't that what WOR used to do in its last days at a SuperStation?

 

[bhayes1016]

Which makes sense...people associate WGN with Chicago, and once Tribune unloads the Cubs, there may not be any Chicago content at all on the channel.

EVEN IF Tribune were to sell the Cubs and WGN, what's to stop the new owner of the Cubs from wanting an OTA contract with WGN for the Cubs at the local level? Ditto with the White Sox?

All the SuperStation would have to do is air a movie or a few episodes of 24 or something while the game is being televised locally. Isn't that what WOR used to do in its last days at a SuperStation?
[/quote]

I was referring to the Superstation, not the local WGN in Chicago.

 

[ixnay]

I think the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS would probably take exception to that if they did.

Cheers
[/quote]

Or perhaps the Univ. of Louisville Cardinals or the Stanford Cardinal.

Go Kutztown Golden Bears! (my alma mater) (Villanova Wildcats too. [my grad school])

ixnay

 

[TroyG]

Well, here are some facts on how These MLB Ballparks were named after:

Busch Stadium, Miller Park, & Coors Field were named after beers

Tropicana Field & Minute Maid Park are named after Orange Juices

Chase Park, Comerica Park, Citizens Bank Park, and PNC Park are named after banks

SafeCo Field, Great American BallPark, & Progressive Park are named after Insurance Companies

Rogers Stadium in Toronto is named after Rogers Communications, a media conglomerate

Petco Park is named after PETCO, America's second largest Pet Store (Rival PetsMART is #1)

U.S. Cellular Field is named after U.S. Cellular-A regional wireless phone company.

And finally, McAfee Coliseum in Oakland is named after a computer security company.

And those are the facts, Jack.

 

[Rollo-Smokes]

Well, here are some facts on how These MLB Ballparks were named after:

Busch Stadium, Miller Park, & Coors Field were named after beers

Tropicana Field & Minute Maid Park are named after Orange Juices

Chase Park, Comerica Park, Citizens Bank Park, and PNC Park are named after banks

SafeCo Field, Great American BallPark, & Progressive Park are named after Insurance Companies

Rogers Stadium in Toronto is named after Rogers Communications, a media conglomerate

Petco Park is named after PETCO, America's second largest Pet Store (Rival PetsMART is #1)

U.S. Cellular Field is named after U.S. Cellular-A regional wireless phone company.

And finally, McAfee Coliseum in Oakland is named after a computer security company.

And those are the facts, Jack.

Baseball stadia in St. Louis have been known as "Busch Stadium" since 1953, when old Sportsman's Park was rechristened with the name. Sportsman's Park was replaced in 1966 with Busch Memorial Stadium, which itself was replaced only two years ago. The baseball Cardinals were owned by the Anheuser-Busch brewery when the old place was renamed and when the second park opened up, so this pre-dated the current trend of naming rights. Technically, it's for the brewery's controlling Busch family.

The dome in St. Petersburg was originally known as the "Florida Suncoast Dome" before it became Vitamin C-fortified.

In an earlier post, I mentioned the original names of the parks in Oakland, Cleveland, and the South Side of Chicago. All the others here were born with those corporate monikers.

 

[ynot2k]

Baseball stadia in St. Louis have been known as "Busch Stadium" since 1953, when old Sportsman's Park was rechristened with the name. Sportsman's Park was replaced in 1966 with Busch Memorial Stadium, which itself was replaced only two years ago. The baseball Cardinals were owned by the Anheuser-Busch brewery when the old place was renamed and when the second park opened up, so this pre-dated the current trend of naming rights. Technically, it's for the brewery's controlling Busch family.

My beloved Wrigley Field in Chicago fits in the same category... it's not a "purchased" sponsorship right, but technically, it's named after William Wrigley, the chewing gum magnate who also owned the team.


Chewing gum and beer, two great tastes that DON'T go great together... no wonder the Cubs and Cards don't get along! (Just kidding to all my friends who (unfortunately) are Cardinals' fans)

 

[TroyG]

Apparently, I see a lot of baseball fans from Houston who usually make the trip out to Chicago & St. Louis because The Astros are bitter rivals with both teams; I also see a lot of Cub fans in Milwaukee, and Chicagoans don't have to go too far because Milwaukee is just a bus ride away from The Friendly Confines
of Wrigley Field.

Raider fans from L.A. usually make the bus ride out to San Diego to see The Silver & Black. The Chargers, BTW happens to be The default football team of L.A.

 

[kyscott]

It sucks that they took the Braves off of TBS. I guess Braves fans that no longer live within the coverage area of "Peachtree TV" are screwed then? They expect me to watch the Reds (yea right).

 

[TroyG]

I think I've saw The Braves on TBS last Sunday, As they played and BEAT L.A. Expect The Braves to make limited appearances all season long on TBS.

 

[kyscott]

They were. And TBS' HD signal looked better than ESPN's the night before. However, if the Braves are gonna make "limited" appearances on TBS expect me to have "limited" support for MLB. The Reds sure as hell are not worth watching, yet that's who MLB seems to think I want to watch now since that's all I can see on a regular basis.

 

[TroyG]

From what I heard, Tribune MIGHT spin WGN Cable from WGN-TV, The Local CW affilliate in Chicago. This could happen after the current baseball season ends. After the transition, Viewers outside Chicago will NOT see the Cubs, The White SOX, Da Bulls, or even The Black Hawks. WGN Cable's programming will be much different from WGN-TV.

 

[TroyG]

From what I heard, Tribune MIGHT spin WGN Cable from WGN-TV, The Local CW affilliate in Chicago. This could happen after the current baseball season ends. After the transition, Viewers outside Chicago will NOT see the Cubs, The White SOX, Da Bulls, or even The Black Hawks. WGN Cable's programming will be much different from WGN-TV.

Here's the story about the WGN Transition:

Tribune Co. ready to 'relaunch WGN's Cable programming unit

BY ROBERT FEDER Sun-Times Columnist

After three decades as one of Tribune Broadcasting's most underutilized assets, Superstation WGN is about to get a makeover.

[EDIT]

http://www.suntimes.com/business/feder/909590,CST-FIN-feder23.article


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[Nate Wesley]

It sucks that they took the Braves off of TBS. I guess Braves fans that no longer live within the coverage area of "Peachtree TV" are screwed then? They expect me to watch the Reds (yea right).

Doesn't DirecTV offer both Fox Sports South and SportSouth nationally as part of its sports pack? If so you're not totally shut out, you've just gotta pay up.