another reason to hate the extra innings baseball package

[toddthebod]

The Astros game was joined in progress an hour after it started.  WTF.  Can the defending NL champ get any respect?

[MusicMan]

Hell, even FSN missed the first pitch.

The first fucking pitch of the season - during a commercial.

[David in Jackson]

Maybe I'm the only guy in Mississippi with this problem, but here's why (I think).  The NHL Center Ice package and the MLB Extra Innings package occupy the same channels (#365-374 on my digital cable).  With up to 15 hockey games and 15 baseball games sharing the same channels, I don't see how in the world it can work - unless you join games in progress.

The only possible explanation for this stupidity is that the NHL season is two weeks longer due to the Olympic break.  Maybe they thought hockey would be over byopening day, like most years.  Still, no excuse.

I'm amazed at how poorly the Extra Innings package is marketed.  Which is to say: Not at all.  Every year a day or two before opening day I call my cable company to buy it and no one knows what it is.  It's not on the TV ("One weeke until opening day!"), there's no TV station on the air with promos.  It's pitiful.

And that's not even discussing the black-out rules.  At least the NHL gives you every game.

[HurricaneDavid]

You'd also wonder how many potential subscriptions Extra Innings LOST by not showing the Astros game from the start.  There was NOTHING happening on 7 other MLB/NHL channels when the Astros game started.

Still, it's the best $159 I could spend.

[David in Jackson]

I know.  Every year I complain about it and every year I'm the first guy to buy it.

[jaklewein]

 I'm amazed at how poorly the Extra Innings package is marketed. Which is to say: Not at all. Every year a day or two before opening day I call my cable company to buy it and no one knows what it is. It's not on the TV ("One weeke until opening day!"), there's no TV station on the air with promos. It's pitiful.

Hell, I've been sucked in with the damn MLB package for so long that they just automatically sign me up for it every year.  You save a few bucks that way with the "early bird" sprecial.  Anyhow, I like that they do that....that's how sucked in I am.

[toddthebod]

This is the exact problem.  I was going up and down the channels and I couldn't believe that having 6 channels showing the hockey schedule was more important than showing the first hour+ of the Astros game.

[Nate in IA]

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The Astros game was joined in progress an hour after it started.  WTF.  Can the defending NL champ get any respect?

I've got the Sports Pak from DirecTV and hence saw it all on Fox Sports Houston.  I'm not sure if I would have seen that without the MLB EI package so I'm probably giving them more money than I should but I'm safe.   Having said that, Fox did indeed miss the first pitch.  Tossers (been wanting to work that one in for a while).

[David in Jackson]

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This is the exact problem.  I was going up and down the channels and I couldn't believe that having 6 channels showing the hockey schedule was more important than showing the first hour+ of the Astros game.

I don't know what in the world they will do on Saturday night when, as usual, the full slate of channels will be filled with hockey games.  Where will the baseball games go?  Or vica versa.  It's only going to get worse when most MLB games are at night, not in the afternoon, and NHL season doesn't end until April 16.

The company paid millions of dollars for the right to broadcast these games.  Did they even think about this?  Look at a schedule, perhaps?

[Alkie]

In case you guys were not aware yet...no one in America but us watches baseball anymore.

Here in Hell Pisshole, during the Fox Game of the Week (god, I wish this was a joke), instead of baseball on our local FOX?  We get...no shit...4 hours of self-produced car informercial from a local car dealer.  The manager and one of his lackeys drive each car for sale in front of the camera and tell you what a great deal it is.  This pre-empts baseball every weekend here.

[MusicMan]

No jury would convict you of killing that man.

[Fredia]

maybe they got confused and thought the game started at 7. i mean when does correct time and information need to get in the picture

[Alkie]

I wish I could show it to everyone.

The BEST, was when they did it during the Rangers/Astros games last year.  I know we're in the furthest reaches of civilization, but last I checked, we still have TX somewhere in our address.  

"Here comes Pancho with a brand new 2002 Saturn stationwagon.  Yes sir, this one sure is a BEAUT!  Pancho, clean off that windshield will you?  No.  Stop right there.  That's it.  Ok, show them the price Pancho."

"Si, meester."

"Attaboy, Pancho.  See how excited Pancho is, folks?  He's never seen a deal like this."

It seriously goes on like this for 4 hours.

[Holly]

Wow, sounds like those Honda Element vs. Mexican Sandcrab commercials... except without the "cute" factor. My condolences. I thought you were in Pearland, though? What's up with the trans-I10 migration pattern?

[Bill McLuggage]

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I wish I could show it to everyone.

The BEST, was when they did it during the Rangers/Astros games last year.  I know we're in the furthest reaches of civilization, but last I checked, we still have TX somewhere in our address.  

"Here comes Pancho with a brand new 2002 Saturn stationwagon.  Yes sir, this one sure is a BEAUT!  Pancho, clean off that windshield will you?  No.  Stop right there.  That's it.  Ok, show them the price Pancho."

"Si, meester."

"Attaboy, Pancho.  See how excited Pancho is, folks?  He's never seen a deal like this."

It seriously goes on like this for 4 hours.

Anybody else feel like going to Pancho's Mexican Buffet now?

[Bench]

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I wish I could show it to everyone.

The BEST, was when they did it during the Rangers/Astros games last year.  I know we're in the furthest reaches of civilization, but last I checked, we still have TX somewhere in our address.  

"Here comes Pancho with a brand new 2002 Saturn stationwagon.  Yes sir, this one sure is a BEAUT!  Pancho, clean off that windshield will you?  No.  Stop right there.  That's it.  Ok, show them the price Pancho."

"Si, meester."

"Attaboy, Pancho.  See how excited Pancho is, folks?  He's never seen a deal like this."

It seriously goes on like this for 4 hours.

Anybody else feel like going to Pancho's Mexican Buffet now?

I felt like going to Pancho's Buffet only once in my life. After that, I felt like not leaving my bathroom for a week. I think the enchiladas were actually moving.

[Waldo]

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Anybody else feel like going to Pancho's Mexican Buffet now?

Is intestinal distress a valid excuse to miss work?

[Matt]

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Is intestinal distress a valid excuse to miss work?

I think you go to Pancho's for the flag raising experience more then the food.

[Holly]

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Is intestinal distress a valid excuse to miss work?

I think you go to Pancho's for the flag raising experience more then the food.

Sounds like something quoted from the Reagan High School principal, about attending school there, nowadays.

[Bill McLuggage]

Discussions on the Extra Innings package always end up being about poop.

[Alkie]

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Wow, sounds like those Honda Element vs. Mexican Sandcrab commercials... except without the "cute" factor. My condolences. I thought you were in Pearland, though? What's up with the trans-I10 migration pattern?

We're still in El Paso, have been for 3 years.

[Holly]

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Wow, sounds like those Honda Element vs. Mexican Sandcrab commercials... except without the "cute" factor. My condolences. I thought you were in Pearland, though? What's up with the trans-I10 migration pattern?

We're still in El Paso, have been for 3 years.

Still? Geez. Next thing you'll tell me you got out of the restaurant "business." Gityerbutt down here where it belongs, Pancho. (seriously, I thought you'd moved to Pearland)

[strosrays]

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Anybody else feel like going to Pancho's Mexican Buffet now?

Is intestinal distress a valid excuse to miss work?

The 4-tacos-for-99 cents special is to die for.


I used to drink with a guy who lived at Pancho's.  No, literally.  There was a little cinder block room in the back of the restaurant, 8 x 8 maybe, back-door access, which I think was supposed to be for storage, or maybe a janitor's closet (there was one of those janitor's drain thingies on the floor in the corner.)  But my pal worked there at the restaurant, and the manager let him live in the back.  The drain thing was good for a piss, anyway, and he had the place rigged up with a bunch of $1.99 extension cords, so he had a boombox and black-and-white TV.

His place wasn't all that great, and he spoke English about as well as I did Spanish, but it was all right.  We used to sit back there and get hammered, talking about whatever,  while we could hear the Pancho's patrons enjoying their repast, just on the other side of the wall.

Good times.

[Ty in Tampa]

Good times.

I'll take your word for it.