Mike Reynolds

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Analyzing the TBS-MLB Network Postseason Telecast Trade

In sports and other endeavors, it takes time to evaluate trades. At first blush, though, Major League Baseball’s move to put the two new Wild Card games on TBS in 2012 and 2013, with its in-house service picking up a pair of Division Series contests during both of those postseasons, is a win-win for all the players, if not all hardball fans. Under MLB’s first playoff change... More

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7th Heaven

A Jessica Biel marathon from the long-running WB series, it’s not — although gearing up for that could prove heavenly in its own right. Rather, this Saturday night in the springtime should be celestial for fans of winter sports. NBC Sports Network (for its part, NBC which has coverage from The Players this weekend, is airing the canceled Harry’s Law , The Firm and... More

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1 For (Original) 6

Going for 1 in 6 in sports isn’t good. But for executives on Manhattan’s Avenue of the Americas, Rockefeller Center and Penn Plaza, that ratio wasn’t just good, it was great on April 26. Especially when an O for 6 would have meant Ottawa. Had the New York Rangers and netminder Henrik Lundqvist not staved off the Senators’ 2-1 at Madison Square Garden in Game 7 on... More

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Tennis Channel: Fed is the GOAT

Tennis Channel counted down the sport’s 100 best players over the course of a five-part special this week. Determined by an international panel of tennis experts, the network’s 100 Greatest of all Time Presented by Ally Bank ranked both men and women together on the list. While I didn’t get to see the show (thanks, Cablevision), I was happy to learn that my two... More

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Business, as Usual, at the Super Bowl

The NFL is the model pro sports league. Its weighted/revolving schedule presents many teams with a chance to elevate to the playoffs from the basement the season year before, while its billions in varied revenue sources, TV chief among them, seemingly flow unabated. Super Bowl XLVI is looking to extend the NFL Championship audience for a seventh consecutive year , which would make... More