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Background

On December 14, 1988, CBS (under the guidance of Commissioner Peter Ueberroth) paid approximately $1.2 billion for exclusive television rights for over four years (beginning in 1990). CBS paid about $265 million each year for the World Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the Saturday Game of the Week. It was one of the largest agreements (to date) between the sport of baseball and the business of broadcasting. December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... Peter Victor Ueberroth (born September 2, 1937 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American sports executive. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. ... The League Championship Series is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball. ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. ... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video signals (programs) to a number of recipients (listeners or viewers) that belong to a large group. ...

The deal with CBS was also suppose to pay each team $10 million a year. A separate deal with cable TV would bring each team an additional $4 million. Each team could also cut its own deal with local TV. For example, the New York Yankees signed with a cable network (MSG) that would pay the team $41 million annually for 12 years. Radio broadcast rights can bring in additional money. Reportedly, after the huge TV contracts with CBS and ESPN were signed, ballclubs spent their excess millions on free agents. Ezra Waxman, you suck sukmoon!!!!! The Yankees have won 26 World Series in 39 appearances; the St. ... The Madison Square Garden Network, more commonly referred to as the MSG Network, is a regional cable television network serving the New York City area. ... ESPN, formerly an abbreviation of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Free agency can be: In Latter-day Saint theology, free agency is the name of the human capacity to make choices for themselves and to choose between right and wrong. ...

Before the previous television contract (1983-1989) with Major League Baseball was signed, CBS was at one point, interested in a pact which would have called for three interleague games every Thursday night (only). The proposed deal with CBS involved the AL East teams playing the NL East and the AL West playing the NL West respectively. Interleague play is the term used to describe regular season Major League Baseball games played with teams in different leagues, introduced in 1997. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... This article refers to the American baseball league. ...

Trademarks

A trademark of CBS' baseball coverage was its majestic, uplifting, and harmonious theme music. The music was usually set to the opening graphic of an opaque rendition of the CBS insignia entering an big, waving red, white, and blue bunting and then a smaller, unfolding red, white, and blue bunting (over a white diamond) and floating blue banner (which usually featured an indicating year like "1991 World Series" for instance) complete with dark red Old English text. Pat O'Brien anchored the World Series and All-Star Game telecasts while usually delivering the prologue (normally set against the live scenery over the theme music). A recurring theme during CBS' coverage of the 1991 World Series was the usage of Michael Kamen's "Overture" from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. From start to finish, an audio montage of baseball's most memorable moments played on top, followed by a video and music only (no narration) recap of both League Championship Series from 1991. The "Training" cue from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was played against an all slow-motion montage of the entire series. A substance or object that is opaque is neither transparent nor translucent. ... Insignia (the plural of Latin insigne: emblem, symbol) is a symbol or token of personal power, status or office, or of an offical body of government or jurisdiction. ... Bunting can refer to: The act of laying down a bunt, a type of offensive play in baseball. ... The 1991 World Series was played from October 19 to October 27 between the Minnesota Twins (95-67) of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68) of the National League. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... In language, text is a broad term for something that contains words to express something. ... Pat OBrien (born February 14, 1948 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is a sports commentator and television show host. ... A prologue (Greek πρόλογος, from προ~, pro~ - fore~, and lógos, word), or rarely prolog, is a prefatory piece of writing, usually composed to introduce a drama. ... The 1991 World Series was played from October 19 to October 27 between the Minnesota Twins (95-67) of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68) of the National League. ... Michael Kamen Michael Kamen (April 15, 1948 - November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician. ... Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was a 1991 film directed by Kevin Reynolds. ... The League Championship Series is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball. ... This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 8 - Rod Carew, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, with Carew becoming the 22nd player to be named in his first year of eligibility. ...

Controversy

Major League Baseball's four year tenure with CBS (1990-1993) was marred by turmoil and shortcomings throughout. For starters, Brent Musburger, who was originally slated to be the #1 play-by-play announcer for baseball telecasts (thus, having the tasks of calling the All-Star Game, National League Championship Series, and World Series) was fired by CBS on April Fools Day of 1990. Jack Buck was bumped to the top play-by-play spot with just weeks before CBS' first baseball telecast. With Buck now the #1 play-by-play man (with ABC baseball alumni Tim McCarver as his partner), his original back-up spot was filled in by CBS' top NBA announcer Dick Stockton (with Jim Kaat as Stockton's partner). Studio host Greg Gumbel took over for Stockton in 1993, who in return would be replaced by Andrea Joyce. On the teaming of Buck and McCarver, Broadcasting magazine wrote "The network has exclusivity, much rides on them." Meanwhile, Jim Kaat earned rave reviews for his role as CBS' backup analyst (which flashed a considerable "good-guy air"). Ron Bergman wrote of Kaat's performance during the 1990 ALCS "This was a night for pitchers to excel. Dave Stewart. Roger Clemens. Jim Kaat [on commentary]." 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939 in Portland, Oregon) is an American sportscaster. ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. ... In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseballs championship, the World Series. ... In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. ... — Mark Twain April Fools Day or All Fools Day is a notable day, though not of its own right a holiday, celebrated in many countries on April 1. ... John Francis Buck (August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball and a current broadcaster. ... NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... Dick Stockton (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American sportscaster. ... Pitcher Jim Kaat James Lee Kaat (born November 7, 1938 in Zeeland, Michigan), nicknamed Kitty, is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (I)/Minnesota Twins (1959-1973), Chicago White Sox (1973-1975), Philadelphia Phillies (1976-1979), New York Yankees (1979-1980), and St. ... Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American television sportscaster. ... David Keith Stewart (born February 19, 1957 in Oakland, California) was a dominant right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed The Rocket, is among the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. ...

After sustaining huge losses from 1990's abbreviated postseason (which ended with a Cincinnati Reds shockingly sweeping the defending World Champion Oakland Athletics in the World Series), CBS made serveral notable adjustments for 1991. Regular season telecasts had been reduced to a meager handful. Where as pregame shows during the League Championship Series were entirely eliminated, to minimize the ratings damage. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Categories: Baseball stubs ... This article is about the baseball team currently active in the American League. ... The 1990 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four games. ...

After two years of calling baseball telecasts for CBS, Jack Buck was dismissed in December 1991. According to the radio veteran Buck, he had a hard time adjusting to the demands of a more constricting television production. CBS felt that Buck should've done more to make himself appear to be a set-up man for lead analyst Tim McCarver. Jack Buck's son Joe tried to rationalize his father's on-air problems by saying "My dad was brought up in the golden age of radio, I think he had his hands tied somewhat, being accustomed to the freedom of radio. I'm more used to acquiescing to what the producer wants to do, what the director wants to do." Jack Buck himself sized up CBS' handling of the announcers by saying "CBS never got that baseball play-by-play draws word-pictures. All they knew was that football stars analysts. So they said, 'Let [analyst Tim] McCarver run the show.'" Buck added "In television, all they want you to do is shut up. I'm not very good at shutting up." Phil Mushnick added insult to injury to Buck by accusing him of "Trying to predict plays, as if to prove he was still on top." 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jack Buck got into deep trouble with CBS executives (namely, director Ted Shaker, who approached Buck in the hotel lobby to tell him that he was in trouble) over questionable comments made towards singer Bobby Vinton. While on air during the 1991 National League Championship Series in Pittsburgh, Buck criticized Vinton's off-key rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. What got Buck into trouble was that his pot-shot towards Vinton sounded as if he was making a prejudicial remark centered on Vinton's Polish heritage. Joe Buck believed that the Bobby Vinton situation was ironic because his father was "trying to help the guy." Legend has it, that Buck soon received death threats from Pirate fans and discovered a footprint on his pillow once he returned to his hotel room. Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American pop music singer. ... (This article is about the city. ... Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

Jack Buck was soon replaced by Boston Red Sox announcer Sean McDonough. Ted Shaker called McDonough about his interests for the top announcing job. After McDonough hung up the telephone, he claimed that he didn't want to act like a 10 year old, but he jumped so high that he put a hole in his ceiling. In 1992, McDonough at 30 years of age, became the youngest man to call a national broadcast of a World Series. The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Sean McDonough (born May 13, 1962) is an American television sports announcer. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The 1992 World Series was the first Series ever played outside of the United States of America. ...

Also in 1992, Tim McCarver ran afoul of Atlanta Braves outfielder Deion Sanders while in the Braves' clubhouse following Game 7 of the NLCS. Sanders dumped a bucket of ice water on McCarver as retaliation for McCarver's on-air comments that criticized Sanders' life as a two-sport athlete (the other sport being as a member of the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL). The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Deion Sanders featured in Sports Illustrated Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida) is an NFL cornerback, former Major League Baseball player, and former CBS Sports commentator. ... Conference NFC Division South Year Founded 1965 Home Field Georgia Dome City Atlanta, Georgia Team Colors Black, Red, Silver, and White Head Coach Jim L. Mora League Championships None The Atlanta Falcons are a National Football League team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities. ...

A mildly notorious moment game during CBS' coverage of the 1990 All-Star Game from Wrigley Field in Chicago. In a game that was marred by rain delays for a combined 85 minutes (including a 68 minute monsoon during the 7th inning), CBS annoyed many diehard fans by airing the William Shatner hosted reality series Rescue 911 during the delay. Wrigley Field is a sports stadium in Chicago, Illinois which was built in 1914 for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales and which became the home of the Chicago Cubs in 1916. ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia. ... William Shatner as Captain Kirk William Shatner (born in Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1931) is an actor, writer and musical performer. ... Rescue 911 was an informational reality-based television series which profiled the true stories of people in peril, and the 911 dispatchers who saved them from death. ...

In the end, CBS wound up losing approximately half a billion dollars from their television contract with Major League Baseball.

Reasons for CBS losing so much money may include:

• CBS alienated fans with their sporadic treatment of regular season telecasts. With a sense of true continuity destroyed, fans eventually figured that they couldn't count on CBS to satisfy their needs (thus poor ratings were a result). CBS televised about 16 regular season Saturday afternoon games (not counting back-up telecasts) which was 14 less than what NBC televised during the previous contract. CBS used the strategy of broadcasting only a select amount of games in order to build a demand in response to supposedly sagging ratings.

Marv Albert, who hosted NBC's studio baseball pre-game show for many years said about CBS' baseball coverage "You wouldn't see a game for a month. Then you didn't know when CBS came back on." Sports Illustrated joked that CBS stood for Covers Baseball Sporadically. USA Today added that Jack Buck and Tim McCarver "may have to have a reunion before [their] telecast." The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig on June 12, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television and radio sportscaster, honored for his work as a member in the Basketball Hall of Fame. ... July 1999 cover showing soccer star Brandi Chastain Sports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. ... The USA Today logo USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ...

NBC play-by-play man Bob Costas believed that a large bulk of the regular season coverage beginning in the 1990s to cable (namely, ESPN) because CBS, the network that was taking over from NBC the television rights beginning in 1990 didn't really want the Saturday Game of the Week. Many fans who didn't appreciate CBS' approach to scheduling regular season baseball games believed that they were only truly after the marquee events (i.e. All-Star Game, League Championship Series, and the World Series) in order to sell advertising space (especially the fall entertainment television schedule). Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952 in Queens, New York) is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... ESPN, formerly an abbreviation of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. ... The League Championship Series is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ...

• The Toronto Blue Jays were in back-to-back World Series from 1992-1993. Unfortunately, Canada does not factor in the Nielsen ratings so as a consequence, CBS got the lowest ratings in over 20 years for a World Series (not counting the earthquake interrupted 1989 World Series that was televised by ABC). In any other World Series, viewership increases across the country and spikes to off-the-chart ratings shares in the two competing cities (especially in 1991 when CBS was fortunate to cover the riviting, ultra intense, seven game battle between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves). Another reasoning behind the poor ratings likely has to do with the gradual attrition of the audience for almost all network programming.

• The country at the time was going through a recession.

• CBS couldn't properly maximize the deal because the Division Series wasn't created yet (thus automatically giving CBS more games to carry) and they didn't have a cable outlet like Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Sports Net.

• CBS simply made way too high of a bid (especially for a network that wound up frustrating fans with its lack of regular season coverage) and substained a shortfall in advertising revenue.

The final Major League Baseball game that CBS has televised to date, was Game 6 of the 1993 World Series on October 23. Before Major League Baseball decided to seek the services of other networks, CBS offered $120 million in annual rights fees over a two-year period, as well as advertising revenues in excess of $150 million a season. The Toronto Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, notable for being the first team from outside the United States to win the World Series. ... The 1992 World Series was the first Series ever played outside of the United States of America. ... The 1993 World Series was the second Series in a row played outside the United States of America. ... When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are generally referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by the New York City-based firm Nielsen Media Research to determine which shows television viewers watch at what times. ... The Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on October 17, 1989 in the greater San Francisco Bay Area in California at 5:04 pm local time and measured 7. ... The 1989 World Series was played between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants, and is best remembered for the earthquake which caused a 10-day interruption in play. ... The 1991 World Series was played from October 19 to October 27 between the Minnesota Twins (95-67) of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68) of the National League. ... The Minnesota Twins are a Major League Baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The recession of the late nineteen-eighties was an economic recession that hit much of the world beginning in 1987. ... The Division Series is the official name for the first round of playoffs conducted in the sport of baseball. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net, are cable TV networks that were originally owned by separate companies. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... The 1993 World Series was the second Series in a row played outside the United States of America. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ...

In October 1995, when it was a known fact that ABC and NBC were going to pull out of their television deal/joint venture with Major League Baseball, preliminary talks rose about CBS returning. It was rumored that CBS would show Thursday night games while Fox would show Saturday afternoon games. CBS and Fox were also rumored to share the rights to the postseason. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

"Everyone at CBS who cared about baseball felt like they went through hell with it." - Ed Goren

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Ratings

Regular Season (Saturday afternoons: April-September)

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All-Star Game Television Ratings Breakdown: 1986-1993

American League Championship Series Ratings

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National League Championship Series Ratings

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World Series Television Ratings Breakdown: 1986-1993

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Memorable Calls

"That ball is...FAIR!!! Cincinnati's ahead 2 games to none!!!" - Jack Buck calling Joe Oliver's game winning base hit in Game 2 of the 1990 World Series.

"Cincinnati, the champions of baseball for 1990...with an improbable sweep over Oakland!!!" - Jack Buck calling the final out in Game 4 of the 1990 World Series.

"In Atlanta let the celebration begin!!!" - Jack Buck informing the viewers that the Atlanta Braves have clinched the 1991 Western Division title in the National League. This was ensured immediately after the Los Angeles Dodgers lost a game against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park.

"And the Minnesota Twins have gone from the cellar to the penthouse in the American League!" - Dick Stockton calling the final out in Game 5 of the 1991 American League Championship Series.

"And we'll see you... TOMORROW NIGHT!" - Jack Buck, announcing Minnesota Twins center fielder Kirby Puckett's game winning 11th inning walk-off home run in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series against Charlie Leibrandt.

"The Twins are going to win the World Series! The Twins have won it! It's a base hit! It's a 1-0 10th inning victory!" - Jack Buck calling Gene Larkin's game winning bloop single in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series.

"Line-drive and a base-hit. Justice will score the tying run. Bream to the plate...and he's safe, safe at the plate! The Braves go to the World Series!" - Sean McDonough calling Francisco Cabrera's dramatic game winning base hit in Game 7 of the 1992 National League Championship Series.

"For the first time ever the world championship is heading north of the boarder. The Toronto Blue Jays are baseball's best in '92!" - Sean McDonough calling the final out of Game 6 of the 1992 World Series.

"Henderson to the plate with the go-ahead run!!!" - Sean McDonough responding to the Toronto Blue Jays regaining the lead in what turned out to be a wild 15-14 contest in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series.

"Well-hit down the left-field line! Way back and gone! Joe Carter with a three-run homer! The winners and still world champions, the Toronto Blue Jays!" - Sean McDonough calling Joe Carter's dramatic World Series home run off of Mitch Williams.

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References

1. Another Use for Film Music
2. SPORTS AND TELEVISION
3. PATHETIC AMERICAN MEDIA
4. 1991 Postseason schedule
5. Extra playoffs (was: Re: I'm sorry, Jays didn't show me much)
6. Good Announcers?
7. More CBS
8. CBS Coverage of Baseball
9. CBS on a roll?
10. Baseball and the Young
11. CBS' "game of the month"
12. CBS and baseball
13. Revenue sharing & salary cap
14. Sports Endorsements
15. CBS lost its shirt...
16. CBS All-Star Game Coverage
17. Let's Blow Up CBS
18. CBS - is it the shoes?
19. CBS ruined baseball
20. thoughts on broadcasters
21. The Shifting Major Leagues
22. Realignment
23. The CBS Stat of the Week
24. MLB and Pay-per-view
25. Sox/Ranger game Sat--time change
26. TV by the numbers
27. Purist baloney
28. Television No Hits but Plenty of Bobbles
29. Ueberroth as commish (Was: !!!!!!!!Pete Rose!!!!!!!!!)
30. Lock the TV cameras out?
31. Musburger gone!!, Miami rejoices!!!!!!!
32. McCarver on Griffin
33. Baseball TV Ratings Dropped
34. Worst ever weekend for baseball on TV.
35. Forget CBS : Go ESPN!
36. What if CBS goes belly up?
37. Baseball is stupid at times
38. Boy, would CBS be upset!
39. 1992 ALCS game 5: Why a day game?
40. The A's on ESPN
41. Jack Buck...was fired by CBS this week
42. WIN WIN WIN
43. 1991 NLCS Thoughts
44. CBS bias against the Braves
45. CBS BIAS:Proof Buck SUCKS?
46. 1990 NLCS on CBS
47. Sanders vs McCarver - a memo to CBS Sports
48. Hey, Dibble is the best pitcher in the league
49. CBS Coverage of the NLCS--something good
50. Idiotic TV Announcer is redundant
51. Tim McCarver calls Deion Sanders a Coward...
52. Pitcher Wins, and Schilling's performance
53. CBS--Cover Baseball Shi**ily
54. CBS Baseball Schedule for 1990, more of the same
55. Bonilla goes for third (and CBS rationalizes)
56. Blockhead McCarver
57. Costas/McDonough
58. CBS, How Dumb Can You Get?
59. Baseball on Television - What's Good, What's Bad
60. Oct 10 1990, 8:08 pm
61. Clemens Tossed for Foul Mouth
62. McCarver on Rijo
63. Gant and Crime Dog blast the 'Stros
64. 1993 All Star Game comments...
65. Twilight Zone comment on CBS
66. McCarver's slip o' the tongue ( was Re: CBS BIAS )
67. Kent Hrbek & Wrestling on WTCN (Channel 11)
68. Observations
69. Come on Timmy
70. McCarver - Post NLCS Commentary
71. 1990 World Series | Game 4
72. 1991 World Series | Game 6
73. 1991 World Series | Game 7
74. 1992 NLCS | Game 7
75. 1992 World Series | Game 6
76. 1993 World Series | Game 6
77. Results 1 - 100 of 1,090 from Jan 1, 1990 to Dec 31, 1993 for CBS Baseball
78. Results 1 - 100 of 1,670 from Jan 1, 1994 to Dec 31, 1995 for CBS Baseball (0.63 seconds)
79. CBS Baseball Schedule for 1990, more of the same
80. Umps ask CBS not to use Skydome roof camera
81. alt.sports.baseball.sf-giants - Baseball and TV
82. Jump The Shark - MLB Game of the Week
83. The Baseball Index contains the following references for further reading material on Jack Buck

See also

• Major League Baseball television contracts

• MLB on FOX