Wahoo's on First » SportsTime Ohio http://wahoosonfirst.com A Cleveland Indians Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:30:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Why Did the Indians and SportsTime Ohio Fall Short? http://wahoosonfirst.com/2012/12/19/why-did-the-indians-and-sportstime-ohio-fall-short/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2012/12/19/why-did-the-indians-and-sportstime-ohio-fall-short/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:39:19 +0000 Brian Heise http://wahoosonfirst.com/?p=6375 As most fans are well aware of at this point, Fox Sports Ohio is close to finalizing an agreement to purchase Sports Time Ohio and, along with it, the right to televise the Cleveland Indians. As my fellow Wahoo’s on First staff writer Ed Carroll recently pointed out, the impending sale of the Indians’ flagship television network means a great deal to the financial and competitive future of the team, but to what degree? What can the team and the fans realistically expect from a rekindled relationship with Fox Sports Ohio? Is this much ado about nothing?

Perhaps the most intriguing question to come from all of this is: Was STO a failure? (more…)

]]> http://wahoosonfirst.com/2012/12/19/why-did-the-indians-and-sportstime-ohio-fall-short/feed/ 0 Indians Own TV Network Doesn’t Show Every Game? http://wahoosonfirst.com/2011/01/31/indians-own-tv-network-doesnt-show-every-game/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2011/01/31/indians-own-tv-network-doesnt-show-every-game/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:36:53 +0000 http://deepleftfield.com/?p=1195 SportsTime Ohio was seen as a new, great way for Indians fans to watch their team. It would be Indians baseball 24/7 with games and analysis around the clock. The network has gone in a different direction since its inception in 2006.

Looking at the Indians schedule this year I noticed something that angered me. Many of the Indians Wednesday and Thursday afternoon games aren’t on STO. The first one is May 12th against the Rays. As I looked through the schedule I noticed that there are a total of 7 games that will not be broadcasted on STO. Two of these come down the stretch in September.

I know the Indians will likely not be in a heated playoff race in September, but it is a possibility. Two possibly crucial games will not be televised. They will probably be replaced with re-runs of borderline backyard wrestling in some warehouse in Cleveland.

The whole point of having a TV network devoted to a team is to show every game. That should be first priority. I would much rather watch my favorite MLB team than a late night poker tournament or a random Notre Dame football game from 2007. From my knowledge, Notre Dame is not in Ohio, yet some games are shown on STO.

Some questions in life will never be answered. Why do the Indians trade All Stars? Why does Grady take pictures of himself that humiliate coffee mugs? And why does STO not show every Indians game?

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