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Welcome back to Bucholtz Sports Media! This post is an exclusive for our premium subscribers. You can join them here for just $5 a month or $50 a year. Now, on to the news... Massive World Series Game 7 numbers in both the U.S. and Canada show Saturday night's value Dodgers' pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates winning Game 7 of the World Series. (MLB on YouTube.) As I wrote Sunday, the epic 11-inning World Series Game 7 between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers was likely to be...

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Welcome back to Bucholtz Sports Media! This post is free for everyone thanks to our premium subscribers. You can join them here. Amazing World Series Game 7 could boost MLB long-term A concluding graphic from MLB's Game 7 highlights video. (MLB on YouTube.) There's long been plenty of discussion around which teams leagues and broadcasters would ideally want in their championship series from a business perspective. For U.S. broadcasters in particular, the ideal setup would seem to be two...

Welcome back to Bucholtz Sports Media! This post is free for everyone thanks to the support of our premium subscribers. You can join them here for just $5 a month or $50 a year. Precedents for Jays-Dodgers' 18-inning game in baseball and other sports, and what they've meant Freddie Freeman's HR ended Game 3 of the World Series in the 18th inning. (Sportsnet on YouTube.) The Los Angeles Dodgers' eventual 18-inning win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series Monday, which tied...

Welcome back to Bucholtz Sports Media! This post is free for everyone thanks to our premium subscribers. You can join them here. ESPN unveils latest animated altcast Tonight's Monday Night Football broadcast saw a notable announcement from ESPN and the NFL. That would be that ESPN will presenting an animated alternate broadcast for a Monday Night Football game for the third-straight season, this time the Philadelphia Eagles-Los Angeles Chargers game on Dec. 8. The broadcast, which will air on...

Welcome back to Bucholtz Sports Media! This post is an exclusive for our premium subscribers, who make this whole operation work. You can join them here for $5 a month or $50 for a year. Thinking beyond the "Big 4," or why Monday isn't the "sports equinox" A 2022 graphic from Fox for that year's "Sports Equinox." (FoxSports.com.) The idea for this post comes from a few sources. The first is an email subscriber Harold Buchanan (a great friend who I work with on the board gaming side at SDHist,...

Welcome back to Bucholtz Sports Media! This post is free for everyone thanks to our premium subscribers. You can join them here. The ratings potential of Jays-Dodgers A MLB graphic for the World Series matchup. (MLB.com.) The Toronto Blue Jays won Game 1 of the World Series Friday night, and in a fashion much more thrilling than the 11-4 final score suggests. They and the Los Angeles Dodgers were locked up at 2 until a nine-run sixth inning, which saw the Jays finally chase starter Blake...

Welcome back to Bucholtz Sports Media. This post is free for everyone thanks to our premium subscribers. You can join them here. Why the FBI accusations in this NBA gambling scandal matter Chauncey Billups coaching with the Portland Trail Blazers in November 2021. (Erik Drost on Wikipedia.) There have been an increasing number of sports gambling scandals over the past few years. That's led to even some blasé reactions at times, especially when some media outlets breathlessly cover everything...

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