Padres-Braves Game on Saturday Afternoon Missing From MLB EI

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Can anyone provide information concerning why the Atlanta Braves @ San Diego Padres games was not included in today's MLB Extra Innings offering via ExpressVu?

Originally, this game was part of the schedule as late as Friday. The Angels-Yankees and Twins-White Sox games were originally on the schedule also and were shown during the 3:55 p.m. slot on Saturday.

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Check on the Bell's web site they have a complete listing of what games you get with the pack
 
It is most likely being carried on the local Fox stations in Atlanta and San Diego. The MLB package should carry the game in the other markets that are showing the NYY/LAA game on Fox. But they must be blacking them out because Fox is carrying the game somewhere. I guess they want to have exclusive rights to the highlights in game.
 
A little background concerning my question. In Canada, and unlike in the States, Big FOX Saturday afternoon games are included in the MLB Extra Innings package. Big FOX carried (3) games (Braves-Padres, Angels-Yankees, Twins-White Sox) during Big FOX's exclusive 3:55 p.m. window. All three (3) games were initially available in Canada on BEV's MLB Extra Innings. Only two (2) games, Twins- White Sox and Angels-Yankees were shown. The Braves @ Padres game was taken off at the last minute with no explanation for the removal.

My simple question is why?.

lman12
 
Good question.


Anyone know why? Were is Dean he might know.;)


Sorry I haven't watched MLB EI for 12 days. Been very busy with work. Will start watching again on Monday.

In Canada, and unlike in the States, Big FOX Saturday afternoon games are included in the MLB Extra Innings package

Not true. I remember in the first 2 weeks of MLB EI on BEV there were NO Saturday games via Fox were on EI. Fox ALWAYS SHOWS 3 GAMES AT 3:55 p.m ET/ 12:55 p.m PT however Extra Innings on BEV never showed the other 2 games. Fox East and Fox West has had the same game on EVERY WEEK since the inception of the package on BEV. I am SHOCKED this week the MIN/CWS game was shown on Extra innings.


Hopefully BEV gets their act going.
 
Last week (June 30th) Extra Innings on Bev had all three Fox afternoon games. The missing game this week I'm guessing was due to technical reasons. It was listed in the Bev schedule, but in the little tv schedule showing today's games that shows up on the channel after a game concludes, it was listed as unavailable.

After today, there won't be any more games until July 12th due to the Allstar break.
 
"Anyone know why? Were is Dean he might know." OUCH~! ... LOL

My guess is that EVU figured like the previous week that FOX Seattle and FOX Boston would be carrying different games so that just the one FOX game would be needed to be added to EI. Last week, the games on FOX Boston and Seattle were just remapped to EI channels.

It is clear that with MANY west coast HD games missing from the package and these FOX hiccups that the package is either hard to manage or that Bell's attention to detail with it is far lower than it is for say NHL CI. I am sure SNET switching games around from their original schedule isn't helping them either.
 
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