tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post2295384102188024338..comments2023-10-16T03:27:54.609-07:00Comments on new A's ballpark: Parsing the AN interview: TelevisionMarine Layerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-80846356770616556882008-08-29T09:40:00.000-07:002008-08-29T09:40:00.000-07:00The Chronicle fired Lowell Cohn long before their ...The Chronicle fired Lowell Cohn long before their economic cut-backs. The paper jettisoned him because he was a poor reporter who just spouted rhetoric w/o substance. Like Ray Ratto, Cohn dislikes the A's because Billy Beane won't give him the time of day. Cohn has zero credibility, even exiled to the hinterlands.<BR/><BR/>Now if the Chron could only dispatch the vomitous Ratto to join Cohn preaching to hicks in Santa Rosa, the ville of Peanuts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-32450208087665739492008-08-28T17:44:00.000-07:002008-08-28T17:44:00.000-07:00To me it seems obvious that the channel will be mo...To me it seems obvious that the channel will be moved to the Basic Cable or Extended Basic tier once the deal is inked. The reason its not on now is because there was really no reason for them to put it out there.<BR/><BR/>If they make the deal, I could see a couple things happening.<BR/><BR/>Comcast could decide to do one of their channel shuffles, and just redo where each channel is on the lineup all over again as they have done in the past. This could be done to take advantage of channels such as Versus, Golf and MLB Channel to clump them together with ESPN/2 and CSNBA. They can also stick TBS and WGN, home of Sunday Baseball, and the Cubs and WhiteSox, on top of the whole lineup and then continue with their sitcom/comedy/whatever channel lineup like they do now.<BR/><BR/>The second and simpler one might be to simply remove one of the low 30's channels, stick CSNWest under CSNBA, and then move the subsequent channels down one till the hole is filled. This would move ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, FX, Food, QVC, etc down 1 channel. I know there are some weird spanish channels with bad quality feeds as you get down the lineup, would one of them be removed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-73935800079492333782008-08-28T17:02:00.000-07:002008-08-28T17:02:00.000-07:00Lowell Cohn has about as much foresight as a piece...Lowell Cohn has about as much foresight as a piece of lint.Marine Layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-37518284371367585472008-08-28T14:36:00.000-07:002008-08-28T14:36:00.000-07:00One of the A's requirements will be to have to hav...One of the A's requirements will be to have to have the channel appear near ESPN in the 30 to 40 range according to the SJ Merc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-43483069062160952112008-08-28T14:27:00.000-07:002008-08-28T14:27:00.000-07:00Here's Lowell Cohn's take on the a's brilliant cab...Here's Lowell Cohn's take on the a's brilliant cable plan ... read it and chuckle ...<BR/><BR/>Inept Oakland A's<BR/>The Cohn Zohn read in the paper today that the A's -- that Triple-A franchise operating out of Oakland -- is considering moving its TV broadcasts from Comcast SportsNet Bay Area to CSN West in Sacramento. We here at the Zohn are dying laughing.<BR/><BR/>We know the A's are cheesy and second-rate but this seals the deal. Sacra-freaking-mento? Are they kidding? Comcast you can find on Channel 40. For CSN West you have to get Channel 400, if you can find it. Good luck. How many sports bar in the Bay Area have Channel 400? "Oh, Chuck, give me a Bud and while you're at it can you locate Channel 400?"<BR/><BR/>The A's are mismanaging their product on the field and now they're doing it in the TV booth. And if they're considering a chump move to Sacto, a move out of the big time, why in the world would they tell anyone before they absolutely have to? <BR/><BR/>We at the Zohn will tell you how the A's could get a better TV deal. Put a better team on the field. Play to win. Stop pretending they're a major-league club. Make people interested. <BR/><BR/>We at the Zohn understand the true logic of going with a Sacto station -- all the A's good players are in Sacto. They sure aren't in Oakland.<BR/><BR/>- Steve B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com