DUAN!
They say that there's nothing better than a Game Seven in sports. I'm not exactly sure who "they" are, but whoever they may be, they're some wise bastards. Even the most jaded sports fan can't help but get excited about the ultimate elimination game.
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MLB
As millions of baseball enthusiasts tuned in last night hoping to see Game Six of the American League Championship Series, a surprise awaited them: They weren't greeted by Josh Beckett's steely gaze, instead they were met by Steve Harvey's toothy smile.
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tbs
It's pretty easy to complain about those damn "Frank TV" ads that pop up seemingly every commercial break during TBS' postseason baseball coverage and pretty much everyone has. Even
Frank Caliendo. (On a side note: I find the DirecTV ads featuring Craig T. Nelson and Heather O'Rourke even more troubling. Do I really need to be sold on this by the ghost of a little girl who died of an obstructed bowel movement? No thank you.) Back to Frank. Apparently one spirited TBS executive angling for employee of the month status insists that the network isn't overdoing it with the "Frank TV" promotions.
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Harold Reynolds
Has it really been
two years since Harold Reynolds was jettisoned from the ESPN Star Destroyer? It's been a long, strange trip over that span — including many skirmishes with the WWL, and a coveted
Deadspin SHOTY nomination with us — but now our man is finally back on national TV. TBS brought him on board as a studio analyst on Tuesday, and he'll make his debut on their All-Star Game selection show on Sunday. I hadn't realized how much I missed him until I heard the news. Hugs all around!
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mlb playoffs
That ongoing feud between ESPN and Major League Baseball — which was launched when ESPN announced the All-Star team minutes before MLB was about to, "exclusively" — has graduated from the All-Star Game to the postseason. ESPN isn't covering any postseason games, and now, it looks like, they
don't even want to promote them.
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baseball
These two handsome gentleman were once called "athletes," fairly recently, which is kind of funny, when you look at them.
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