TV leaves Marlins stranded on road

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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/568623.html

So why aren't the Marlins televising two road games in the next five days -- Saturday at Tampa Bay and Tuesday at Seattle? Shouldn't all the road games be on TV?

That would be ideal, but unrealistic (or in Saturday's case, not even possible).

Cathy Weeden, general manager of FSN and Sun Sports, said her networks skip 12 games a year because if they televised every game, ``things start getting diluted from what is available from an advertiser standpoint.''

Unfortunately, seven of the 12 will be on the road. The Marlins-Rays game Saturday was excluded because the 6:10 p.m. start falls within Fox's exclusive Saturday window (4-7 p.m.), during which no other broadcasts are allowed.

Although FSN will televise the Monday and Wednesday games in Seattle -- Florida's first visit to the Pacific Northwest -- the Tuesday game was omitted because late-night starts typically don't generate big ratings. And the June 26 home game with Tampa was left out because 12:10 p.m. games on a Thursday don't attract big numbers, either.

Meanwhile, FSN added the Saturday, June 28, night game against Arizona to replace a rained-out Marlins-at-Reds game.

What a load of crap she's shoveling. 150 games is no different than 162 you lying bitch. Its simple, you are losing money on those games. Why lie about it... be honest.

I'd be pissed if I were a Marlins fan... if there was such a thing.

[Bugg]

Pretty sure that MLB would allow them to pick up the Mariners' broadcast fee for a nominal fee. heck, they could keep their annoucners in Miami for all they care. The Marlins' franchise has always been run by idiots. Ynakees and mets have pretty much amde sure they are either the FOx game or outise the exclusive window on Saturdays, which again shows that both Florida teams are poorly run in terms of marketing.