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Based on their website, NESN isn't carrying the first game live, as they have a NCAA WBB listed at 2 pm.
 
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The first Red Sox game is on Sunday against the Twins.
Here's the schedule from that NESN page:
Sunday, Feb. 28: at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m. ET
Monday, March 1: vs. Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 2: vs. Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. ET
Wednesday, March 3: at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m. ET
Thursday, March 4: at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. ET
Friday, March 5: vs. Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 6: vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 7: at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. ET
Monday, March 8: OFF
Tuesday, March 9: at Tamp Bay, TBD
Wednesday, March 10: vs. Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. ET
Thursday: March 11: at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m. ET
Friday, March 12: vs. Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 13: vs. Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 14: at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m. ET
Monday, March 15: at Tampa Bay, TBD
Tuesday, March 16: vs. Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. ET
Wednesday, March 17: vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m. ET
Thursday, March 18: OFF
Friday, March 19: vs. Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 20: at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 21: vs. Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m. ET
Monday, March 22: at Tampa Bay, TBD
Tuesday, March 23: at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. ET
Wednesday, March 24: vs. Baltimore, 6:05 p.m. ET
Thursday, March 25: vs. Minnesota, 6:05 p.m. ET
Friday, March 26: at Tampa Bay, TBD
Saturday, March 27: at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 28: vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m. ET
Monday, March 29: at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 30: vs. Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. ET
 
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I already posted a link that contains those games. What I am looking for is the times that I can watch one or more of them on my TV. I am just being impatient, b/c it will undoubtedly shake itself out by then. I have tried going ahead on my Directv schedule, but all I get now is "To Be Announced."
Judging from this YES and SNET are televising Tor v. NYY and CSNC will have cameras at Brewers @ White Sox on Sunday. My guess is that mlbn will carry the Yankees game, because. No indication to me yet that NESN is televising this first game at all.
 
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I posted that schedule to clarify that the first game for the Red Sox is NOT this Friday, but is actually this Sunday.
 
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All games on radio. t least 10 on NESN. I have YTTV, so out of luck there. Some will be shown taped delay on MLB network. I don't really like FUBO. So I guess it's national broadcasts for Sox games or nothing.

https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-2021-spring-training-faq"How can I watch/listen/follow Spring Training games?
NESN will televise a minimum of 10 Grapefruit League games, including the March 1 home opener against the Braves. The full schedule will be released in the coming days. All games will be available to listen to via select stations on the Red Sox Radio Network, including 850-AM in Boston. You can follow play-by-play of all Red Sox games using the MLB app. "
 
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NESN's spring trainng broadcast schedule.

https://nesn.com/2021/02/nesn-announces-2021-boston-red-sox-spring-training-broadcast-schedule/
Day Date Opp. Time Network
Monday 3/1/2021 vs. ATL 1:00 p.m. NESN
Saturday 3/6/2021 vs. MIN 1:00 p.m. NESN
Sunday 3/7/2021 at ATL 1:00 p.m. NESN
Saturday 3/13/2021 vs. ATL 1:00 p.m. NESN+
Sunday 3/14/2021 at MIN 1:00 p.m. NESN
Friday 3/19/2021 vs. TB 1:00 p.m. NESN
Sunday 3/21/2021 vs. PIT 1:00 p.m. NESN
Wednesday 3/24/2021 at BAL 6:00 p.m. NESN
Thursday 3/25/2021 vs. MIN 6:00 p.m. NESN+
Sunday 3/28/2021 vs. MIN 1:00 p.m. NESN
Tuesday 3/30/2021 vs. ATL 1:00 p.m. NESN


Congrats to Nip and gang who have been working on the site. All I had to do was copy and paste and it was formatted perfectly.
 
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The specifics about the radio schedule from the glob. (No word if the Sox network outside boston is picking them up. )

All 29 spring training games will be broadcast by WEEI. All but two will be on 850-AM. The March 21 (Pittsburgh) and March 28 (Minnesota) games will be on 93.7-FM
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Is there a reason they can't use NESN+ for more games? Is it lack of announcers or something? I'd be willing to watch them without commentary.
 
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Ale Xander said:
Is there a reason they can't use NESN+ for more games? Is it lack of announcers or something? I'd be willing to watch them without commentary.
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I don't think there is a whole lot of programming that it would be worth it to push the games to NESN+. Unless they've upgraded the quality of shows since I last watched the channel. I guess they don't want to pay for the cameramen and the others costs of broadcasting a game.
 
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edoug said:
I don't think there is a whole lot of programming that it would be worth it to push the games to NESN+. Unless they've upgraded the quality of shows since I last watched the channel. I guess they don't want to pay for the cameramen and the others costs of broadcasting a game.
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Your guess is exactly the reason. It's not that they have programming on the main NESN channel that they don't want to pre-empt, it's the cost of the broadcast in general that limits them. To broadcast a 3-hour game, it's probably high five, low six figures per game between satellite time and labor costs. I can't imagine there's enough of an audience at 1pm on a weekday, even during a pandemic where a lot of people are WFH, to invest the cost.

What I'm surprised they haven't done is stream games online. They could use one or two fixed cameras (maybe one behind the plate and one in CF) and one person (it could be an intern) switching the cameras as needed. No announcers, no graphics, just pictures and native sound from the ballpark. They did something like that during "spring training 2.0" last summer, streaming intrasquad games from Fenway.
 
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Red(s)HawksFan said:
Your guess is exactly the reason. It's not that they have programming on the main NESN channel that they don't want to pre-empt, it's the cost of the broadcast in general that limits them. To broadcast a 3-hour game, it's probably high five, low six figures per game between satellite time and labor costs. I can't imagine there's enough of an audience at 1pm on a weekday, even during a pandemic where a lot of people are WFH, to invest the cost.

What I'm surprised they haven't done is stream games online. They could use one or two fixed cameras (maybe one behind the plate and one in CF) and one person (it could be an intern) switching the cameras as needed. No announcers, no graphics, just pictures and native sound from the ballpark. They did something like that during "spring training 2.0" last summer, streaming intrasquad games from Fenway.
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It's always money. No matter the question. The steaming games thing is cool. It's better than infomercials or almost all of their programming that isn't actually games being played.
 
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InsideTheParker said:
I am not hearing the game there. There are a couple of guys talking instead. KJ and Barrett?
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The link is still working fine for me. Maybe you have to be in the local broadcast area for it to work?
WEEI's website plays their FM channel, which right now is the usual talk sports radio crap.
 
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The link is still working fine for me. Maybe you have to be in the local broadcast area for it to work?
WEEI's website plays their FM channel, which right now is the usual talk sports radio crap.
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Thanks. That is probably right, but seems the opposite of what it should be. I am in WMA, and I have no trouble getting the FM version, but no luck getting the AM affiliate over the air. Whereas anyone in Boston would have no trouble getting the AM over the air. So, long story short, I am disappointed.
 
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Anyone know why Joe and the other guy keep saying it’s 5-1, but ESPN and the MLB app say it’s 3-1?
 
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Anyone know why Joe and the other guy keep saying it’s 5-1, but ESPN and the MLB app say it’s 3-1?
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I do. They are not really following the rules, and the app didn't know how to deal with the fact that they ended the Caleb Simpson meltdown inning with one out, after a Sano double with the bases loaded. Castig and Floeming have it right.
 
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I do. They are not really following the rules, and the app didn't know how to deal with the fact that they ended the Caleb Simpson meltdown inning with one out, after a Sano double with the bases loaded. Castig and Floeming have it right.
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Thank you. Missed that. And there’s a homer by Jeter!
 
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The Twins are coming out to hit in the bottom of the 7th?
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Not unusual for spring training for the bottom of the last inning to be played even when the home team is leading. It's a chance to give a few more guys an at bat, so long as the other team has a pitcher available to throw. The game outcome is meaningless, after all.

What makes it strange is they cut the second inning short because of a new rule to protect pitchers. Because the reliever exceeded 20 pitches, they can call off the rest of the inning rather than bring another reliever in. So the pitches saved then gave them pitches to throw in the bottom of the 7th.

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Red(s)HawksFan said:
Not unusual for spring training for the bottom of the last inning to be played even when the home team is leading. It's a chance to give a few more guys an at bat, so long as the other team has a pitcher available to throw. The game outcome is meaningless, after all.

What makes it strange is they cut the second inning short because of a new rule to protect pitchers. Because the reliever exceeded 20 pitches, they can call off the rest of the inning rather than bring another reliever in. So the pitches saved then gave them pitches to throw in the bottom of the 7th.

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I hate this with a passion. Understand why but still hate it.
 
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Red Sox lineup:

Arroyo SS
Gonzalez 2B
Martinez LF
Dalbec 3B
Chavis 1B
Munoz DH
Puello RF
Rosario CF
Bandy C

SP Richards

More starters in yesterday’s untelevised game.
 
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I'm just excited to see live baseball, this is the best day! Also, interested to see what Richards's stuff looks like when he is healthy.
 
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