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Pirates censoring coverage of fan protest?
The Pirates are doing their best to downplay the fan walkout scheduled for after the third inning of the team's game Saturday night ...
The Pirates are doing their best to downplay the fan walkout scheduled for after the third inning of the team's game Saturday night with the Washington Nationals, according to the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. They have asked their television announcing crew not to discuss the walkout with the media. They have removed all comments about the walkout from their message board at pirates.com. They have the support of their television rights holder, FSN Pittsburgh, which does not plan to show the protest as part of its game coverage,
A near-capacity crowd of 36,000 is expected for the game, where Bob Walk bobbleheads will be given as souvenirs to all ticket holders.
Organizers of the protest have asked fans to leave their seats after the third inning and stand in the concourse -- without purchasing concessions -- or leave the stadium. The protest is an attempt to draw national attention to the lack of success of the team, which is in the midst of a 15th consecutive losing season.
That national attention might be difficult to obtain. The only television cameras allowed to shoot the game are from rights holders FSN and MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network), which carries the Nationals' games. The walkout will occur when FSN is on a commercial break. There is no compelling reason for MASN, also on commercial break, to show it to a Washington audience that would have little interest.
Todd Webster, who handles public relations for MASN, said, "My guess would be we wouldn't show it."
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Re: Pirates censoring coverage of fan protest?
very very funny... those drunken rednecks just cant accept the fact that jeffy boy is going to one day tie, the surpass, Dale Sr. for total career Cup championships.
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