Bizarro AM Not Baseball

Never in my life have I been more delighted and saddened at the same time. I will say this, the cover of the latest Sports Illustrated definitely sums up this crazy 08 baseball season. There is no better examples of this Bizarro season than the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers. Of course they just happen to be my two favorite teams (go figure). The Tigers and the Yankees are the top two highest paid lines ups in all of basebal l, but that’s not the only thing they have in common. They are both in last place in their divisions. All hope is not lost. As I remember correctly, the Yankees were all but dead last year before the All-Star break, only to make a mad run to the post season. As for the Tigers, well you can’t get spoiled faster in Detroit. There is no fickler fan than a Detroit fan. They’re the first to jump ship at the first sign of trouble. The Wings are in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Pistons are in the Eastern Conference Finals, but all people can do is complain about the Tigers.

I’m making my first trip to Yankee Stadium This Sat, so here is hoping that the Yanks can do the same to Seattle that the Tigers did. Let’s also hope that Jeter’s hand is ok to play for me too!

FSN+

For all of you who might have missed the Tigers game last night because you couldn’t find it on your TV machine, fear not. Apparently with all the teams in Detroit playing on the same night and only one network to carry them, FSN (Fox Sports Net) has expanded to accommodate them all. FSN+ is where you will find most Tiger games when the Pistons and Red Wings are on. Since we (hopefully) have a while before those sports come to a close, I would imagine there are going to be a great deal of games shown on that network. The downside to all of this is that unless you have a cable or Dish box you won’t be able to get to the channel. Here are the channels for all the different TV service providers.

DIRECTV
Ch. 669

DISH NETWORK
Between Ch. 444-453 (varies by date)

COMCAST
Throughout Michigan – Ch. 900 or 901 (requires digital service)

BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS
Western Detroit Suburbs – Ch. 77

WOW!
Detroit Suburbs – Ch. 14

AT&T U-VERSE
Ch. 738

CHARTER
Throughout Michigan – Ch. 88 (requires digital service)

BUCKEYE
Toledo – Ch. 8 (with converter) or Ch. 13

WYANDOTTE CABLE
Wyandotte – Ch. 17

ALLENDALE COMMUNICATIONS
Allendale – Ch. 20

BROADSTRIPE (formerely MILLENNIUM)
Bath / Perry / Laingsburg – Ch. 97
Bellevue / Olivet – Ch. 97
Charlotte – Ch. 97
Concord / Hanover – Ch. 19
Grass Lake – Ch. 19
Hastings -Ch. 18
Lake Odessa / Sunfield / Mulliken – Ch. 18
Leslie / Stockbridge – Ch. 97
Marshall / Albion / Homer – Ch. 19
Mason / Dansville – Ch. 97
Portland – Ch. 18
Potterville / Dimondale – Ch. 97
Saranac / Clarksville – Ch. 18
South Lyon – Ch. 97
Williamston / Webberville / Fowlerville – Ch. 97

CITY OF NEGAUNEE
Negaunee – Ch. 51

D&P COMMUNICATIONS
Petersburg – Ch. 21

PARISH COMMUNICATIONS
Benton Harbor, Grayling, Midland, Springvale, Auburn, Petoskey, Bainbridge Township, Lee, Mt. Holly – Ch. 17

CORRECTIONAL CABLE TV
Adrian – Ch. 58
Coldwater – Ch. 44
Detroit – Ch. 45
Jackson – Ch. 51

Friday Night Lights

Me and the fam got a chance to go to the Tiger’s game at Comerica Park last Friday. It was a good time. I have been to the ballpark probably 20 times since it opened but never really took the time to appreciate how beautiful it is. I’m no GKB, but here are a few images from that night.