Neil S

Hi,
I'm from the UK and we're about to move to Melbourne in early
September this year. On our Channel 5, they are starting to show live
Major League Baseball games once a week on a Sunday night from
tomorrow. Each game starts around 12 midnight and finishes around 5
am. Can I ask if there's any interest in Oz for this sport and if so
what channel shows it, how many times per week and what time are the
games shown.
BTW I'm a NY Yankees fan.
Thanks.
Neil

Mlbonner

Originally posted by Neil S
    > Hi,
    > I'm from the UK and
we're about to move to Melbourne in early
    > September this year. On our
Channel 5, they are starting to show live
    > Major League Baseball games
once a week on a Sunday night from
    > tomorrow. Each game starts around
12 midnight and finishes around 5
    > am. Can I ask if there's any
interest in Oz for this sport and if so
    > what channel shows it, how
many times per week and what time are the
    > games shown.
    > BTW I'm a NY
Yankees fan.
    > Thanks.
    > Neil


Hi - Rugby and AFL are the
main sports over there, probably followed closely by cricket. Don't
think I ever met anyone who played baseball (just softball).
Someone
who's living out there currently might be able to tell you more. Or you
could have a look on their equivalent to Sky Sports, see what that
brings up for ya!:D
http://foxsports.news.com.au/

jwhooper

You might see it on cable TV. It is not shown on Free To Air. Most
Australian would put baseball in the same excitement category as watch
the America's Cup or watching paint dry.



On 2 Apr 2004 22:52:50 -0800, (Neil S) wrote:

    >Hi,
    >I'm from the UK and we're about to move to Melbourne in early
    >September this year. On our Channel 5, they are starting to show live
    >Major League Baseball games once a week on a Sunday night from
    >tomorrow. Each game starts around 12 midnight and finishes around 5
    >am. Can I ask if there's any interest in Oz for this sport and if so
    >what channel shows it, how many times per week and what time are the
    >games shown.
    >BTW I'm a NY Yankees fan.
    >Thanks.
    >Neil

A Mate

Major League baseball gets slots on Foxtel Sports and on ESPN, both of which
are available on cable or satellite TV. As others have said - there's not
much interest in baseball generally - so only headline items make it to the
free to air TV sports coverage.


"Neil S" <> wrote in message
news:...
    > Hi,
    > I'm from the UK and we're about to move to Melbourne in early
    > September this year. On our Channel 5, they are starting to show live
    > Major League Baseball games once a week on a Sunday night from
    > tomorrow. Each game starts around 12 midnight and finishes around 5
    > am. Can I ask if there's any interest in Oz for this sport and if so
    > what channel shows it, how many times per week and what time are the
    > games shown.
    > BTW I'm a NY Yankees fan.
    > Thanks.
    > Neil