Last fall, San Fransisco Giants closing pitcher "fear the beard" Brian Wilson who led the MLB with
47 saves in the 2010 MLB season, threw a 98 mile an hour fastball past Texas Ranger's Nelson Cruz to give the Giants the final win that they needed to forever scratch there legacy in baseball history and win the 2010 World Series. The championship captivated the hearts of Giants fans and proved to all sports fans that the the little guys in professional sports can win championships also. The 2010 World series proves that even the smaller budget franchises that don't have the Billions of dollars such as the New York Yankees, can also bring together players to win a championship.
The information above could have been found on any major sports network, internet news site, late night TV shows, even your local news station, because an event such as the world series is so huge and news from the series was covered on such a large scale. Once the World Series ended and all the major networks like TBS, Fox sports, and ESPN stop covering baseball because the season is over and they direct there attention towards the in season professional sports such as football and basketball. For the next couple of months baseball in the media is almost impossible to find. To non-baseball fans surprise, just because the post season had ended baseball still goes on. Managers and Owners go into winter meetings, and then players head off to spring training, so where can you get professional baseball information that is accurate and up to date all year around? Its simple, go to a source that only covers the Major League. That source is through MLB.com and the MLB Network.
What source could be better to receive and return information than a source that is actually accredited to Major League baseball itself? Thats right There is none other than MLB.com. Not only is the internet one of the many ways to recieve these baseball updates. The MLB also created its own Network that starting in 2009. MLB Network launched in approximately 50 million homes as the largest network debut in cable history, exceeding any other cable television launch by approximately 20 million.MLB Network is broadly distributed across 43 cable and satellite systems on expanded digital basic cable or the equivalent. MLB Network is available on major systems including Comcast, Cox, DirecTV, Time Warner, Charter, Cablevision and Verizon FiOS.
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The MLB network broadcasts from two different studio locations, Studio 3 and Studio 42. Studio 3 was named after the legend himself Babe Ruth as his number was three, and Studio forty-two which was named in honor of Jakie Robinson. (The first african american player to break the professional baseball color barrier in 1947) The studio is very attractive and absolutely baseball themed. This isn't some lousy desk with a screen behind the reporters studio. Both studios actually give the atmospheric feel that the reporters and show hosts are on a baseball field. The awesome studios adds that special factor thats makes baseball fans instantly more interested.
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| MLB analysts Setting the MLB.com and the MLB Network apart is the staff that they pull together: On air personalities consist of Greg Amsinger, Larry Bowa, Eric Byrnes. Sean Casey, Bob Costas, Ahmed Fareed, PeterGammons, Ron Gant, John Hart, Jon Heyman, Jim Kaat, Lisa Kerney, Al Leiter, Hazel Mae, Joe Magrane, Kevin Millar, Dan Plesac, Harold Reynolds, Bill Ripken, Chris Rose, Ken Rosenthal, John Smoltz, Paul Severino, Dave Valle, Matt Vasgersian, Tom Verducci, Mitch Williams, Matt Yallof. To many these people may just seem like a bunch of names, but the list consists of highly credited former MLB baseball players, MLB hall of famers, MLB sports broadcasters, MLB scouts, and baseball writers that have a ballot when it comes to voting for which former players are going to be in the MLB hall of fame. Many of these people also broadcast their own information for the baseball fan as they use twitter as a source to reach out their opinions on what is going on in the MLB. I personally love to follow what Petter Gammons has to say on twitter. |
Fantasy baseball is a huge hobby for any baseball fanatic. Every year my friends any myself create a league and battle it out over the entire baseball season. When it comes to being prepared on what players to put into there fantasy baseball lineup or what player has what injury, you better bet that the first source our fantasy league will go to is a source credited to Major league baseball itself. Having knowledge about the players and teams that go far more in depth than the short MLB ESPN highlights on Sports Center definitely give us an advantage when it comes to competing in fantasy baseball.
Together MLB.com and the MLB Network took the baseball world by storm and any true fan that is looking for accurate and up to date information now knows where to go when trying to find out simple information such as player stats, what teams are scheduled to draft first in the 2011 draft, what organizations have the advantage going into the 2011 season.When looking for information when it comes to Americas past time of baseballs past, present, and future you know that i will be logged on to MLB.com loading myself with all the information as i please and know that it is accurate.
