Your Preference Of Coverage: M L B Tonight or E S P N's Baseball Tonight

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robvols

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I decided to setup this thread to discuss the coverage between MLB Network's MLB Tonight and ESPN's Baseball Tonight. For over 15 years, Baseball Tonight was the predominant highlight show for happenings from around the league until last year. The MLB Network came into the baseball scene and just showed programming that even ESPN was not able to show. I also liked how their flagship show is so extensive with their coverage. On-air talent has been outstanding with Harold Reynolds, Matt Vasgarsian, Greg Amsinger, John Hart, Mitch Williams, Tom Verducci, and Jon Heyman. Their first season, added Bob Costas to do documentary work and call games. Their second season, added the baseball God, Peter Gammons; which is a huge addition to the network and gives it further credibility. They also added newcomer John Smoltz for ballgames and recently have added Chris Rose from FOX to do studio work and Ken Rosenthal from FOX as well. NOTE: Those two will remain with FOX's baseball coverage.

However, the MLB Network is missing a few pieces to the lineup. I would like them to add Karl Ravech, Gary Miller and Dave Campbell from ESPN. I am disappointed they did not add Chip Carey to their baseball coverage. Seth Everett, who I thought would be a lock for the MLB Network, would be good as well.

I have to say MLB Tonight and their branched specials such as 30 Teams In 30 Days and Hall Of Fame Induction coverage have just been far better than Baseball Tonight. Baseball Tonight's quality has suffered due to the on-air talent. It's pretty much past its former glory when they had Chris Berman and his nicknames.

As a hardcore baseball fan, I have pretty much flocked over to MLB Tonight and only have seen Baseball Tonight once this season. I'll still watch baseball games on ESPN but other than that.

I am excited for the season to start and I look forward to the games and the memorable highlights.

You can talk about FOX's coverage as well on this thread. I have seen the comments from baseball fans around the net.
 
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OrangeWilly said:
Im a Baseball Tonight guy....always have been.

But Im on the fence currently.
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So have I until The MLB Network arrived. Once I was exposed to it on a daily basis, I never went back to BBTN.
The addition of Peter Gammons pretty much sealed the deal for me.
 
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robvols said:
So have I until The MLB Network arrived. Once I was exposed to it on a daily basis, I never went back to BBTN.
The addition of Peter Gammons pretty much sealed the deal for me.
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I just think it flows better than Baseball Tonight. I always liked Harold Reynolds.

John Kruk is almost more than I can handle.
 
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OrangeWilly said:
I just think it flows better than Baseball Tonight. I always liked Harold Reynolds.

John Kruk is almost more than I can handle.
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Kruk is good, he got serious once he moved on from being a slob on The Best Damn Sports Show Period.
 
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OrangeWilly said:
I just think it flows better than Baseball Tonight. I always liked Harold Reynolds.

John Kruk is almost more than I can handle.
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I like Harold too.

MLB Tonight is certainly the growing favorite, especially with the in depth coverage.

I'm still a Baseball Tonight fan though.
 
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i have always thought very highly of harold reynolds, but are you serious about costas? i have not watched enough to realize he is involved. for me it will come down to which show has less of a slobberfest over the al east and nl east. that is about all espn does these days. i know there is a huge market for those two divisions, but there are a lot of other teams i would like to hear about. i will certainly tune in to both every now and then, but i pretty much stay glued to the coverage of my team evryday on fsn. that is until freaking softball is over with and they actually start airing games everyday. but that is another pain in the side all together. couple more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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blupotato said:
i have always thought very highly of harold reynolds, but are you serious about costas? i have not watched enough to realize he is involved. for me it will come down to which show has less of a slobberfest over the al east and nl east. that is about all espn does these days. i know there is a huge market for those two divisions, but there are a lot of other teams i would like to hear about. i will certainly tune in to both every now and then, but i pretty much stay glued to the coverage of my team evryday on fsn. that is until freaking softball is over with and they actually start airing games everyday. but that is another pain in the side all together. couple more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Costas gives an insight to the game. He can give very critical comments at times.

Have you read "Fair Ball" before?
 
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robvols said:
Costas gives an insight to the game. He can give very critical comments at times.

Have you read "Fair Ball" before?
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no i have not. i will check it out. is he better than his football and olympic coverage? i will certainly give him a fair shake, but i honestly have not seen him in a baseball aspect of coverage.
 
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blupotato said:
no i have not. i will check it out. is he better than his football and olympic coverage? i will certainly give him a fair shake, but i honestly have not seen him in a baseball aspect of coverage.
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Yes. He covered baseball when it was on NBC, especially in the 80's. As I say again, he tends to be critical.

Should read his comments about what he thinks about the Baseball Network.
 
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Costas is sometimes a little over the top purist, but he his knowledge of the game is amazing.
 
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Give me MLB Tonight. Especially with the addition of Gammons.

Harold Reynolds is solid.
 
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Not even close anymore. Hard to say that cuz of how much I used to love Baseball Tonight, but things have changed!
 
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