2010 World Series: Schedule For Rangers-Giants Series Released

SB Nation ^ | Oct. 26, 2010 | Andy Hutchins

[La Enchiladita]

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For your convenience, a full schedule is listed below. And for more information on the Rangers and Giants, visit Lone Star Ball and McCovey Chronicles.

Game 1: Rangers at Giants, Wednesday, October 27th, 7:57pm ET

Game 2: Rangers at Giants, Thursday, October 28th, 7:57pm ET

Game 3: Giants at Rangers, Saturday, October 30th, 6:57pm ET

Game 4: Giants at Rangers, Sunday, October 31st, 8:20pm ET

Game 5: Giants at Rangers, Monday, November 1st, 7:57pm ET Game 6: Rangers at Giants, Wednesday, November 3rd, 7:57pm ET Game 7: Rangers at Giants, Thursday, November 4th, 7:57pm ET Note that all games will be broadcast by FOX.

[stanz]

Thanks for the suggestion. Who do I get in touch with regarding an antenna?...technologically challenged.

[re_nortex]

Thanks for the suggestion. Who do I get in touch with regarding an antenna?...technologically challenged.

Looking at your profile page, you appear to be in metropolitan New York. Therefore the choices are vast. The FOX facility (WNYW) is actually on UHF which makes it easier to receive with a smaller indoor antenna.

Stores such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Frys have such antennas in stock, making them easier to return if it doesn't work out for you.

I've pinged a few of the friendly experts on the HDTV list who likely will offer suggestions. One specific brand that I've found workable is the AntennasDirect C2 from Best Buy. Just set it in a window facing toward Manhattan and attach the coax connector to your television. On the other hand, if you're situated at line-of-sight to the ESB, you might even find that attaching just a paper-clip to the antenna input of the TV might be sufficient to capture a usable signal.

Or you can go totally geek and get a big old Winegard like some of we over-the-air enthusiasts have done!

If you go that extreme route, I bear no responsibility whatsoever for the divorce that your wife is likely to file. :-)

[latina4dubya]

Giants win it in 5

right on! come on, Giants--Mess With Texas!

[crusty old prospector]

If Cliff Lee pitched all four games, it would be Rangers in 4. But since he isn’t, it will be Rangers in 5.

[latina4dubya]

It will be hard to watch, though, because of all the weirdos and scuzzy freaks on the Jints.

you're not describing Giants fans... most of them don't even come from San Fran...

[Las Vegas Dave]

Tons of information to be found here;
http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ISSUES/erecting_antenna.html

If you have been told that you may not erect a small outdoor TV antenna, that is probably wrong. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has a provision that preempts (overrules) nearly all local restrictions such as deed restrictions, home-owners association rules, renters contracts, and so on. For more details see FCC Fact Sheet.

Late news: Note that now is not a good time to buy a Yagi antenna. Present Yagi antennas are optimized for channel 69. But in the U.S. 51 is now the highest channel, and a new generation of Yagi antennas cut for channel 51 will be the most desirable. For the next few years Yagi buyers must pay close attention to the frequency specs.

Many people live in areas where TV signals are strong. Even if these people know nothing about selecting or installing an antenna, they will probably succeed anyway. This website is written mainly for people in areas where reception is nontrivial to very difficult. A trip to the website www.antennaweb.org will tell you quickly into which group you fall. If your must-have stations are in the yellow or olive-green range then there is not much reason to study anything. (But if your present antenna is disappointing then read on.)

If you are not a do-it-yourself type, you can find an installer in the Yellow Pages under “Antennas” (or possibly “Televisions – Dealers & Services”). The total cost (parts and labor) will range from $100 for an easy install to $800 for a difficult install, with $300 being the most typical bill. If you do it yourself, you will pay almost $200 just for the hardware. (Antenna: $70, amplifier: $70, 50 feet of RG-6: $30) You might be able to get some free advice or a free rough estimate over the phone or by visiting the installer’s shop. If he comes to your home, the estimate will not be free but it will be accurate.

There is a chance that the first antenna you install will not meet your expectations. Once an outdoor antenna has been installed, the seller will rarely take it back. Even Radio Shack will not take back an installed outdoor antenna. The cost of a second antenna might wipe out any savings you hoped for by doing it yourself. An installer will never charge you for two antennas if he is wrong on the first try. Generally, indoor antennas can be returned if in the original packaging.

Proceed at your own risk:

· Every year people get killed while erecting antennas.

· There are places within the station’s broadcast radius where reception is not possible.

· There are places where reception is so difficult that the challenge might outwit the installer.

· Although the dollar cost of an antenna system is modest, a lot of your time might be required.

The author will not accept responsibility for any unexpected losses.

The following antenna sections, like the rest of the primer, assume only a high school education. But you will find them to be slightly more technically challenging.

Antenna Issues:

Antenna basics (essential reading)
Choosing a mounting site
How big should the antenna be?
Common TV antenna types
Comparing some commercially available antennas
It doesn’t work! Now what?
Merging feedlines (How to combine antennas that point in different directions)
Ganging antennas (How to combine antennas that point in the same direction)

Antenna Projects — For Do-It-Yourselfers in very weak signal areas

A 16-Bay UHF antenna
A 32-Bay UHF antenna

Encyclopedia of TV Antenna Terms and Topics

(including satellite dishes)

Actuator

Adjacent channel interference

Antenna

Antenna amplifiers

Antenna aperture (capture area)

Antennaweb.org

Attenuator

Attic antennas

Az-el dish mounts

Balun

Balun wire positioning

Bandwidth

Beam width

BNC connector

Bowtie antenna (Fan dipole)

Broadside antennas (see Stacked antennas)

CATV/MATV (Community Antenna TV, Municipal Antenna TV)

Capacitance hat

Characteristic impedance (see Impedance)

Circular polarization (see Polarization)

Coaxial cable

Co-channel interference

Collinear antennas (see Stacked antennas)

Combiners (see Splitters/Combiners/Diplexers)

Combo antennas (for VHF and UHF)

Connector types

Corner reflector (see Reflector antenna

DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellites)

DC Block

Decibels

Diffraction (The bending of radio waves)

Diplexer (see Splitters/Combiners/Diplexers)

Dipole antenna

Directivity

Director (see Yagi antennas)

Dish antennas

Disk antennas (see omni-directional antenna)

Distribution amplifier (see Antenna amplifiers)

Driven elements (see Yagi antennas)

Dropouts (weak signals)

DSS (DBS Subscription Service) (see DBS)

Elements

EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) (see Interference)

F/B (Front to Back Ratio)

F-connectors

Fading

FCC data base, accessing

Field strength meters

FM receiving antennas

FM Trap (see Overload)

Folded dipole

Fringe area reception

Gain

Gamma match

Ganged antennas (see Stacked antennas)

Ghosts (see Multi-path interference)

Ground plane antennas (see Vertical antennas)

Guy wires

HDTV antennas

Impedance

Inductors (coils and transformers)

Indoor antennas

In-line amplifier

Interference

Ionosphere

Isotropic antenna

Jack

Join-Tenna

Kilowatt (see Watt)

Lightning arrestor

Log-Periodic antenna (Log Periodic Dipole Array, LPDA)

LPVA (Log-Periodic V-Array) (see Log-Periodic antenna)

Log-Yag antenna

Long-wire antenna

Loop antenna

LNB (Low Noise Block-converter), LNBF

Masts

Matching transformer (see balun)

Mismatch between antenna and feedline

Multi-path interference

Multi-switches for DBS systems

Noise/Noise figure/Noise factor

Nulls in radiation pattern

Omni-directional antenna

Overload

Painting an antenna

Parabolic antenna (see Reflector antenna)

Parabolic dish antenna (see Dish antennas)

Parasitic elements

Plug

Polarization

Power Injector (see antenna amplifiers)

Preamplifier (see antenna amplifiers)

Radiation pattern

Reflector antenna

RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) (see interference)

Rotors (antenna rotators, motorized antenna aimers)

Servo motor

Single channel Yagi

S/N (Signal to Noise Ratio)

Splitters/Combiners/Diplexers

Stacked antennas

Standing waves, SWR

Stores and websites supplying antenna equipment

Terminators for 75-ohm lines

Tilt angle

Transmission lines

Trees as obstructions

Turnbuckle

Twin-lead transmission line (ribbon cable)

UHF

Velocity factor

Vertical antennas

VHF

Watt, Kilowatt, Megawatt

Wavelength

Yagi antenna

Yagi/Corner-reflector antenna

2-Bay antenna

4-Bay antenna

4DTV

8-Bay antenna

This page is part of “An HDTV Primer”, which starts at www.hdtvprimer.com

[re_nortex]

If Cliff Lee pitched all four games, it would be Rangers in 4. But since he isn’t, it will be Rangers in 5.

I am really keeping my expectations for the Rangers low. Call it cautious optimism, with emphasis on cautious.

Although past performance is not a predictor, I find it impossible to forget the weaufing going on during the 2006 NBA Finals with the Mavs up 2 games, leading with ~6 minutes to go in game 3 and the Miami fans booing their hometown team.

Likewise, TCU was favored to beat Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. SMU was supposed to win over UofH last weekend, too, and we see how that turned out.

We sports fans in the Metroplex have seen too many chokes (and note that I'm not even talking about the Cowboys who were predicted to win it all this year...at home for the SB) since the last championship -- 1999 with the Stars.

I really, really hope the Rangers win but I'm not going to start planning for the hugh World Serious parade...yet.

[Sporke]

I’m THRILLED there is no yankee or red sox or chicago in the World Series this year. Anyone not living on the east coast has to put up with ESPN worshipping east coast teams and ignoring every other team ALL THE TIME. I could care less if ratings are horrible, in fact, I hope they are. It’ll be one more thing to shove in their faces. A Texas/San Francisco series is good for baseball, and great for all the fans of all the teams who never get mentioned by the elite sports media. One more thing, Chris Berman really really sucks! Rangers in 4!!!!! :-D

[Las Vegas Dave]

Stanz,

you should check this first. (Web site is safe for your street address and w/zip code, or just your street and zip code if you prefer.)

http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx

[Ronald_Magnus]

Will be watching the "Freak" do his thing Wed. night. No, not smoking a doobie before the game. I'm talking about mowing down the Texas hitters.....GO GIANTS!

[Mr. Lucky]

Jeez, remember when the Series was played in September, in the daylight, and people actually paid attention?

[who knows what evil?]

Go Senators!

[Kimmers]

Thank you for posting......

When I moved from IN to Dallas a few years ago I wanted to get behind one of the pro sports teams.....I lost my taste for pro basketball awhile ago, never have been a fan of the Cowboys so it looks like a picked a winner !!!!!!!!

Go Rangers !!!!!!!!

[who knows what evil?]

Many are saying they aren’t watching because the Skankees or Red Sux aren’t playing...anybody that ‘tunes out’ the Lee/Lincecum duel in the first game isn’t much of a baseball fan anyway...

[La Enchiladita]

Giants fans suck.
I’m a lifelong Dodgers fan.
We will never forget the way the so-called “fans” in S.F. threw things at our guys on the field.
Now, their pitchers are always throwing at batters.
Can’t be a coincidence. Giants play dirty.
And yes, my comment said the team is composed of weirdos and scuzzy freaks.

[JoeDonnellymakesmepuke]

Then we were not supposed to beat Atlanta (better hitting). Then we were not supposed to beat Philadelphia (better pitching).

You weren't supposed to beat the Braves because some fairy godmother was going to spread pixie dust so a unicorn could carry Bobby Cox to the World Series in his final season. Seriously, though not a high-powered offense, the Giants' bats are still better than the punchless Braves', not to mention the Giants' superior starting pitching.

You weren't supposed to beat the Phillies, not so much because of Philadelphia's big three, but because of the Phillies' loaded lineup. What the Giants proved is that good pitching -- bullpen included -- beats good hitting. And that's why no one should be surprised if the Giants win the World Series.

As a baseball fan, I'm salivating over Lee vs. Lincecum in Game 1. It should be a terrific series, especially with the evil Yankees watching from home.

Oh, and if Buster Posey doesn't win Rookie of the Year, the NL should just do away with that award.

[Doomonyou]

I’m a lifelong Dodgers fan.

Well there's your problem!

[Diver Dave]

Another life-long Dodgers fan.

I live 100 miles from the Giants ballpark and the only time I go over there is to watch the Dodgers kick butt.

[dfwgator]

Yes I am leery of the “Laura Miller Curse.”

[Russ]

I’m in total agreement on Chris Berman. Can’t stand McCarver, either. Although I don’t have a dog in this hunt (my Phillies were humiliated) GO RANGERS!!!!!!! Texans can handle San Francisco girlie-boys anytime...