Happy New Year and Happy MLB Network Day!

by Ian Casselberry on Dec 31, 2008 1:30 PM EST in Detroit Tigers News

Happy New Year to all of you in the BYB community! As we've rehashed continually since October, this was a rough year. But let's look forward. Let's forget about the past and move on.

(Before you do, however, go check out The Daily Fungo's countdown of the Top 10 Tigers Stories of 2008.)

The MLB Network starts tomorrow! (I know - it's been in previews for the past couple of weeks or whatever, but every time I've peeked in, there seems to be something about the Red Sox. Enough of that.) Yeah, yeah - it's the New Year. Bring on 2009, Auld Lang Syne, champagne, and all that.

(I will not dismiss college football, however. The bowl games - and all the couch slouching, food, and drink that come with them - are still glorious. Go Hawkeyes! You're going down, South Carolina.)

But let's be honest: What are we really celebrating here? We get Harold Reynolds back in the studio again! And a whole channel devoted to baseball. No more wondering if ESPN is going to bother showing "Baseball Tonight" in between its NFL Draft coverage, training camp reports, NBA games, World Series of Poker, and "SportsCenter." (And no more settling for the likes of John Kruk, Fernando Vina, and Eduardo Perez for analysis.)

Doesn't that just make you want to hug someone? (That was not intended as a Harold Reynolds joke.) Or jump up and down in unison? And... whatever else it is you might like to do - but perhaps shouldn't share in a public forum - when you're in a celebratory mood?

The baseball revolution begins at 6 p.m. EST. If you don't know where MLB Network is on your cable or satellite system, a channel locator is provided at their official site.

Once again, Happy New Year. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and read, and engage with your fellow Detroit Tigers fans. Please have a happy and safe holiday.

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Happy New Year

Wishing you a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year Ian.
Your blessyouboystigersblog is Great.
Continued Tigers’ blogging success in 09 and success to our Tigers.

by KalineCountry on Dec 31, 2008 3:47 PM EST reply actions

MLB Network

Hope you are enjoying, IAN. I’ve made 5 phone calls to Comcast so far and still can’t get it. They need to send a technician out is what they’re saying now. Needless to say. I’m ****** off.

by densogirl on Jan 1, 2009 8:11 PM EST reply actions

I'm getting ***** off too!

Comcast is the worst!! Nothing, and have fun trying to get them on the line……

by Zappatista on Jan 1, 2009 8:45 PM EST reply actions

Zapp

It’s now Sunday and still no MLB Network. I finally stopped in at our local office and they looked at me like I was crazy. “We don’t have it yet”, said one of the customer service person. Didn’t know anything about it, either. Errrrrrr!!!! There is a contact number for the MLB Network which I plan to call Monday morning. What a hassle!

by densogirl on Jan 4, 2009 9:03 AM EST reply actions

ditto....

nothing. Do you have comcast up there?

by Zappatista on Jan 4, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions

up there? Yea, I’m in Michigan and other comcast customers around the state are watching it. Anyway, there is a contact number on the MLB site which I’m going to call and see if they only launched the channel to certain locales or if Comcast is telling me a lie.

by densogirl on Jan 4, 2009 6:41 PM EST reply actions