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[Warner2BruceTD]

I love MLB Network. Really a quality channel with great content. NBATV doesn't have nearly the same amount of great insight and coverage during the season but they make up for it by the insane amount of old games they show.

MLB really takes you through the day nicely.

The Rundown sets up the day and previews everything.

MLB Tonight is fantastic. When there is no game that has my full attention, I watch that. They go around the league, do live look ins at key times, and talk about the days events as they unfold.

The Quick Pitch is great late at night if you've been out and need to catch up. This is what I put on if I want to see highlights, while ESPN is live from Jets camp or Jaws is talking about his 18th ranked QB.

The network itself would be near perfect if they let Mitch Williams go.

Of the league specific networks, MLB covers their offseason the best. Hot Stove Tonight, live every day from the winter meetings, Clubhouse Confidential (which was a groundbreaking show that took some guts to put on the air, since it flies in the face of a lot of old school baseball people, including people employed by the network itself).

213 has become my "go to", fuck 206.

[FedEx227]

Obviously I'm a huge fan of Clubhouse Confidential and I think it's done really well to not be a total "YOU IDIOTS THINK THIS, HERE'S WHAT IS ACTUALLY RIGHT". It's done exactly how I've wanted SABR integrated into shows, they just put it as apart of the package. They explain some of them but they don't hit you over the head with every stat ever. Great show.

[Warner2BruceTD]

What I like about the NFL Network, is they show all of the preseason games. I'm not a preseason guy, but if there is a place for preseason NFL games, it would be the leagues network. Filling the day with preseason games is better than the Rich Eisen NFL Total Access loop.

They air CFL games too, again, its a niche thing, but that's what niche networks are for.

The actual coverage on NFL Network is nothing to write home about, but it isn't terrible either. It's just....there. I think they leave a lot on the table in this regard. They are far less "tabloidy" than ESPN, however.

And the NFL's resistance to take advantage of their library of games is baffling. I have no idea why they don't air old games in their entirety. What NFL fan wouldn't watch the Ice Bowl or even some random Week 12 matchup from 1986?

[FedEx227]

http://outofbounds.weei.com/2012/08/14/did-espn-throw-tim-tebow-a-faux-25th-birthday-celebration-on-sportscenter-it-sure-did/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[FirstTimer]

And the NFL's resistance to take advantage of their library of games is baffling. I have no idea why they don't air old games in their entirety. What NFL fan wouldn't watch the Ice Bowl or even some random Week 12 matchup from 1986?

This.

[PP]

What happened to Sportscenter being highlights? Is there even a show on TV anymore that just shows highlights of every game that took place the night before no matter what sport?

[FirstTimer]

What happened to Sportscenter being highlights? Is there even a show on TV anymore that just shows highlights of every game that took place the night before no matter what sport?

Not that I'm aware of

[FedEx227]

NBC Sports Network is going to have something similar. I guess ESPN has the idea now that you need to have "experts aka ex-players" talk about things as opposed to showing highlights because highlights are boring.

[shag773]

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And the NFL's resistance to take advantage of their library of games is baffling. I have no idea why they don't air old games in their entirety. What NFL fan wouldn't watch the Ice Bowl or even some random Week 12 matchup from 1986?[/QUOT

This is where NBA TV shines for me. Yesterday they had games they showed in their entirety that had 50 point scorers from the 90s. One of those games was from iversons rookie year. Watched the whole game.

Show me a raiders chargers game from the early 80s, or the game where Steve Young and Jim Kelly passed for almost 1000 yards. Would much rather see that then their current daytime programming.

[FedEx227]

Offseason NBATV is appointment watching. Over the weekend they had championship clinchers, yesterday 50 pt games, it's amazing.

[FirstTimer]

Offseason NBATV is appointment watching. Over the weekend they had championship clinchers, yesterday 50 pt games, it's amazing.

I watched the Pistons vs the Lakers from 2004 or 2005 whatever it was. Jesus Christ that Lakers team was a mess. On the plus side at least i got my Slava Medvadenko fill for the season.

[FedEx227]

http://deadspin.com/5934761?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

The video above? All of that is culled from just a few hours of today's SportsCenter today, which included: six minutes of coverage devoted exclusively to the topic of Tim Tebow's birthday; 40 seconds of Kevin Negandhi reading birthday tweets sent to Tebow; Herman Edwards, Adam Schefter, and Marcellus Wiley offering their own birthday wishes; and someone saying "Tebow" or "happy birthday" several dozen times in all.

[Goober]

MLB Network has three flaws:
Mitch Williams
Howard "Lazy Comp" Reynolds
Intentional Talk

[FirstTimer]

http://deadspin.com/5934761?utm_camp...ium=socialflow

The video above? All of that is culled from just a few hours of today's SportsCenter today, which included: six minutes of coverage devoted exclusively to the topic of Tim Tebow's birthday; 40 seconds of Kevin Negandhi reading birthday tweets sent to Tebow; Herman Edwards, Adam Schefter, and Marcellus Wiley offering their own birthday wishes; and someone saying "Tebow" or "happy birthday" several dozen times in all.

Party pooper

[FedEx227]

Oh, also it may be Magic Johnson's birthday too, but he's not in Jets camp.