As I sit here watching
[Nippon (Japan) Professional Baseball] NPL - Yokohama BayStars vs Yomiuri Giants 5:00AM EST 5/13 at a little after 4am Pacific Standard Time, it is clear that we are in a global age. Currently 6-6 in the 6th ending, one man at firstbase for the BayStars....Ishikawa at bat, he missed his first bunt atttempt. Ground out. Runner advances to second. #2 gets a hit and puts them ahead 7-6 with am in field single, then #25 gets single to get another run, now the score is 8-6. Next player grounds out and then commercials...but what was interesting was the MLB Today update. The update started with a 'highlight' of a ground out by outfielder Hideki Matsui's of the Yankees, then a hit by outfielder Fosume Kosuke Fukudome of the Chicago Cubs, the Mariners Ichiro's [Suzuki] (one of me and my brother's favorite players) hits and ended with fellow Mariner Kenji Johjima getting a hit.
Besides my Vin Scully-level play by play prose, what's quite interesting is the level of crowd 'animation' and celebration during the games (matchs). There is a high-degree of passion for their favorite teams. Try it one day you my like.
For someone living without cable television and pushing them away from Facebook on a daily-basis. The program links offered on this day on Channelsurfing.net were the following:
Movie Madness 5/13
Movies 5/13
Viewers Choice Movies 5/13
Showtime Movies 5/13
MMA TV 5/13
ESPN 5/13
NFL Network 5/13
Sky Poker 5/12-->
FOX News 5/12
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FOX Business News 5/12
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Leafs TV 4/21
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TomGreen.com - The Channel 5/13
Boxing - Hatton vs Pacquiao 5/13
Sudirman Cup 4:00AM EST 5/13
NPL - Yokohama BayStars vs Yomiuri Giants 5:00AM EST 5/13
NPL - Yakult Swallows vs Hiroshima Carp 5:00AM EST 5/13
ITF Saint Gaudens 5:00AM EST 5/13
Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open (ATP Masters Madrid) 5:00AM EST 5/12
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Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open (ATP Masters Madrid) (IE ONLY) 5:00AM EST 5/13
CPBL - Brother Elephants vs Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 6:30AM EST 5/13
Mike and Mike in the Morning 6:30AM EST 5/13
Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open (WTA Masters Madrid) 7:00AM EST 5/13
Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open (WTA Masters Madrid) (IE ONLY) 7:00AM EST 5/13
Giro d'Italia 8:30AM EST 5/13
Giro d'Italia 8:30AM EST 5/12
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Coppa Italia - Lazio Roma vs Sampdoria 2:30PM EST 5/13
BCAPL Nationals 4:00PM EST 5/13
NCAA Baseball - Gonzaga at Oregon State 4:00PM EST 5/13
Ghost Hunters 7:00PM EST 5/13
NHL - Pittsburgh at Washington 7:00PM EST 5/13
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 8:00PM EST 5/13
NCAA Baseball - Pacific at Stanford 8:00PM EST 5/13
Copa Libertadores - Gremio Porto Alegre vs CD San Martin 9:00PM EST 5/13
WWE Smackdown 8:00PM EST 5/2
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WWE Raw 9:00PM EST 5/12
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ECW 10:00PM EST 5/12
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ECW 9:00PM EST 3/26
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TNA Wrestling Impact! 9:00PM EST 5/7
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NBA - Dallas at Denver 9:00PM EST 5/13
NBA - Dallas at Denver 9:00PM EST 5/13
NCAA Baseball - Loyola Marymount at Southern California 9:30PM EST 5/13
The Ultimate Fighter 10:00PM EST 5/13
Rules of Engagement 11:00PM EST 5/13
America's Next Top Model 11:00PM EST 5/13
Criminal Minds 12:00AM EST 5/13
90210 12:00PM EST 5/13
I mainly watch ESPN, NBA & NCAA basketball, some soccer (football), American football, tennis & Japanese baseball (NCAA baseball is available yet MLB baseball is a glaring absence!) There are other sports like badminton, billiards (aka pool) among other sports...well the Bay Stars won on a walk with the bases loaded in the 10th inning by the way...to be continued...
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