MLB on FOX, 6/23/12

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Charlie Sheen, Derek Jeter and Joe Buck. That's what those of us in the DC area will miss when the Mets again appear on FOX Saturday Night Baseball, this time against the MFYs. Sheen will be stopping by the booth to plug his new FX show. I'm gonna go out a limb that they'll play "Wild Thing" and show a clip from "Major League."

Here is the map:
http://www.the506.com/mlbmaps/

MLB on FOX 6/23:
Pre Game Hosts: Matt Vasgersian, Harold Reynolds and Dan Plesac.

GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST COV
New York Yankees at New York Mets Joe Buck, Tim McCarver & Ken Rosenthal (guest Charlie Sheen)
Citi Field � Flushing
38% MARKETS INCLUDE: Austin, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Denver, Fort Myers, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis,
Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, New York, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, San Diego,
Tampa, Tulsa, West Palm Beach
Probable Pitchers: Ivan Nova, RHP (9-2, 4.32 ERA) vs. Chris Young, RHP (1-1, 3.06 ERA)

Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox Thom Brennaman & Mitch Williams
Fenway Park � Boston, MA
15% MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Greensboro, Greenville, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Nashville, New Orleans, Providence
Probable Pitchers: Randall Delgado, RHP (4-7, 4.12 ERA) vs. TBA

Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox Dick Stockton & Bill Schroeder
U.S. Cellular Field � Chicago, IL
15% MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
Probable Pitchers: Zack Greinke, RHP (7-2, 3.10 ERA) vs. Philip Humber, RHP (3-4, 6.01 ERA)

Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels Kenny Albert & Eric Karros
Angel Stadium � Anaheim, CA
14% MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, St. Louis
Probable Pitchers: TBA vs. TBA

Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles Bob Carpenter & Tom Verducci
Camden Yards � Baltimore, MD
8% MARKETS INCLUDE: Norfolk, Raleigh, Richmond, Washington
Probable Pitchers: TBA vs. Jason Hammel, RHP (7-2, 2.87 ERA)

San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics Dave Flemming & Eric Byrnes
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum � Oakland, CA
9% MARKETS INCLUDE: Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco,Seattle
Probable Pitchers: TBA vs. TBA

Edited June 21, 2012 by Guest

[ashie62]

Dear God...Sheen will fellate Jeter to emptiness..

[Frayed Knot]

[u:1n9r86gr]SIX[/u:1n9r86gr] Games of the Week is an absurdity.

[Ceetar]

as usual, glad I'm going to be in the park and miss this one.

[Farmer Ted]

On a side television-related note, caught the BoSox and Marlins last night on MLB. Jim Kaat in the booth, sounded good, FWIW.

[Frayed Knot]

Kaat's always been good.

His "problem", I always thought, is that the networks thought him too low-key and schtick-free for this era where announcers routinely try to 'put their personal stamp' on a game. So he toiled instead for years mostly at local stations and even when he'd get the occasional ESPN gig it often seemed to be on some backup game or small market.
Plus I liked him because he was the only one working at YES who had the guts to tell the Steinbrenner clan to stick it when they'd issue marching orders such as the one not to show or talk about Don Zimmer when they were pissed whatever crime against the state he supposedly committed. That he also tended to harp about things like excess piped-in stadium noise and slow pace of play certainly couldn't have gone over well in pinstripelandia.

Now, several years into what was supposed to be his retirement, he does the occasional game for MLBN.