1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

Rockets' position on Comcast dispute differs from Astros

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by bmd, Oct 23, 2013.

Tags:
  1. bmd

    bmd Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2012
    Messages:
    7,748
    Likes Received:
    3,527
    Read more:

    http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/10/rockets-take-different-stance-than-astros-on-csn-houston-bankruptcy/
     
    #1 bmd, Oct 23, 2013
  2. LosPollosHermanos

    LosPollosHermanos BOL BOL
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2009
    Messages:
    29,952
    Likes Received:
    13,964
    Don't care about the Astros. AT all.
     
    #2 LosPollosHermanos, Oct 23, 2013
  3. josephnicks

    josephnicks Member

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2010
    Messages:
    3,900
    Likes Received:
    253
    well this settles it..
     
    #3 josephnicks, Oct 23, 2013
  4. BigMaloe

    BigMaloe Member

    Joined:
    Jan 7, 2012
    Messages:
    15,142
    Likes Received:
    18,099
    how important is this?
     
    #4 BigMaloe, Oct 23, 2013
  5. Captain Hook

    Captain Hook Member

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2010
    Messages:
    1,394
    Likes Received:
    616
    So can someone please tell me what this means?
     
    #5 Captain Hook, Oct 23, 2013
  6. Johndoe804

    Johndoe804 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 24, 2010
    Messages:
    3,233
    Likes Received:
    147
    If the Astros want to profit they should put a better product on the field and they shouldn't have done stupid crap like shifting conferences that alienates their fanbase. Astros suck!
     
    #6 Johndoe804, Oct 23, 2013
  7. OremLK

    OremLK Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2010
    Messages:
    20,070
    Likes Received:
    17,678
    The Astros didn't choose to change leagues (it's leagues, not conferences, learn a little about MLB before you spout off). The commissioner forced it on them as a condition of the sale of the franchise.
     
    #7 OremLK, Oct 23, 2013
  8. Panda23

    Panda23 Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2012
    Messages:
    8,566
    Likes Received:
    620
    thats cute
     
    #8 Panda23, Oct 23, 2013
  9. BigMaloe

    BigMaloe Member

    Joined:
    Jan 7, 2012
    Messages:
    15,142
    Likes Received:
    18,099
    they actually made quite a nice profit IIRC.
     
    #9 BigMaloe, Oct 23, 2013
  10. Corrosion

    Corrosion Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    10,021
    Likes Received:
    13,240

    Me either .... tho I kinda hope they lose 100+ games every year that Jim Crane owns the team.

    I haven't watched a single pitch since he bought the team and have no intention of doing so in the future. The move to the AL was bullsh!t , MLB should have moved Bud Selig's Brewers back instead of a team that has a long history in the NL.

    This TV mess is just the icing on the cake for me ....



    No freaking clue .... but I doubt its going to get us Rockets games televised on other channels. We're screwed until they get this distributed to other networks,
     
    #10 Corrosion, Oct 23, 2013
  11. RocketScientist

    RocketScientist Member

    Joined:
    Apr 2, 1999
    Messages:
    572
    Likes Received:
    29

    Potentially, this could blow up the whole CSN Sports Network and allow us to watch rockets games again sometime in the future.
     
    #11 RocketScientist, Oct 23, 2013
  12. Manos

    Manos Member

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2006
    Messages:
    201
    Likes Received:
    68
    ^this
     
    #12 Manos, Oct 25, 2013
  13. CrazyDave

    CrazyDave Member

    Joined:
    Nov 21, 2002
    Messages:
    6,027
    Likes Received:
    439
    That part strikes me as quite funny. A) sad that is how they view it, "This is the only way we could have been profitable"

    b) How did you not think of that in the first place? It's like they did everything exactly wrong.




    Step one: join with Rockets to create network that provides huge revenues if they can strong arm all providers, otherwise, no one gets to see games and fans are resentful.

    Step two: Stink up the league, right after making huge changes , forced and otherwise.

    Step three: Complain about how much money they are making while having one of the lowest payrolls ever, yet act like because they are pro sports teams, there is no difference between them and the rockets in both current state of affairs.

    Step Four: Profit?
     
    #13 CrazyDave, Oct 25, 2013
    1 person likes this.
  14. Jake Tower

    Jake Tower Member

    Joined:
    Dec 30, 2012
    Messages:
    8,907
    Likes Received:
    10,750
    Rockets, pull out, go back to Fox. Astros, have fun with your very own network.
     
    #14 Jake Tower, Oct 25, 2013
  15. Naija Texan

    Naija Texan Member

    Joined:
    Feb 19, 2009
    Messages:
    3,043
    Likes Received:
    55
    Honestly, the Astros have been holding up the issue from the jump, they haven't budged on what they want due to it being comparable to other teams that have networks and the providers aren't willing to pay mainly because the Astros haven't done enough to warrant it.

    I don't mind CSN Houston, but if it has to die for me to see more Rockets and Dynamo games on TV, then the channel should die.
     
    #15 Naija Texan, Oct 25, 2013
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page