Monthly Archives: March 2006

NASN signs 5 year deal with MLB

MLB and the North American Sports Network (NASN) issued a joint press release on Monday (March 13th) announcing a five year deal that will give NASN “exclusive rights to televise more than 275 games each season, from Spring Training through the post season and World Series.”

Two thoughts will run through the minds of most British fans:

  1. Wow, lots of baseball!,
  2. what does this mean for Five’s coverage?

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Soriano’s second (base) thoughts

A recent article at the Hardball Times website once again brought up one of the most bizarre issues from the off-season. The Washington Nationals traded for second baseman Alfonso Soriano in December, with the intention of moving him to the outfield. As they already have a good second baseman in Jose Vidro, this is understandable from the team’s perspective.

However, as you will no doubt know, Soriano himself has other ideas. He has often been the subject of criticism due to his fielding displays, yet he has always been adamant that he sees himself as a major league second baseman, and would not consider a move to the outfield.

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