Moving to MVN

Originally, I was going to attempt to keep up both this site and my writing over at MVN with my guys from Chop-N-Change. However, traffic here has all but died and I don't want to just double post everything both here and there. So, I'm making the move to MVN permanent - at least for now.

You all can find the new site here. There are 5 writers, so you'll have to look for my by-line under the article titles. You can also go to my profile, located at the "Info" link under my name, which is Kristi Dosh, on the right side of our main page. Once in my profile, it will list my recent articles with links directly to those articles. To get there faster, click here.

Just an idea of what I've written about lately, here are some links:

Senate Committee Hears Extra Innings Issue
Chop Chatter for 3/27/07 - here you'll find small news stories like Justice being elected into the Braves Hall of Fame and Matt Diaz losing part of his front tooth in batting practice
Batting Leadoff and Playing Second Base...it's Kelly Johnson!
Is the Hudson we Paid for Back?
Downing Another Division Rival - this is about last Friday's win over the Phillies
A Sign of Things to Come? - this is about last Thursday's win over the Mets

Thanks to all of you who have kept up with this blog over the past couple of months. I sincerely hope you join me over at MVN! Also, you can continue to email me at BabeonBaseball@hotmail.com.

Is the Hudson we paid for back?

Head over to the new Chop-n-Change on MVN to see my article on Tim Hudson's spring and what we can look forward to seeing out of him this year.

Movin on Up

So, if the move to Chop-n-Change wasn't exciting enough, I'm now moving on to something even better. The guys and I over at Chop-n-Change were asked to join MVN, an sports media company that provides blog feed for every MLB team. Their Braves bloggers needed a little help, so me and the guys from Chop-n-Change were asked to join on at the MVN Braves page. The best part is that MVN has a deal with Sports Illustrated online, which means our blog feed will be available on the SI.com Braves page. I'm the only girl blogging on the page, so you'll figure out who I am when our names, profiles and photos go up next week.

So, beginning next week (maybe as early as tomorrow), look for me on the new MVN Chop-n-Change page!

Another Extra Innings Update

Some of the reports I've read have noted that iN DEMAND and DISH Network are only negotiating a deal for 2008 and beyond, but that they'll be carrying Extra Innings in 2007. After visiting both of their sites this morning, that does not seem to be the case. Both have messages that say they're trying to carry the Extra Innings package again and that they'll post information as soon as they have it. They only have until the end of the month to negotiate with MLB, so the countdown is on...

McCann's the Man

I hope you all like Brian McCann, because you'll be seeing him behind the plate at The Ted until at least 2012. See my Chop-n-Change article today for more on the historic contract announced by the Braves today.

Spotlight on Brian McCann

If you're a McCann fan, head over to Chop-n-Change to see the article I posted about him today.

Update on Extra Innings Deal

While listening to MLB Home Plate on XM in the car about an hour ago I heard a report that iN DEMAND had matched DirecTV's deal for the Extra Innings package. Last week, I reported that iN DEMAND and DISH Network were being given the opportunity to continue to carry Extra Innings past the 2008 season if they could match DirecTV's deal. From what I can tell, this would require matching DirecTV's $700 million, 7-year deal, along with a proportionate sharing of the cost of starting and running the new The Baseball Channel coming in 2009.

On the radio I heard briefly that iN DEMAND matched DirecTV's offer. After reading reports on ESPN and SI on CNN, matters seem a little more confusing. Baseball's Chief Operating Officer, Bob DuPoy has announced that iN DEMAND's offer communicated to his office today is not the same as what they're touting in the media. He says that their offer does not meet any of the requirements set forth. iN DEMAND, however, is in the media saying that they've met every single requirement set forth. It'll be very interesting to see how that whole media circus plays out.

I maintain my belief that iN DEMAND and DISH Network will make the deals happen (they have until the end of the month). I simply can't imagine that it makes any economic sense for them to refuse to make this deal in the face of losing subscribers to DirecTV. This has been one of the hottest topics for the past couple of months on the radio, tv and in the blogging world, so both companies are aware of the stakes. I predict that iN DEMAND and DISH Network will both make this deal happen in the end.