Comments on: Sox & Yanks Get Heidi Treatment http://www.outincenterfield.com/2008/04/sox_yanks_get_heidi_treatment/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:31:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: jules http://www.outincenterfield.com/2008/04/sox_yanks_get_heidi_treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-14102 jules Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:55:00 +0000 http://d1077806.u46.nozonenet.com/wp/?p=1154#comment-14102 PS: growing up in the SF Bay Area, I heard about The Heidi game more times than I can count! PS: growing up in the SF Bay Area, I heard about The Heidi game more times than I can count!

]]> By: jules http://www.outincenterfield.com/2008/04/sox_yanks_get_heidi_treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-14101 jules Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:46:56 +0000 http://d1077806.u46.nozonenet.com/wp/?p=1154#comment-14101 I had heard about the change, so found FX and clicked to it so I could use the previous channel button on my remote to jump to the game. I was upset because they didn't say anything. I flipped quickly, but wow, no warning. I did email fox sports and got this response: "Dear FOXSports.com Participant, Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. We are aware that many individuals were displeased with the programming regarding the Yankees-Redsox MLB and Nascar coverage that interfered with each other. We would like to apologize for any displeasure that this caused as well as the inconvenience many of you had to deal with as a result. We have forwarded your comments to the appropriate coverage department so that your voice can be heard. We value the opinion of all of our users and participants, and should we require any more information about this occurrence we will be sure to contact you. We appreciate your time and assistance, and thank you again for your feedback. Thank you for using FOXSports.com -- The FOXSports.com Feedback Team" I had heard about the change, so found FX and clicked to it so I could use the previous channel button on my remote to jump to the game. I was upset because they didn’t say anything. I flipped quickly, but wow, no warning.

I did email fox sports and got this response:

“Dear FOXSports.com Participant,
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. We are aware that many individuals were displeased with the programming regarding the Yankees-Redsox MLB and Nascar coverage that interfered with each other. We would like to apologize for any displeasure that this caused as well as the inconvenience many of you had to deal with as a result.

We have forwarded your comments to the appropriate coverage department so that your voice can be heard. We value the opinion of all of our users and participants, and should we require any more information about this occurrence we will be sure to contact you. We appreciate your time and assistance, and thank you again for your feedback.
Thank you for using FOXSports.com
– The FOXSports.com Feedback Team”

]]> By: Di http://www.outincenterfield.com/2008/04/sox_yanks_get_heidi_treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-14100 Di Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:37:44 +0000 http://d1077806.u46.nozonenet.com/wp/?p=1154#comment-14100 I freaked out! Especially becuase I didn't know what channel FX was on. I was ready to kill someone when the switch happened. The only time I heard them say anything about switching the channel was when the switch had already been made. I did get to see the end, thankfully. I freaked out! Especially becuase I didn’t know what channel FX was on. I was ready to kill someone when the switch happened. The only time I heard them say anything about switching the channel was when the switch had already been made. I did get to see the end, thankfully.

]]> By: Katherine http://www.outincenterfield.com/2008/04/sox_yanks_get_heidi_treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-14099 Katherine Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:49:40 +0000 http://d1077806.u46.nozonenet.com/wp/?p=1154#comment-14099 I thought we'd get something more along the lines of "We're now switching to blah blah blah, turn to F/X to see the rest of the game..." instead the abrupt change. I thought we’d get something more along the lines of “We’re now switching to blah blah blah, turn to F/X to see the rest of the game…” instead the abrupt change.

]]> By: Texas Gal http://www.outincenterfield.com/2008/04/sox_yanks_get_heidi_treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-14098 Texas Gal Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:28:24 +0000 http://d1077806.u46.nozonenet.com/wp/?p=1154#comment-14098 You got it, rachel. Therein lies the problem: mentioning that a game would be simulcast when the majority of the fans aren't around to hear it, and then not announcing that the switch is about occur, is what caused the confusion. Just say: "Switch to F/X now - we're cutting to NASCAR." Simple. Or, better yet, they could have told viewers at the end of the 8th to switch to F/X, picked up the broadcast of the entire 9th inning from there without a hitch -- and then NASCAR fans would have seen the start of their race. You got it, rachel. Therein lies the problem: mentioning that a game would be simulcast when the majority of the fans aren’t around to hear it, and then not announcing that the switch is about occur, is what caused the confusion.

Just say: “Switch to F/X now – we’re cutting to NASCAR.” Simple.

Or, better yet, they could have told viewers at the end of the 8th to switch to F/X, picked up the broadcast of the entire 9th inning from there without a hitch — and then NASCAR fans would have seen the start of their race.

]]> By: rachel http://www.outincenterfield.com/2008/04/sox_yanks_get_heidi_treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-14097 rachel Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:16:38 +0000 http://d1077806.u46.nozonenet.com/wp/?p=1154#comment-14097 as much as i hate watching any games broadcast on fox, i did hear them mention, i believe right before the rain delay ended, that they would be simultaneously broadcasting the rest of the game on fx, so that when they showed the nascar game we would be able to see the rest of the sox game. then they apologized to all those hundreds of fx viewers saying that they would continue with Terminator 3 after the end of the sox game. granted i heard this and thought..."hmm fox didnt say WHEN exactly they were going to switch over and i dont want to miss any of the 9th inning...so why don't i switch over now, just in case they make the switch during a commercial or something and i wont know until nascar shows up randomly"...so i did and luckily didnt miss anything. sucks to hear though that they didnt warn everyone who might not have been in the room when they announced it the first time. i blame tim mccarver. as much as i hate watching any games broadcast on fox, i did hear them mention, i believe right before the rain delay ended, that they would be simultaneously broadcasting the rest of the game on fx, so that when they showed the nascar game we would be able to see the rest of the sox game. then they apologized to all those hundreds of fx viewers saying that they would continue with Terminator 3 after the end of the sox game. granted i heard this and thought…”hmm fox didnt say WHEN exactly they were going to switch over and i dont want to miss any of the 9th inning…so why don’t i switch over now, just in case they make the switch during a commercial or something and i wont know until nascar shows up randomly”…so i did and luckily didnt miss anything. sucks to hear though that they didnt warn everyone who might not have been in the room when they announced it the first time. i blame tim mccarver.

]]> By: Katherine http://www.outincenterfield.com/2008/04/sox_yanks_get_heidi_treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-14096 Katherine Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:09:39 +0000 http://d1077806.u46.nozonenet.com/wp/?p=1154#comment-14096 I missed the final pitch. As soon as it cut away, I scrambled to find the remote, only to have the final score relayed to me less than a minute later. They missed the first lap anyway, yet FOX couldn't have held out for one last pitch? Ugh. I missed the final pitch.

As soon as it cut away, I scrambled to find the remote, only to have the final score relayed to me less than a minute later. They missed the first lap anyway, yet FOX couldn’t have held out for one last pitch? Ugh.

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