Keep the remote close tonight

by Ed Valentine on Oct 25, 2009 8:37 AM EDT in News Comment 39 comments

Thanks for nothing, Bud!

Anyone who is a fan of both the New York Yankees and New York Giants, like myself, can't possibly be very happy this morning. Thanks to baseball's moronic scheduling, we have to choose between watching the Yankees and Giants tonight -- as both games start after 8 p.m.

Why, Bud? Oh, I already know the answer. Because the 8:20 start is necessitated by FOX. Never mind the fact that it puts fans of both teams in an awkward position.

Start the game in the afternoon and you get two things. Warmer weather this late in the year that is more conducive to baseball. And, you turn it into a great sports day for Yankees/Giants fans.

But no, we can't have the game during the day because FOX is showing NFL games.

So, what do you do? Flip channels incessantly? Use the picture-in-picture functionality to see both, if your television is equipped with it? DVR both games so you can go back-and-forth and make sure you don't miss any of the key action in either game?

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But think of the possibilities ...

One of my favorite all-time sports memories, was from back in ’86 when both the Mets and Giants were World Champs for the first time in ages.

Game 7 of the WS was rescheduled to Monday night due to a rain-out. The Giants were playing the Skins at the Meadowlands that night, with the Mets and Red Sox at Shea. I had to set up a small TV sitting on top of the big one (no PIP back in those days).

The highlight was when Ray Knight hit a 3-run HR to give the Mets the lead for good. Back at Giants Stadium there were a ton of fans watching the WS on one of those Sony Watchman mini-portable TV’s. The crowd roared and jumped to their feet, causing Joe Jacoby (I think) to false start.

Final stats for Ray Knight – 3 RBI and one -5 yard penalty on Washington !! Perfect !!!

So enjoy your embarassment of riches, and look for a similar cross-over event tonight where one sporting event actually affects another.

by Shofner85 on Oct 25, 2009 8:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Half empty or half full

I guess that’s putting the positive spin on it. It could be worse, of course, but I would love to be able to actually watch both games.

by Ed Valentine on Oct 25, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You may be pleasantly surprised Ed ...

as I remember that ‘86 experience as being just a tremendous adrenaline rush fan experience, and not really frustrating at all. And I didn’t even have PIP or TiVo back then !!!

by Shofner85 on Oct 25, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Easy

I’m moving my TV from the bedroom into the living room, so I have 2 TVs in there. That way I don’t miss a thing & I don’t have to use the lame picture in a picture. I already do that when I host football parties, so that people can see the max # of games possible.

by potroast on Oct 25, 2009 9:10 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Potroast..If you do that

Your eyes will look like the late Marty Feldmans!

by Bobbiblue on Oct 25, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL, nice

by potroast on Oct 25, 2009 11:26 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I have

a psychological need to see each and every play of every Giants game I watch. When compared to a Yankee game, each Giants game feels like a playoff game (even the scrimmages).

I think I’ll be PIPing with the yanks game in the corner. And I’ll play a drinking game where I swap to the Yanks during Giants commercials and at each swap I shout ‘Screw The Commish!’ and take a drink.

by Jaybat on Oct 25, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm guessing it's the advertisers?

Given that FOX has the double-header this week, they probably want to maximize their exposure. I’m not sure what game is nationally televised, Min./Pit. or Atl./Dal. in my area, but i wouldn’t mind them dumping the Dallas game at 4 for the Yanks game.

But given it’s the playoffs, the price tag attached to any commercials run time is probably a bit steeper!

by Hootman on Oct 25, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You gotta dvr both games. That’s the only way. And in between commerical timeouts flip the channel. That’s all we can do as fans.

by g-men_fan on Oct 25, 2009 9:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Probably right

by Ed Valentine on Oct 25, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

C'mon guys ...

it’s the sports equivalent of a “threesome” !!! Enjoy !!!!

by Shofner85 on Oct 25, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Haha!!!

Yeah it Ed would throw in a couple of those cheerleaders!!

by Bobbiblue on Oct 25, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

..sorry "If Ed" would

by Bobbiblue on Oct 25, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes that is my plan..

Flip back and forth during commercial breaks..The only problem is that these daggone stations tend to show commercials at the same damn time..Drives me nuts!..I guess I’ll put the games on two TVs in different rooms so I don’t go cross-eyed…and do wind-sprints back and forth.

by Bobbiblue on Oct 25, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What choice does Selig have?

He could have let them play in the rain and been blasted for being afraid to go head to head with the NFL. No network is going to air an NLCS or ALCS game in the afternoon so DVR it and if you have PIP use it.

Selig really screwed Fox out of ratings by putting a game 6 against the NFL so he’s not pandering to the network.

Hey look on the bright side; Very little commercials!!!!

by Major on Oct 25, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Very Little commercials

good point considering NBC’s Sunday night Football is about 3 1/2 hours of commercials and self promoation for stupid shows nobody watches (I get it Jay Leno is on at 10 PM now) while Bob Costas does “hard hitting interviews” live from the stadium. (I’m guessing he’ll interview Jerrry Jones about Dallas stadium again or how Brett Favre plays for the “love of the game”, maybe Ray Lewis miked up but that’s usally ESPN’s deal) I might be able to watch most of both events without 2 TV’s!

by Landeta on Oct 25, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Three TV's

I always set up three tvs in the the living room on Sundays; Sundays are for football. The big one in the middle gets the Giants (or the best game when the Gmen aren’t on). Gotta love NFL Sunday Ticket. So I’ll just leave an extra tv out tonight…

by Aceholioo on Oct 25, 2009 10:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Three?..Wow

Are you an “Air traffic controller” Ace??haha

by Bobbiblue on Oct 25, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It is quite the experience

My friend has a similar set up in his basement with a bar. I went over opening weekend and two of the tv’s were the local cable’s games and the the third was from the Sunday Ticket. Theres so much to watch, you look like a cat watching a tennis ball on tv! lol

by Hootman on Oct 25, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha!

Hoot, I’d spend the rest of the week twitching my head back and forth!..Whenever me and the wife venture out to a sports bar, after about an hour I tell her: “Baby, we got to get the hell out of here!!”..lol

by Bobbiblue on Oct 25, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lol, but then it's a bummer when you go home and after being spoiled

You can only watch the crap that the cable co. offers! Two weeks ago, it was Cle./Buf. and this week, Car./Buf.!

by Hootman on Oct 25, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hmmmmm

watch a game whose sport season would be better off finishing 2 months ago or watch a real sport with a real NY team? I think ill take the later. Go Giants and Im rooting for the phillies, i think a game 7 is the only way to make baseball watchable if only for a few innings.

oops I crapped my pants!

by TheWenz on Oct 25, 2009 10:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Watching the Giants

its not even close for me.

There’s only 16 + playoffs games of football for the Giants. There are almost 200 yankee games.

I’ll live without watching one game.

And why would they have a baseball game at night in october? Everyone’s going to freeze their ass off

by Willgfass on Oct 25, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

that one game

could possibly send the Yankees to the World Series.

playoff baseball > non-division home football game in October.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Oct 25, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to me

But than again, baseballs my third favorite sport. I’d much rather be at any devil game than a met or yankee game, except for the world series.

Football’s the best sport, bar none

by Willgfass on Oct 25, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

unfortunitly im a mets fan :(

by old man strahan on Oct 25, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I am a Giants/Yankees fan but..

I also root for the Jets and Mets..Boy oh boy, the Mets with all the injuries were unfortunately terrible this year..I was really hoping they would have given the Phillies a run for their money, but it didn’t happen..As for the Jets, Sanchez is showing us that he truly is a rookie..He’ll learn…Hopefully, they don’t make him the next David Carr…beat to death.

by Bobbiblue on Oct 25, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

how can you root for those teams too?

i never understood how someone could root for all of the teams in the city. can someone like the Jets/Giants, Yankees/Mets, Rangers/Islanders? it’s like rooting for all the college basketball teams (UNC/Duke/Wake/N.C. State) in the state of North Carolina.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Oct 25, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

both in different conferences

i dont root for either the yankees or the jets but its not like play each other all the time or are fierce rivals. being a nets/knicks fan or a devils/rangers/islanders fan wouldnt make any sense to me. nor would your college BB example.

Lets hope that when gut check time comes again the Mets will pass it with flying colors.

by kendynamo on Oct 25, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Depends

Jets and giants only play each other once every four years barring a SB match up. I don’t really care if they win or lose. Its win win for me. If they win, great, a NY team wins. if not, i get to make fun of Jet fans (only if the giants win of course).

Yankees Mets is similar even though they play much more often. I more of a met fan, but if the yankees win a world series, i won’t complain.

Rangers/Islanders, that’s just stupid. They play in the same division. As a devils fan, i could never root for the rangers, I’d rather have any team win over them

by Willgfass on Oct 25, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

atleast you have a baseball team in the playofs lmao

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!

by Moshe52792 on Oct 25, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

by GiantsBRFan on Oct 25, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good Call

I have already put in some fresh batteries for tonight lol. I’m a NY Giants & Yankees fan. I’m pissed that two important games would clash but hey what can you do right?

GO NY GIANTS!!

by RDomaine on Oct 25, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs