ClutchFans - Astros Saturday and Sunday Games will be at Noon

codell

10-05-2004, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by MadMax
i have a deposition at 10 on saturday morning!!! yikes!!! i will be zipping through that!!!

your honor, I would like to request a 3 hour recess

shawn786

10-05-2004, 12:35 PM

Im soo making my scedual around the 2 games i cant wait! GO ASTROS!

Harrisment

10-05-2004, 12:39 PM

Crap, I'll be at the Texans game on Sunday. Hopefully we'll close the series out on Saturday so I won't have to worry about that. :)

Gummi Clutch

10-05-2004, 01:19 PM

Bring a walkman to the Texans game, thats what Im doing. I have a mini Television I might bring too.
I cant believe they do not show the Stro's game anywhere at Reliant.
Although I didnt check the Cuervo Cantina at the south end, they may show it.

NJRocket

10-05-2004, 01:29 PM

Originally posted by codell
Damn,

Was hoping that Sunday game would be around 3 or 4

Perfect.

Texans @ noon
Stros @ 4
Rockets @ 7:30

*drool*

i thought the Stros are at noon...not 4

NJRocket

10-05-2004, 01:49 PM

astros site and mlb.com both have TBD

Joe Joe

10-05-2004, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by NJRocket
i thought the Stros are at noon...not 4

I think he was listing his ideal schedule after his sarcastic "perfect".

Harrisment

10-05-2004, 05:50 PM

Just FYI, game times are now 11:00 am on both Saturday and Sunday. Yes, that's right....the Astros will be starting at the same freaking time as the Texas vs OU game. Espn.com has these times listed already. Just to verify, my brother called the Astros and they said the games are indeed at 11:00. Supposedly they have been flooded with calls of people complaining.

:mad:

codell

10-05-2004, 05:55 PM

thats ridiculous

Joshfast

10-05-2004, 05:56 PM

Originally posted by Harrisment
Just FYI, game times are now 11:00 am on both Saturday and Sunday. Yes, that's right....the Astros will be starting at the same freaking time as the Texas vs OU game. Espn.com has these times listed already. Just to verify, my brother called the Astros and they said the games are indeed at 11:00. Supposedly they have been flooded with calls of people complaining.

:mad:

Wow, that is a suck start time. Might be to early to get drink and eat wings at BW3's like I planned....

leroy420

10-05-2004, 06:02 PM

This is a bunch of BS. Why do the Astros (and Braves since we always play them in the playoffs) get the screw job? They should be rotating the coverage. The east coast games should be the earliest and get later as they move west. Either way, we are screwed again.

PhiSlammaJamma

10-05-2004, 06:05 PM

scuba all day all weekend. Will miss these games. I'm just gonna video tape 'em and hope they win so I can watch.

Uprising

10-05-2004, 07:06 PM

Games at 11am?! WTF?@!:o

Geez....someone change the title to this thread....

Groogrux

10-05-2004, 07:08 PM

Argh. What to do, what to do???

Refman

10-05-2004, 07:22 PM

I just checked astros.com, mlb.com and espn.com...ALL of them still list the weekend games as TBD.

Refman

10-05-2004, 07:25 PM

Sorry for the double post all, but just for thought...

If the game is at 11:00 on Sunday, it won't be on TV. ESPN does not start coverage until noon, and FOX will be later than that due to NFL games.

vaioavan63

10-05-2004, 07:46 PM

man why is these t.v stations not showing the astros some prime-time love? man that's weak right there boy. they the hottest team right now. anyways i hope the astros lay the smack down on them braves mayn fo sho

redgoose

10-05-2004, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by vaioavan63
man why is these t.v stations not showing the astros some prime-time love? man that's weak right there boy. they the hottest team right now. anyways i hope the astros lay the smack down on them braves mayn fo sho

It's all about the ratings. Ratings bring in the money. Even if i were the network exec, i wouldn't give the Astros the prime time slots. Not against the braves. Maybe one against the Dodgers. The Yankees and Sox are where the ratings and advertising money is.

They'll get their prime time slots if they make it to the NLCS. Nothing to worry about there.;)

PhiSlammaJamma

10-05-2004, 08:04 PM

The good news is, if we win this series, we make the primetime. night baseball is so much better.

NJRocket

10-05-2004, 08:10 PM

does anyone have confirmation if this supposed 11 am start time? this sounds ridiculous

Harrisment

10-05-2004, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by NJRocket
does anyone have confirmation if this supposed 11 am start time? this sounds ridiculous

I just checked espn.com again and Refman is right, it does say TBD now. I don't have confirmation, I just know that my brother talked to a rep from the Astros and they told him that 11:00 am was correct. How reliable or solid that time slot is, I dont know. Perhaps all of the complaining actually made them rethink it?

isoman2kx

10-05-2004, 10:50 PM

hmm.... just can't see a feasible reason for starting at 11

noon is alright..... but at 11 am isn't going to be a convienient time for a lot of fans to watch the game.

hope it isn't 11 am though.

Ender120

10-05-2004, 11:43 PM

Even if FSN, the Astros Network, ESPN, and Fox don't pick up the game, won't TBS probably show it?

They are the Braves' cheerleaders, after all.

*very jealous of Braves and Cubs having own TV channels*

Refman

10-05-2004, 11:43 PM

Originally posted by isoman2kx
hmm.... just can't see a feasible reason for starting at 11

noon is alright..... but at 11 am isn't going to be a convienient time for a lot of fans to watch the game.

hope it isn't 11 am though.
As I said before, 11:00am is not even an available time slot onany of the TV outlets. Let's not forget that Sunday still has a lot of NFL activity that the networks paid big bucks to have the right to televise.

Refman

10-05-2004, 11:44 PM

Originally posted by Ender120
Even if FSN, the Astros Network, ESPN, and Fox don't pick up the game, won't TBS probably show it?

They are the Braves' cheerleaders, after all.

*very jealous of Braves and Cubs having own TV channels*
ESPN and FOX have exclusive rights to the postseason. All games are televised nationally. FSN is not part of the FOX portion of the deal either.

Stack24

10-06-2004, 01:52 AM

Originally posted by Refman
ESPN and FOX have exclusive rights to the postseason. All games are televised nationally. FSN is not part of the FOX portion of the deal either.

The ones that are on ESPN are going to be shown on 51 as well because it's the law that they have to have it showing on a Local Market TV station as well. That was said on 610 a while back so even if it is on ESPN you will get that feed on 51.

The Fox one of course will be shown on FOX :)

halfbreed

10-06-2004, 01:58 AM

Don't forget that each weekend either FOX or CBS gets to broadcast only one game so they might only broadcast the 3 p.m. game, leaving the 11 a.m. slot open. And ESPN would show playoff baseball over NFL pre-game shows.

halfbreed

10-06-2004, 01:59 AM

I can't edit but on my above post i meant FOX getting the 11 a.m. slot or ESPN (cz i know CBS doesnt have rights)

Stack24

10-06-2004, 02:21 AM

A lot of the timing is also goign to have to do with the fact some teams could be swept by saturday and that would effect what games go on and how many games will be played. That is why on the MLB site the times for the saturday games and sunday ones are still TBD.

WizzyWig

10-06-2004, 02:37 AM

I just checked Yahoo TV listings, and they have listed

MLB baseball (playoffs) for Saturday at noon on ESPN2 .

And same time for Sunday, but it's on ESPN .

NJRocket

10-06-2004, 08:37 AM

Originally posted by WizzyWig
I just checked Yahoo TV listings, and they have listed

MLB baseball (playoffs) for Saturday at noon on ESPN2 .

And same time for Sunday, but it's on ESPN .

noon eastern time?

SWTsig

10-06-2004, 12:32 PM

i have so many conflicting interests Sat. that it's starting to piss me off.

i'll be tailgating (yes, at SWT...) by 9 am and go inside for the 12:30 kickoff. i'll probably have to bail early to catch some of the 'Stros game. at least we'll have a TV to watch some other college football.

leroy420

10-06-2004, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by SWTsig
i'll be tailgating (yes, at SWT...)

People do that there? Or, is it one of those weekends they shut down the cafeterias to force the students to go to the game if they want to eat?

SWTsig

10-06-2004, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by leroy420
People do that there? Or, is it one of those weekends they shut down the cafeterias to force the students to go to the game if they want to eat?

this my be hard to believe, but attendence has actually been damn good this year. the stadium's been full for every home game! and there's actually been a lot of tailgating going on as well! it's crazy, i tell ya. but the school's been working hard to get attendence up at games, and it seems to be working.

that was one thing that really irked about this school; 27,000 students - none of which gave a damn about the football team. tailgating is possibly the coolest college tradition, and it goes completely negleted at this school. but this year has been different, and that kicks ass. hopefully the trend becomes tradition.

Tyree

10-06-2004, 07:33 PM

chron.com showing the games are at 7 on Saturday and Sunday...

Tyree

10-06-2004, 07:34 PM

http://sports2.chron.com/chron/baseball/schedule.cgi?Hou&x_option=20041001

Stack24

10-06-2004, 09:45 PM

I would rely more on the MLB.com times and dates. They times are not going to be released until probably friday since it is a possiblity a team has swept by then leaving less games for saturdays and either moving the game up or down for the Astros. So everyone can put a time but it will not be official until it is on the MLB site and ESPN cause they are the ones that are televising it.

Both of those sites say the Time is still TBD

Alimoe84

10-06-2004, 11:32 PM

Originally posted by codell
Damn,

Was hoping that Sunday game would be around 3 or 4

Perfect.

Texans @ noon
Stros @ 4
Rockets @ 7:30

*drool*

Hopefully we wont need a 4th game!