Sportsnet to Deliver All 30 Spring Training Games

Graham's Cracker · Post #1 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 2:06 pm

Sportsnet, the home of the Toronto Blue Jays, today unveiled its Toronto Blue Jays 2014 Spring Training broadcast schedule, featuring live coverage of all 30 pre-season games. This year, Sportsnet will broadcast 11 games on TV, the most in network history, with every game available on radio through Sportsnet 590 The FAN and online at sportsnet.ca.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/sportsnet-to-deliver-all-30-toronto-blue-jays-2014-spring-training-games/

Great news Jays fans!

Santoki · Post #2 » by **Santoki** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 2:19 pm

I'm assuming the majority of games will be on Sportsnet One so this won't be helpful. I refuse to pay an extra $20-$30/mth for a TV package that includes SN1 and TSN2.

Graham's Cracker · Post #3 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 2:51 pm

Santoki wrote:I'm assuming the majority of games will be on Sportsnet One so this won't be helpful. I refuse to pay an extra $20-$30/mth for a TV package that includes SN1 and TSN2.

Most of them are on one of the main SportsNet channels or streamed at sportsnet.ca

Santoki · Post #4 » by **Santoki** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:25 pm

Did they give any indication that would be the case? I remember previous years most of them being on SN1 and the first game this season will be as well. Again just assuming but typically they put these kinds of games on the secondary channels.

Graham's Cracker · Post #5 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:52 pm

The schedule is in the linked article. See below

Wednesday, Feb. 26, Toronto @ Philadelphia, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Thursday, Feb. 27, Philadelphia @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet.ca)
Friday, Feb. 28, Pittsburgh @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific and Sportsnet.ca)

March

Saturday, March 1, Toronto @ Baltimore, 12:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
Sunday, March 2, N.Y. Yankees @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN)
Monday, March 3, Toronto @ Minnesota, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Tuesday, March 4, Toronto @ Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Wednesday, March 5, Pittsburgh @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Thursday, March 6, Toronto @ Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Friday, March 7, Tampa Bay @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific and Sportsnet.ca)
Saturday, March 8, Minnesota @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific and Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
Sunday, March 9, Toronto @ Houston, 12:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. MT (Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN)
Tuesday, March 11, Toronto @ Detroit, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
Wednesday, March 12, Tampa Bay @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
Thursday, March 13, Houston @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
Friday, March 14, Boston @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
Saturday, March 15, Toronto @ Tampa Bay, 12:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
Sunday, March 16, Baltimore @ Toronto, 12:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. MT (Sportsnet.ca and Sportsnet 960 The FAN)
Tuesday, March 18, Toronto @ Detroit, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Wednesday, March 19, Philadelphia @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet.ca)
Thursday, March 20, Toronto @ Philadelphia, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Friday, March 21, Toronto @ Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Saturday, March 22, Detroit @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet Ontario, West, Pacific and Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
Sunday, March 23, Toronto @ N.Y. Yankees, 12:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. MT (Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN)
Monday, March 24, Philadelphia @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific and Sportsnet.ca)
Tuesday, March 25, Toronto @ Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Wednesday, March 26, N.Y. Yankees @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific and Sportsnet.ca)
Thursday, March 27, Toronto @ Philadelphia, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet.ca)
Friday, March 28, N.Y. Mets @ Toronto (in Montreal), 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet 360, Pacific and Sportsnet.ca)
Saturday, March 29, N.Y. Mets @ Toronto (in Montreal), 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific Sportsnet 590 The FAN)

Santoki · Post #6 » by **Santoki** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:04 pm

I'm a bit slow today. Read the article and then didn't scroll all the way down.

Ok, so by my count, we get 8 games this year on the main channel. I'm not sure I count streaming on Sportnset a real win (I've had a lot of trouble in the past accessing Sportsnet online content) but it sure is a lot better than the Red Sox/Yankees spring training they gave us last year.

torontoaces04 · Post #7 » by **torontoaces04** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:20 pm

Well that's a pleasant surprise!

There There · Post #8 » by **There There** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:41 pm

Santoki wrote:I'm a bit slow today. Read the article and then didn't scroll all the way down.

Ok, so by my count, we get 8 games this year on the main channel. I'm not sure I count streaming on Sportnset a real win (I've had a lot of trouble in the past accessing Sportsnet online content) but it sure is a lot better than the Red Sox/Yankees spring training they gave us last year.

I usually just stream the Fan online each day while working and have never had any issues with stability.

They can't put weekday games on the radio, so online is certainly better than nothing.

I've been critical of Rogers in the past for their (lack of) ST coverage, especially with regards to TV, so this is a nice surprise that they're giving us 11 games on TV.

Excited to get this thing rolling again.

Graham's Cracker · Post #9 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:48 pm

There There wrote:
Santoki wrote:I'm a bit slow today. Read the article and then didn't scroll all the way down.

Ok, so by my count, we get 8 games this year on the main channel. I'm not sure I count streaming on Sportnset a real win (I've had a lot of trouble in the past accessing Sportsnet online content) but it sure is a lot better than the Red Sox/Yankees spring training they gave us last year.

I usually just stream the Fan online each day while working and have never had any issues with stability.

They can't put weekday games on the radio, so online is certainly better than nothing.

I've been critical of Rogers in the past for their (lack of) ST coverage, especially with regards to TV, so this is a nice surprise that they're giving us 11 games on TV.

Excited to get this thing rolling again.

Definitely an improvement. I do the same thing while at work. It will be nice to listen to ball games in the background.

Randle McMurphy · Post #10 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:44 pm

Good to see, this should have happened years ago. You can only take so much from ST games, but it's baseball.

There There · Post #11 » by **There There** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:02 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:Good to see, this should have happened years ago. You can only take so much from ST games, but it's baseball.

After the winter we've had, i'd take any quality of play. Just give me a baseball field and some Florida sun and i'll be set.

Post #12 » by **LittleOzzy** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:03 am

11 games on TV is great.

We are not far off from them all being available on TV.

With Sportsnet 360 they can easily move all the games around.

stealthmode · Post #13 » by **stealthmode** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:03 pm

nice.i don't recall them doing this before

uniballer · Post #14 » by **uniballer** » Mon Mar 3, 2014 3:34 pm

Has anyone watched the games on sports net. Ca for the life of me I could not find the broadcast on the site last time.

satyr9 · Post #15 » by **satyr9** » Mon Mar 3, 2014 3:58 pm

uniballer wrote:Has anyone watched the games on sports net. Ca for the life of me I could not find the broadcast on the site last time.

The streams are not actually on sportsnet.ca. I tried to listen to the radio the first game and it just links through to mlb.com gameday audio, which is free during ST once you go through the b.s. of making an account.

I didn't check this for video at the time, but when you're on their site now and click the watch link under today's preview, it just takes you here: http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/mlb/sub ... =EDITORIAL so I'm pretty sure it's the exact same thing. Rogers really does bring you the best in interactive multimedia fan experience. They've learned how to use hyperlinks now.

SharoneWright · Post #16 » by **SharoneWright** » Mon Mar 3, 2014 10:41 pm

Wouldn't this have been the move to make last year?? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, but the hype level was somewhat higher last year...

uniballer · Post #17 » by **uniballer** » Mon Mar 3, 2014 11:57 pm

SharoneWright wrote:Wouldn't this have been the move to make last year?? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, but the hype level was somewhat higher last year...

Last year they had a fairly good selection on TV didn't they? I remember watching games on both fx and sports net.