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Now that the NBA and Stanley Cup finals have both come to a close we can now begin to focus on America's past time.  Yes people I am talking about baseball.  While I often feel like I am one of only seven people who still love baseball, I am well aware that there is still a large portion of the population who does indeed still enjoy it.  Nothing beats being at the ballpark with friends and/or family and taking in a game.  The beer, the hot dogs, the peanuts, the cotton candy, and all the other things we love about it that have been put into song numerous times over.

Getting to the ballpark to see our favorite teams is rarely an option for many of us and we rely heavily on viewing "national broadcasts" to catch a look at them.  Black out rules can make this challenging but that is a discussion for another time.  Today's focus will be on ESPN and the MLB network.  Between the two stations there are roughly 7 games televised nationally a week.  You would think with that number there would be ample opportunity to catch your favorite team and you would be right.  If your favorite team was the Yankees.

Yes I am a Yankee hater but this has nothing to do with my personal feelings.  Many of my friends know that I will actually watch any game that is televised whether my team is playing or not.  But seriously the programmers for these two networks have to know that not everyone in the country is a Yankee fan, they also should know the Yankees have their own network that is also available in most markets in the country.  It really has come to the point where I actually just have to guess who the Yankees are playing when I pull up the guide and I see "MLB Baseball" in the time slot.  This was a fun game for the first 2.5 months of the season but even I have grown tired of it.  There are actually some pretty intriguing stories going on in the rest of the baseball world, it's just too bad that unless it involves the Yankees, most of the country will have no idea what those stories are.