2009-04-05 Non-Brewers in-game thread -- Braves at Phillies: 7:00 PM CDT

[1992casey]

Braves (Lowe) at Phillies (Myers): 7:00 P.M. CDT, ESPN 2

 

Audio Link for MLB Subscribers

 

Box Score / Gameday Link

[CrewDood]

I will be tuned into the glorious HD telecast tonight on ESPN?

Always enjoy listening to Jon Miller....Braves-Phils @ 7pm CT http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Cannot wait.

[Mass Haas]

So Jim Powell gets to call the first pitch of the season tonight!

 

I'm going to try and check out some of that audio this evening for sure.

[GormanHarvey]

Jon Miller is one of my favorites also. His voice is just sooo soothing. Unfortunately most the time he is paired with that annoying chatter box they call Joe Morgan

[1992casey]

Thanks for the Powell reminder, Mass. I might need to bring my XM Radio into the house. I don't do that very often.

[Cracked Bat Collector]

Thanks for the Powell reminder, Mass. I might need to bring my XM Radio into the house. I don't do that very often.

 

Do they sell something so that you can use your xm radio device from your car inside? I have one of those removable xm radios in my car and wish sometimes I could listen to the games in my house if I'm not driving around or whatever.

[igor67]

Yes CBC they do sell a radio that you can just plug the XM receiver into. In fact I'm the opposite in that I have never had the XM installed in my car (I didn't want to put the antenna on the car and advertise I had something worth stealing in my neighborhood) and use it just in the house.

[1992casey]

If you really want to get lazy, turn on the portable XM in the car, park it near enough to where you'll be listening, and tune it in via FM in the house. Beware, however, that XM does drain the car's battery if it's mistakenly left on for a long time. If your radio has an automatic shutoff feature, you might want to activate it.

 

EDIT:

 

CBC, the radio companies make transformer gizmos that allow you to plug your XM into a standard power outlet. As an option that's likely a lot cheaper, you can buy a gadget that adapts a cigarette lighter plug to a standard outlet.

 

You'll also need the wires to plug the XM into your stereo receiver. Chances are that those came with the radio. Otherwise, those wires might come with the "home kit" that contains the transformer. Also, to get sound, you generally use a standardized hookup. You can likely get the cord you'd need for a couple of bucks at Radio Shack.

 

The important thing that's required is a house antenna. That's the biggest cost ($30-40?), and you can't avoid it.

[stoutdude04]

I know its not part of the game, but I thought that little opening day poem they just did was pretty neat.

[Schlitz001]

I listen to XM online almost more than in my vehicle. XM online is free if you renewed before March 11th, otherwise they have started charging for it.

 

Is the Braves radio feed available through XM? I know they normally only carry the home town radio broadcast?

[JoeHova]

ESPN really has a gaggle of morons involved in their baseball coverage. Too bad MLB gave ESPN an exclusive opening day.

[greeg35]

I can't believe it is opening day! I'll watch any game. Helps that it is in beautiful HD.

 

Myers is just serving them up. There goes another one (Schaefer)

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

Schafer homers in his first major league AB. Jim Powell is loving it on Braves radio

[SeriesFinale]

I cannot stand Brett Myers

 

Shame this couldn't have happened last October; a real knock against the existence of karma.

[1992casey]

I know its not part of the game, but I thought that little opening day poem they just did was pretty neat.

 

Totally appropriate for a game thread, though. What was the poem about?

[stoutdude04]

It was just about opening day and had all sorts of neat lines. Tough to explain.

[SeriesFinale]

It used baseball figures of speech and created visuals based on those...the second-baseman using a needle and thread to create a "tailor-made double play," talking about the cornucopia of baseballs foods: cheese, cans of corn, etc etc

 

I bet it'll pop up on YouTube soon.