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History

Early years: 1996-2000

See also: The Baseball Network

Major League Baseball made a deal with FOX and NBC on November 7, 1995. FOX paid a fraction less of the amount of money that CBS paid for the Major League Baseball television rights for the 1990-1993 seasons. Unlike the previous television deal, The Baseball Network, FOX reverted to the format of televising regular season games (approximately 16 weekly telecasts that normally began on Memorial Day weekend) on Saturday afternoons. FOX did however, continue a format that The Baseball Network started by offering games based purely on a viewer's region. FOX's approach has usually been to offer four regionalized telecasts, with exclusivity from 1-4 p.m. in each time zone. The Baseball Network was a short-lived television joint venture involving the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and Major League Baseball. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... 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 National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1995. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1990 throughout the world. ... // This year in baseball Events January - Reggie Jackson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, receiving 94% of the vote. ... The Baseball Network was a short-lived television joint venture involving the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and Major League Baseball. ... Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed this year on 2007-05-28). ...

When FOX first got into baseball, it used the motto "Same game, new attitude." FOX's primary goal when they first launched baseball was to promote their weak prime time schedule. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ...

said network sports president Ed Goren.

Like its predecessor NBC, FOX determined its Saturday schedule by who was playing a team from one of the three largest television markets: New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago. If there was a game which combined two of these three markets, it would be aired. An NBC Sports camera capturing the action at Dodger Stadium. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

For more details on this topic, see Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week#The_FOX_Era.

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Exclusivity

2001-2006

In September 2000, Major League Baseball concluded a six year, $2.5 billion contract with FOX to show Saturday baseball, the All-Star Game, selected Division Series games and exclusive coverage of the League Championship Series and World Series. 90% of the contract's value to FOX, who paid Major League Baseball $417 million per year, came from the postseason, which not only attracted large audiences, but also provided an opportunity for the network to showcase its fall schedule. MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers (from the previous years World... In baseball, the Division Series is the official name for the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs. ... The League Championship Series is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ...

The contract protected Major League Baseball in the event of a labor dispute (something that didn't occur with The Baseball Network in 1994). If some of the games were cancelled by a strike or lockout, Major League Baseball still got all its money, but had to compensate FOX with additional telecasts. On the other hand, a repeat of the 1994 Major League Baseball strike would've cost FOX well over $1 billion. The Baseball Network was a short-lived television joint venture involving the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and Major League Baseball. ... The following are the events of the year 1994 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... The 1994 baseball strike resulted in the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. ...

Under the previous five year deal with NBC (1996-2000), FOX paid $115 million while NBC only paid $80 million per year. FOX paid about $575 million overall while NBC paid about $400 million overall. The difference between the FOX and the NBC contracts implicitly valued FOX's Saturday Game of the Week at less than $90 million for five years. Before NBC officially decided to part ways with Major League Baseball (for the second time in about 12 years) on September 26, 2000, FOX's payment would've been $345 million while NBC would've paid $240 million. Before 1990, NBC had carried Major League Baseball since 1947. An NBC Sports camera capturing the action at Dodger Stadium. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1996 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2000 throughout the world. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2000. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1990 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1947 throughout the world. ...

Under the new deal, FOX would now pay out an average of $417 million a year, which was about a 45 percent increase from the previous deal (worth $290 million a year) that FOX, NBC, and ESPN contributed together. CBS and ABC reportedly were not interested in buying the rights at the prices Major League Baseball was offering. The NBC Sports logo used since 1989. ... ESPN Major League Baseball is a promotion of Major League Baseball on ESPN and ESPN2, with simulcasts on ESPNHD or ESPN2HD. Major League Baseball on ESPN debuted on April 15, 1990 with Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN Major League Baseball is guaranteed to remain on air until 2013. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

See also: Major League Baseball on CBS and Major League Baseball on ABC

When asked about the new deal with FOX, Commissioner Bud Selig said, Major League Baseball on CBS is the name of the former TV show that televised Major League Baseball games on the American television network CBS (legally known as the Columbia Broadcasting System from 1928-1974). ... Major League Baseball on ABCs Wide World of Sports. ... In 1920, the owners of Major League Baseball, in order to reestablish confidence of fans in the sport following the Black Sox Scandal, established the office of Commissioner of Baseball. ... Allan Huber Bud Selig, Jr. ...

Neal Pilson, who was the president of CBS Sports when the network had the exclusive television rights for Major League Baseball said of Fox's $2.5 billion deal: CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. ...

Some observers believed that gaining the relative ratings boost from the League Championship Series and World Series meant more to FOX than the other broadcast networks. That was because FOX had the biggest prime time ratings decline of the four major networks during the 1999-2000 season. Its average prime time audience of 8.97 million was down 17 percent from the year before, according to Nielsen Media Research. Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... The year 1999 in television involved some significant events. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2000. ... Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is a U.S. firm, headquartered in New York City, and operating primarily from Oldsmar, FL, which measures media audiences, including television, radio and newspapers. ...

New contract: 2007-2013

See also: Major League Baseball on TBS

On July 11, 2006, rumors on the future of Major League Baseball on FOX were put to rest when it was announced that the network had signed a new seven-year contract, which will guarantee that the World Series will appear on FOX through the 2013 season. FOX had widely been expected to renew the deal, but it was unclear what they would be willing to air beyond the All-Star Game and World Series. Major League Baseball on TBS is a broadcasting agreement between Major League Baseball and the Turner Broadcasting System to broadcast baseball via cable television nationwide, beginning in 2007. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ...

The package was officially announced on October 17, with the news that TBS will air all Division Series games through 2013 and alternate League Championship Series with FOX during the contract. Additionally, FOX's coverage of the Saturday Game of the Week was expanded to start in April and last during the entire season. is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ... In baseball, the Division Series is the official name for the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs. ...

Coverage details

FOX plans to air a Game of the Week every week of the season, as mentioned. Coverage will begin with a pregame show at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, in which host Jeanne Zelasko will be joined by a rotating group of studio analysts. This is followed by regional telecasts of up to three games, starting at about 3:55 p.m. ET. (See below for the names of all of the announcers that will be part of the coverage.) Previously, the games had staggered start times of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET. Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... Jeanne Zelasko (born October 26, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a sports commentator for the FOX network. ... Major League Baseball on FOX or MLB on FOX is a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games on the Fox television network. ...

Scheduling

Since the network bought the rights to post-season baseball coverage, FOX has received criticism from non-baseball fans for not airing first-run original programming during October. (Baseball fans point out that there are plenty of other broadcast and cable networks available on every TV package that do show original scripted programming.) For the majority of the years that FOX has aired baseball, the network started the season for The Simpsons and other shows in November, although a few shows begin in August or September and then go on hiatus until after the World Series. In 2005, FOX started its season in September, took the month of October off to show the Major League Baseball playoffs, and resumed non-baseball programming in November. Both approaches have drawn criticism, indicating that there may not be a perfect way to accommodate both sports and regular programming.^[1] Simpsons redirects here. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ...

In the first year of its six year, exclusive contract (2001), FOX did a split-telecast (not seen of since the days of the ill-fated Baseball Network) for the League Championship Series. This meant that one game would be aired on the Fox Network while the other would be aired on the local regional Fox Sports Net cable channel (depending on market, as some markets had no regional sports network with a relationship to FSN). The rationale behind the split-telecast was that because of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the whole post-season schedule was pushed back a week. Because of this, two Sunday LCS games came in conflict with a NFL on FOX doubleheader. The fans and sports media reporters were unimpressed with the situation and Bud Selig vowed it was a one-time deal necessitated by circumstance. However, in later years FOX used split telecasts on a few occasions to keep the playoffs "on schedule," and aired the second game on FX, which has virtually national cable/satellite coverage. The 2007-2013 contract eliminates this, as TBS will have one of the League Championship Series each year. The following are the baseball events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ... The Baseball Network was a short-lived television joint venture involving the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and Major League Baseball. ... Fox Sports Net headquarters in Los Angeles. ... A Regional Sports Network, or RSN, is a cable television station that presents sports programming to a local market. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Companys coverage of the National Football Leagues National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports. ... Allan Huber Bud Selig, Jr. ... FX (shorter for Fox Extended Networks) is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporations Fox Entertainment Group. ... Major League Baseball on TBS is a broadcasting agreement between Major League Baseball and the Turner Broadcasting System to broadcast baseball via cable television nationwide, beginning in 2007. ...

Starting in 2004, FOX's Game of the Week telecasts only appeared three times after August 28, because the network chose to begin telecasts in mid-May and avoid going up against college football in September. With lead play-by-play broadcaster Joe Buck now also handling the same duties for FOX's NFL coverage, FOX had to use a variety of announcers for its late-season baseball coverage. This may change under the 2007-2013 contract, as FOX is supposed to show games throughout the season. The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the fictional character, see Midnight Cowboy. ...

Since its baseball coverage began in 1996, FOX has aired three regular-season games in timeslots other than Saturday afternoon. As part of its coverage of Mark McGwire's bid for Roger Maris's single-season home run record in 1998, FOX aired a Sunday afternoon Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Cardinals game on September 6 and a Tuesday night Chicago Cubs/St. Louis Cardinals game on September 8 of that year. (McGwire hit his record-breaking 62nd home run of the season in the latter game, which got a 14.5 rating for FOX and remains the network's highest-rated regular-season MLB telecast.) On April 16, 2004, the network aired a Friday night game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to cover those teams' first head-to-head meeting since the memorable 2003 ALCS. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who is primarily remembered for breaking Babe Ruths 34-year-old single-season home run record in 1961 on the last day of the season. ... This year in baseball 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 5 - Don Sutton, a 324-game winner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his fifth try. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Other nicknames The Redlegs, The Big Red Machine... Major league affiliations National League (1892–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 42, 42, 45, 85 Name St. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... (Redirected from 2003 ALCS) The 2003 American League Championship Series was played between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees from October 8 to October 16, 2003. ...

Blackout policies/Flexible scheduling

FOX has certain rights for afternoon Major League Baseball games on Saturdays, and ESPN has the same rights for night games on Sundays. Broadcasters cannot show games of in-market teams regardless of whether the game is home or away as long as the game of the local team has a start time or likely end time intruding on FOX or ESPN's national window, unless that network waives its exclusivity. This is to encourage people to watch the ESPN or FOX game. A further enticement comes simply through the fact that FOX offers mostly regional coverage. ESPN Major League Baseball is a promotion of Major League Baseball on ESPN and ESPN2, with simulcasts on ESPNHD or ESPN2HD. Major League Baseball on ESPN debuted on April 15, 1990 with Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN Major League Baseball is guaranteed to remain on air until 2013. ... Sunday Night Baseball is the Major League Baseball game of the week that is televised Sunday nights at 8 p. ...

The reasoning is that since people will not be able to watch their favorite team, they may be willing to settle for some baseball. This results in higher ratings for the national broadcaster by pulling baseball fans away from watching their own team, although critics may note that during the late-spring and summer, fans might simply do something else outside of when their favorite team is playing.

Usually there are no other games scheduled at these times, except when a team decides not to change the start-time even after FOX drops the game in favor of a better match-up, which they can and often will do on a few weeks notice, particularly after the All-Star Game. ESPN's post-All-Star Game schedule is likewise picked a few weeks ahead of time (schedules for the first half of the season are usually set during the winter). Other teams simply schedule games for other time-slots, particularly later on Saturday or on Sunday afternoons. Also, the Texas Rangers often play summertime home games at night on Sundays because of the extreme heat common to Texas during much of the season, and normally receive special permission from ESPN to televise these games locally (their opponent's TV partner can also show the game). The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers (from the previous years World... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1972–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 26, 34, 42 Name Texas Rangers (1972–present) Washington Senators (1961-1971) Other nicknames None in common use Ballpark Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (1994–present) a. ...

Bonus coverage

Since FOX began its coverage of baseball, they haven't shown anything beyond the game they are showing in a given area. Studio updates are shown at a minimum and the network doesn't show any other games if a game gets done early. An example of this was on May 18, 2007, after a game FOX was showing between the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs ended at around 6:40 eastern time, FOX didn't go to the other game they were showing between the New York Yankees and New York Mets. Instead, the network decided to go to the studio until off air time of 7:00 eastern. is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... “Eastern Daylight Time” redirects here. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962–present) Other nicknames The Amazin Mets, The Amazins, The Metropolitans, The Kings of Queens Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964–present) Polo Grounds (1962–1963) Major league...

However, on September 1, 2007, FOX switched the audience watching the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves in a game that ended before 6:30 p.m. Eastern time from the studio to bonus coverage of the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics. is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962–present) Other nicknames The Amazin Mets, The Amazins, The Metropolitans, The Kings of Queens Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964–present) Polo Grounds (1962–1963) Major league... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 21, 35, 41, 42, 44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43, (As) Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Other nicknames The As, The White Elephants, The...

Commentators and studio personalities

Main article: List of Major League Baseball on FOX broadcasters

As of 2007, Joe Buck, son of Hall of Fame St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck, is FOX's #1 play-by-play commentator (a role he has had since his debut year 1996). Joe Buck was teamed with Tim McCarver, although Tim McCarver was considered the main reason behind the firing of Jack Buck from CBS five years earlier. Unlike the team of Jack Buck and Tim McCarver on CBS, Joe Buck and Tim McCarver fused. According to Tim McCarver, // Joe Buck Thom Brennaman Josh Lewin Kenny Albert Tim McCarver Eric Karros Joe Girardi Mark Grace Ken Rosenthal Chris Myers Jeanne Zelasko Kevin Kennedy Eric Karros Joe Girardi Mark Grace Joe Buck/Tim McCarver (1996-present) Thom Brennaman/Bob Brenly (1996-2000) Thom Brennaman/Steve Lyons (2000-2006) Thom Brennaman... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... For the fictional character, see Midnight Cowboy. ... The Ford C. Frick Award is an award bestowed annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame in the United States to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball. ... Major league affiliations National League (1892–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 42, 42, 45, 85 Name St. ... John Francis Jack 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 following are the baseball events of the year 1996 throughout the world. ... James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American former Major League and minor league baseball catcher, and a current broadcaster for FOX Sports. ... Major League Baseball on CBS is the name of the former TV show that televised Major League Baseball games on the American television network CBS (legally known as the Columbia Broadcasting System from 1928-1974). ... 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. ...

During the pre-2001 period, Bob Brenly acted as the third man in the booth with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver during the All-Star Game, League Championship Series and World Series. Joe Buck and Tim McCarver were at the microphone when Bob Brenly led the Arizona Diamondbacks as manager to the 2001 World Series title.
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Since Joe Buck was hired to work on The NFL on FOX (following the retirement of lead play-by-play voice Pat Summerall) in 2002, Dick Stockton and Kenny Albert have both filled-in for Joe Buck whenever he is unable to work a game. NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Companys coverage of the National Football Leagues National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports. ... George Allen Pat Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, FOX, and, briefly, ESPN. Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on CBS and FOXs NFL telecasts, and in... The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League. ... Dick Stockton (born in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American sportscaster. ... Kenny Albert (born in 1968), son of sportscasting legend Marv Albert, is a sportscaster in his own right. ...

In recent years, FOX has utilized current or former players and managers as "guest analysts" on the network's League Championship Series telecasts. These have included Bret Boone (2003 ALCS), Al Leiter (2003 NLCS and 2004 ALCS), Bob Brenly (2004 and 2005 NLCS), Lou Piniella (2005 and 2006 ALCS), and Luis Gonzalez (2006 NLCS). Brendan Robert Boone (born April 6, 1969) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who most recently played with the Minnesota Twins before being released on August 1, 2005 after only 20 days with the franchise. ... Alois Terry Al Leiter [lighter] (born October 23, 1965 in Toms River, New Jersey), is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), the Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005), the Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95) and the New York... Len Kasper with Bob Brenly during a broadcast. ... Louis Victor Piniella (born August 28, 1943, in Tampa, Florida) is the current manager of the Chicago Cubs and a former Major League Baseball outfielder. ... For other persons named Luis González, see Luis González (disambiguation). ...

The original studio host in 1996 was Chip Caray. Dave Winfield and Steve Lyons were the show's original analysts. Unlike the network's primary broadcast teams, the studio personnel have not had the same longevity. Winfeld left FOX after only one season, and both Caray and Lyons would move to the broadcast booth before leaving the network. From 1999-2000, Keith Olberman took over the hosting seat form Chip Caray, before being replaced by Jeanne Zelasko, who was promoted from Fox Sports Net's National Sports Report. The following are the baseball events of the year 1996 throughout the world. ... Chip Caray Harry Christopher Chip Caray III (born 1965) is a television broadcaster for Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) and is also an occasional radio broadcaster and co-host of the pre-game and post-game shows on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network[1]. Chip is also very well known from... David Mark Winfield (born October 3, 1951, in St. ... Stephen John Lyons (born June 3, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball player and a television sportscaster. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2000 throughout the world. ... Keith Olbermann Keith Olbermann (born January 27, 1959 in New York City, New York) is an American news anchor and radio sportscaster. ... Jeanne Zelasko (born October 26, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a sports commentator for the FOX network. ... Fox Sports Net headquarters in Los Angeles. ... The National Sports Report was a sportscast that aired on United States television channel Fox Sports Net. ...

Current commentators (as of 2007)

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Play-by-Play commentators

1. Joe Buck (Usually with Tim McCarver)
2. Thom Brennaman (Usually with Joe Girardi)
3. Josh Lewin
4. Kenny Albert
5. Matt Vasgersian
6. Dick Stockton
   

• The June 9, 2007 telecast was the first time FOX used a fill-in color analyst (Jose Mota) in the 2007 season. It was also the first time Mota had been seen on FOX since serving as interim #2 color analyst after Steve Lyons was fired for "insensitive" remarks during the 2006 ALCS. After the series ended, FOX hired Joe Girardi, who now calls the #2 game.

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Color commentators

1. Tim McCarver (Usually with Joe Buck)
2. Joe Girardi (Usually with Thom Brennaman)
3. Mark Grace
4. Eric Karros

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Field reporters

1. Ken Rosenthal (Usually with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver)

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Studio host

1. Jeanne Zelasko

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Studio analysts

1. Kevin Kennedy
2. Eric Karros (Alternating weekly)
3. Mark Grace (Alternating weekly)
4. Joe Girardi (Alternating weekly)

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Pregame shows

Most Saturday baseball games on FOX have been preceded by a baseball-oriented show. From 1996-1999, FOX aired a baseball program geared to children and teenagers called In the Zone. In 2000, In the Zone was replaced by This Week in Baseball, which had previously been in syndication. TWIB has been on FOX ever since. The following are the baseball events of the year 1996 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2000 throughout the world. ... This Week in Baseball is a weekly television program, originally designed to show highlights of the previous weeks Major League Baseball action. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ...

Innovations

See also: Baseball telecasts technology

On July 8, 1997, Fox televised its first ever All-Star Game (out of Jacobs Field in Cleveland). For this particular game, FOX introduced "Catcher-Cam" in which a camera was affixed to the catchers' masks in order to provide unique perspectives of the action around home plate. Catcher-Cam soon would become a regular fixture in FOX's baseball broadcasts. The following is a chronological list of the technological advancements of Major League Baseball television broadcasts: // On August 26, the first ever Major League Baseball game was televised W2XBS, an experimental station in New York City which would ultimately become WNBC-TV. Red Barber called the game without the benefit... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following are the events of the year 1997 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... Jacobs Field (informally called The Jake) is a baseball stadium located in the middle of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. ... Nickname: Motto: Progress & Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1814 (village)   1836 (city) Government  - Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area [1]  - City  82. ... Sony camera head with Betacam SP dock recorder. ...

In addition to Catcher-Cam, other innovations (some of which have received more acclaim than others) that Fox has provided for baseball telecasts have been:

• Sennheiser MKE-2 microphones and SK-250 transmitters in the bases.

• Between 12 and 16 microphones throughout the outfield, ranging from Sennheiser MKH-416 shotgun microphones to DPA 4061s with Crystal Partners Big Ear parabolic microphones to Crown Audio PCC160 plate microphones.

• The continuous "Fox Box" graphic, which contained the score, inning and other information in an upper corner of the TV screen. Since 2001, the Fox Box has morphed into a strip across the top of the screen which would later be used by NBC. For baseball broadcasts, it would be turned off when something really important happened (Mark McGwire's record-breaking 62nd home-run in 1998, the last out of the World Series, et cetera). However, turning off the box at critical points has been criticized, as the purpose of turning off the box is to promote the network that showed the play instead of provide viewers with relevant information they normally get when the network isn't self-promoting.

• Audio accompanying graphics and sandwiched replays between "whooshes."

• "Mega Slo-Mo" technology.

• Scooter, a cartoony 3-D animated talking baseball (voiced by Tom Kenny) that occasionally appears to explain pitch types and mechanics, purportedly for younger viewers -- approximately the 10- to 12-year-olds.^[2]

• Ball Tracer, a stroboscopic comet tail showing the path of a pitch to the catcher's glove.

• Strike Zone, which shows pitch sequences with strikes in yellow and balls in white. It can put a simulated pane of glass that shatters when a ball goes through the zone (a la the computerized scoring graphics used for bowling).

• The "high home" camera from high behind home plate. Its purpose is that it can trace the arc of a home run and measure the distance the ball traveled. The "high home" camera can also measure a runner's lead off first base while showing in different colors (green, yellow, red) and how far off the base and into pickoff danger a runner is venturing.

In October 2004, FOX started airing all Major League Baseball postseason broadcasts (including the League Championship Series and World Series) in high definition. FOX also started airing the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in HD the following year. Currently, one of the three regional games the network televises each Saturday is presented in HD. The Sennheiser Logo Sennheiser is a German pro audio company. ... A microphone with a cord A microphone, sometimes called a mic (pronounced mike), is a device that converts sound into an electrical signal. ... In communications and information processing, a transmitter (sometimes abbreviated XMTR) is an object (source) which sends information to an observer (receiver). ... A parabola A parabola (from the Greek: παραβολή) is a conic section generated by the intersection of a cone, and a plane tangent to the cone or parallel to some plane tangent to the cone. ... Fox Box was Fox Sports term for the chyron used during its broadcasts of baseball and the National Football League, among others, which displayed the score of the game and other real-time information (time left in periods/outs left in baseball innings, football downs and yards-to-go, whether... This is a list of television-related events in 2001. ... Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the Oakland Athletics before finishing his final years with the St. ... This year in baseball 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 5 - Don Sutton, a 324-game winner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his fifth try. ... Slow motion is an effect resulting from running film through a movie camera at faster-than-normal speed. ... Scooter is an animated character used by Fox Sports during Major League Baseball games. ... The rewrite of this article is being devised at Talk:3D computer graphics/Temp. ... This article has been illustrated as part of WikiProject WikiWorld. ... A bowler releases the ball. ... The League Championship Series is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball. ... Dates October 23, 2004–October 27, 2004 MVP Manny Ramírez (Boston) Television network Fox Announcers Joe Buck and Tim McCarver Umpires Ed Montague (Crew Chief), Dale Scott, Brian Gorman, Chuck Meriwether, Gerry Davis, Charlie Reliford The 2004 World Series represented the 100th time two modern Major League Baseball teams... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers (from the previous years World... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ...

Digital on-screen graphics

Main article: FoxBox (sports)

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1996-2000

In 1996, FOX used the scoring bug on their MLB telecasts. Within two years, the bug would be expanded to all sportscasts. However, golf wouldn't use them at all, and scoring bugs would phased onto tennis broadcasts. On baseball broadcasts, the bug would be turned off at critical points (e.g. Mark McGwire's 62nd home run, the final out of the World Series, etc.). This has been criticized as the network's purpose was to provide the play rather than the normal information. In 2001 the graphic changed from a bug to a banner spanning the top of the screen, and included a scrolling graphic displaying real-time scores of other games in progress. The following are the baseball events of the year 1996 throughout the world. ... Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the Oakland Athletics before finishing his final years with the St. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ...

The first score banner used for MLB on FOX broadcasts from 2001 until after the regular season in 2004 utilized during the July 31, 2004 Orioles-Yankees game. This is the 2003 variant shown here

The second and current score banner used for FOX's baseball broadcasts since the 2004 postseason. At the beginning of the 2005 World Series, a new white banner was introduced as the team abbreviations became white in the teams' main color (as shown here)

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2001-2004

The first banner was simpler than today's. A simple, transparent black rectangle spanned the top of the screen from left to right, displaying the diamond graphic representing the baseball diamond (a diamond would be white if a certain base is open and yellow if there's a runner on that base; all four diamonds in yellow means bases loaded), the abbreviations of both teams in white. The scores would be shown in yellow boxes next to the team. The center showed the inning (a triangle was placed to the left of the inning number to show which half-inning it was: pointing up, top of an inning; pointing down, bottom of an inning), to the right was the number of outs, right of that was the pitch count and the pitch speed (the pitch speed in the same location as the pitch count; pitch speed would appear be in a yellow box). The far right was the MLB on FOX logo. In 2003, the banner was thickened (except for All-Star Game and World Series broadcasts) and made more transparent. Since the 2003 World Series, the logo on the far right would be something else instead than the MLB on FOX logo if the broadcasts were not regular season games (e.g. World Series on FOX, All-Star Game on FOX, etc.) This banner was used by FOX Sports Net through June 2005. Although long gone from television, this banner is commonly found on video clips. The following are the events of the year 2003 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... The 2003 World Series marked the 100th anniversary of the first modern World Series. ... Fox Sports Net headquarters in Los Angeles. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in June June 27: Shelby Foote June 27: John T. Walton June 26: Richard Whiteley June 25: John Fiedler June 25: Chet Helms June 24: Paul Winchell June 21: Jaime Cardinal Sin June 20: Jack Kilby...

2004-

The banner was given a cosmetic upgrade beginning with the 2004 postseason. The abbreviations this time were in the team's main color and the scores were in black parallelograms. Beginning with the 2005 World Series, a new white banner was introduced, resembling a chrome finish, and the team abbreviations became white letters in the team's main color. The 2005 World Series, the 101st playing of Major League Baseballs championship series, saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League champion Houston Astros 4 games to 0 in the best-of-seven-games series, winning their third championship and first since 1917. ...

Ratings

Main article: Ratings for Major League Baseball on FOX telecasts

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