Joe Girardi agrees to three-year deal to manage New York Yankees

AP ^ | 10-30-07 | Ronald Blum

[highball]

I agree this looks like a good move. He did pretty well with the Marlins despite having the lowest payroll in baseball.

Joe Torre was always the classiest guy in the Yankee organization. Joe Girardi has a similar reputation.

I’m glad to see this. Better him than Mattingly.

[highball]

I am so sick of ESPN:

Yankees, Colts, Buckeyes, Patriots, yankess, Red Sox, A-Rod, Yankess.

As a Brewers fan, I sympathize.

But it's a business. Those teams draw ratings, those teams pull in the money. I can't fault ESPN for that.

[MediaMole]

Checking out the MLB.com regular season schedules for playoff teams...

Yankees 29 national broadcasts (FOX and ESPN)

Red Sox 23 national broadcasts + 3 nationally broadcast spring training games

Cleveland 10 national broadcasts

Angels 2007 broadcast schedule is already gone

Rockies 0 national broadcast games

Diamondbacks 3 national broadcast games

Cubs 19 national broadcast games

Phillies 16 national broadcast games

It’s amazing that a team can get to the World Series and not have a single game shown nationally until the playoffs.

[subterfuge]

“Everytime the Sox Play Network”?

I think they have an exclusive contract with the Wisconsin football team. They’re on every single week unless they play Northern Illinois.

[subterfuge]

But it's a business. Those teams draw ratings, those teams pull in the money. I can't fault ESPN for that.

True. Sometimes I just get emotional about it and there you go...

[CT-Freeper]

ESPN == Everytime the Sox Play Newyawk.

Well, ESPN is headquartered here in Connecticut (Bristol), in the heart of "Sox or Yankees?" territory.

[big'ol_freeper]

But it's a business. Those teams draw ratings, those teams pull in the money. I can't fault ESPN for that.

I often see people whining about this here on FR. You'd think more of "us" would get it. Its the free market and it works. Teams with a big following..normally larger markets with traditional franchises.. mean more revenue to media outlets. The socialist answer would be to mandate equal coverage for each team similar to the old NCAA football requirements prior to the CFA coming on board. The result would be fewer choices for fans.