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Awful Announcing Inactive:
I'm not quite sure how I feel about this hiring, but TBS is adding
David Wells to their lineup, and not just on a trial basis. The former Major Leaguer has signed a multi-year contract and will be assigned to some Sunday games right away.
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Via The Biz of Baseball
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April 13, 2009
Three-time All-Star pitcher David Wells will serve as a game analyst for select “Sunday MLB on TBS” telecasts throughout the regular season alongside Chip Caray (play-by-play) and either Ron Darling (analyst), Dennis Eckersley (analyst) or Buck Martinez (analyst). He will also appear in studio for the TBS’ exclusive coverage of the 2009 MLB All-Star Selection Show on Sunday...
Via tonyblogs.net
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April 15, 2009
The New York Yankees will officially open Yankee Stadium tomorrow when they take on the Cleveland Indians. Pregame coverage begins on YES Network at 11:30am, while MLB Network will pick it up at 12:30pm. Thanks to Peter Abraham of the LoHud Yankees Blog for this press release from the Yankees detailing the day's festivities:
Ceremonies will begin at 12:10 p.m. with the West...
Via on 205th
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April 14, 2009
MMA: Santos sets sites on CaranoMLB: David Wells joins TBS as baseball analystMLB: Manny longs for ClevelandMiLB: York Revolution invite 3-Foot-2-inch player to campCFB: Fight lands Spartan RB Winston in jail for six monthsNBA: Iverson banned from two Detroit casinosSOCCER: Clemson coach charged with attacking daughtersSOCCER: Five red cards in Brazilian 'peace' matchSOCCER...
Via NY Baseball Digest
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April 15, 2009
The Biz of Baseball published excerpts from the TBS conference call to announce David Wells as an on air analyst. Apparently TBS wants to create the same kind of outspoken roundtable that you see with their NBA coverage with Charles Barkley.
During the interview Wells was asked who he would like to emulate to which he [...]
Via The Biz of Hockey
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April 15, 2009
Click to see in larger view The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced that up to 24 Stanley Cup™ Playoff games, including up to 19 in the opening round, will be available via NHL GameCenter LIVE, the League’s service that streams live games in TV-quality video. NHL GameCenter LIVE is specifically designed for those avid...
Via The Biz of Baseball
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April 14, 2009
Today, David Wells was formerly introduced as the new MLB on TBS on-air analyst via conference call. Wells was joined by Jeff Behnke, Turner Sports executive producer. Turner has been able to parlay the appeal of Charles Barkley's comedic wit through the NBA of TNT, and reviews of the MLB on TBS broadcast team last year made mention of the need for a Barkley-esc element. Wells...
Via The Biz of Football
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April 14, 2009
Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced that for the fourth consecutive year NFL fans can watch NFL Network’s broadcast of the NFL Draft live on April 25-26 on their Sprint TV-enabled phones and receive other exclusive wireless NFL Draft content exclusively from Sprint via NFL Mobile Live. In addition to the live NFL Network TV coverage, fans can follow...
Via The Biz of Football
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April 15, 2009
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Maurice Jones-Drew agreed to a contract extension today that makes him one of the three highest-paid running backs in the NFL, ESPN.com reports. Jones-Drew signed a five-year, $31 million contract of which $17.5 million is guaranteed. The only two backs currently with bigger deals now are Steven Jackson of the St. Louis Rams and Larry Johnson of the...
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