Fanning the Flames: MASN Criticism from Marc Fisher

A week or so ago, I talked with MASN Spokesperson, Todd Webster what MASN would be doing baseball-wise in 2006, and as well the perception amongst many, especially those in Washington that MASN was too Baltimore-centric for another blog. I had several criticisms, most especially that the baseball coverage on MASN was severely lacking this offeason

Add another critic to the fray: Washington Post writer and blogger, Marc Fisher.

In a recent post to his blog, Raw Fisher, titled The Angelos Channel: All-Baltimore, All the Time, he’s nothing short of brutal towards Baltimore Orioles’ owner, Peter Angelos.

I’m not going to bash Mr. Angelos at all anymore, but MASN needs to a do a lot more with the Orioles and Nationals baseball coverage as it does not even to compare to other networks, such as YES or NESN.

As both a Nationals and Orioles fan, I would not say Angelos would be dumb enough to try to not market MASN to Washington, but in the back of my mind, it’s almost like Washington is indeed seen as a secondary market. In my conversation with Todd Webster, I mentioned that many Washington residents were highly upset with MASN and the lack of Washington coverage.

In that sense, Fisher is right. MASN not only needs to cover the Orioles and Nationals, but also

Again, one of my main criticisms of the network to Mr. Webster was that MASN does not cover enough baseball at all, and it would be in their best interests to start emphasizing both the Orioles and the Nationals, and perhaps having separate shows for each team. I also believe that MASN should use some of the brilliant baseball minds in both cities to spark the interests of baseball fans. If there was a new show strictly about baseball on MASN, fans may feel more connected to the team, and it would be beneficial to see players and staff from both teams go on the air and talk about the season and all.

I don’t know if much of what is going with MASN is due to it being a fledgling network, or just trying to map a plan, or whatever else, but an improvement sorely with the baseball coverage, especially in terms must be made.

Well, I am going to try to be positive and see what happens before spring training and beyond, but again I see where Marc Fisher is coming from.