With the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants locked and loaded for a historic Fall Classic showdown, Sportsnet gets set to hit it out of the park with multiplatform, comprehensive coverage of the 108th World Series. Sportsnet’s television, digital, radio and print suite of assets will provide MLB fans with more World Series content than ever before.
Coverage gets underway on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, and at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN, as the Tigers head west to San Francisco to face the Giants in Game 1 of the Fall Classic.
Below are the key details of Sportsnet’s 2012 World Series coverage across all platforms:
TV- Sportsnet
· As the exclusive Canadian broadcaster, Sportsnet has live coverage of the entire World Series (see full broadcast schedule below)
· Host Jamie Campbell, analyst Gregg Zaun, and reporters Arash Madani, Ian Mendes, Shi Davidi and Ken Rosenthal will be live on-location to set the stage prior to each game with a special one-hour edition of MLB Central. Stephen Brunt joins the broadcast team from Game 3 onward
· Madani and Mendes will deliver daily updates for Connected all throughout the World Series
Radio – Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN
· Sportsnet 590 The FAN provides live game coverage of the entire World Series, while Sportsnet 960 The FAN provides live coverage of Games 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7
· Mike Wilner hosts a nightly pre-game show, and will be joined by a featured Blue Jays player or management member each night to take listener phone calls at 7 p.m. ET on Sportsnet 590 The FAN
Digital – sportsnet.ca
· Resident MLB columnist Shi Davidi heads to the World Series, connecting fans to the stories making headlines and analysis from the heart of the action
· From Game 3 onward, Stephen Brunt will provide daily insider reports and updates from the epicentre of the series
· MLB Playoff Twitter Map tracks the World Series trends and hashtags that fans are discussing in real time
· Statsman Scott Carson provides statistical analysis throughout the course of the series, while baseball editor Mike Cormack keeps fans in the know with up-to-date news and social reactions on the informative and entertaining MLB Mashup blog
Print – Sportsnet magazine
· In the latest edition of Sportsnet, on newsstands now, Assistant Editor Arden Zwelling profiles the incredible rise of Detroit Tiger and Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera, baseball’s best hitter