Batgirl's good friend Sid Hartman informed his readers that Fox, owners of FSN, also owns DirecTV. DirecTV is one of the six big cable operators who can't seem to find a way to buy Pyrrhic Victory One, nor can any of the six of them show up for mediation. How strange. Batgirl was raised with a firm foundation in antitrust law, and she doesn't want to seem paranoid, but it seems like the biggest monopoly* since Batgirl's husband built hotels on Park Place and Boardwalk.
Batgirl's swarm of lawyers will be working on the case this weekend.
* Batgirl's swarm of lawyers inform her that it's not really a monopoly but a conspiracy in restraint of trade. Batgirl's lawyers, as regular readers know, are no fun.
Posted by Batgirl at April 23, 2004 11:03 AMYou're right, Batgirl. It's a circus. News Corp (Fox) owns 34% of DirecTV. It would be tough for them to drop a Fox station for the aptly named Pyrrhic Victory One. Another point of note: Midcontinent Communications has 300,000 cable subscribers, almost all in the Twins region. Those cable systems are 50% owned by Comcast. Everyone is related to everyone else. Like Tennesee. Either way, I'm starting to anti-trust everyone involved in this...
-FL
P.S: I just discovered this site and it's excellent. I listened to that suicide squeeze on the radio and I couldn't picture how it took place. Your reenactment enlightened me. I feel like I didn't miss a thing. Thank you, Batgirl.
Posted by: Florida at April 23, 2004 05:51 PMNot surprising that FSN doesn' want to negotiate considering their previous position.
But remember, Sid Hartman is a crazy crank.
Posted by: SSJPabs at April 23, 2004 08:50 PMI figure I will get to watch about 6 games this year. Down my way, Fox Sports picked up the Brewers games. Woo National League baseball.
And I am sure WGN will air a few games when we play the ChiSox
This suck. I want to see my team, no OUR team on television. Why can't people come to a conclusion. You'd figure that airing the game would be lucrative for both parties involved
::throws soda bottle::
keep rocking batgirl!
Posted by: James at April 24, 2004 05:26 AM