William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Penn State, Redskins, greater DC , travel, more

Here is the coverage map for tomorrow’s Penn State vs. Northwestern game. The Nittany Lions and Wildcats are on ABC in most of Big Ten country (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, most of Wisconsin and Minnesota) plus South Jersey, most of West Virginia and New York State west of Syracuse. The rest of the [...]

I have updated my Penn State Schedules page with two new kickoff times. You should bookmark that page.
Next Saturday’s Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Northwestern Wildcats game will be broadcast on either ABC or ESPN2, depending on where you live. Assume that Pennsylvania and Chicago get the game on ABC. Washington DC fans Washington Dwill [...]

Nats TV ratings double in 2010 – DC Sports Bog, The Post
The Washington Nationals television ratings have been trending upward for two seasons and are now 1.4, double what they were last year. The ratings were actually greater than the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the hated Baltimore Orioles. Credit goes to HD, Stephen Strasburg and [...]

EXCLUSIVE: It was Peter Angelos vs. Steve Bisciotti in latest skirmish over MASN & Ravens TV rights – WNST
While it is well established that Baltimore Orioles and MASN owner Peter Angelos hates the Washington Nationals and the greater Washington D.C. region, it is less well-known that he hates the Baltimore Ravens too. The wannabe megalomaniac [...]

Rob Dibble Likes the Nats More Than You Do – CityPaper
No, he doesn’t.
Another week, another article about the awfulness that is Washington Nationals “analyst” Rob Dibble. In addition to quotes from Chris Needham and Jamie Mottram, this article has the completely non-shocking revelation that Dibble was recruited to MASN by John Angelos, son of [...]

There have been a lot of pixels generated about the “analyst” for MASN’s Washington Nationals telecasts, Rob Dibble. The former Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher (a recurring theme of the franchise’s time in D.C.) was called out by GQ as being part of the 5th worst announcing team in the majors. Obviously, that isn’t just Dibble [...]

I was just thinking about Star Wars Robot Chicken the other day, wondering if there would be more. The answer is yes — Adult Swim Hatches Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III – starwars.com
“We’re telling more of a linear story this time that covers the series from start to finish,” says Green. Senreich says, “We [...]

Remember when I said I would end my boycott of Camden Yards for one game if MASN fired Rob Dibble? Well, they did not except my olive branch. Dibble is still on MASN and Washington Nationals fans are poorer for it. The latest example came (via DC Sports Bog) yesterday:

I agree with Ray Knight on [...]

That the late Glenn Brenner comes in 3rd in Len Shapiro’s list of top Washington D.C. sports anchors (The Post) is madness! George Michael may have been innovative with highlights and Warner Wolf inspired some of bits that (his replacement) Brenner did better, but neither was as nearly as good. Brenner gave sports the seriousness [...]

Rob Dibble is easily the worst baseball analyst I have ever experienced. His talking over play-by-play announcer Bob Carpenter, grunting during big moments and meathead homerism (for a team that he never played for in a city he has no natural connection to) is so terrible that I watch games on mute most of the [...]