MASN ads: O, the irony

The Baltimore Sun

When MASN recorded those Orioles promos be fore the season, it surely couldn't have foreseen how the year would unfold for the sub jects. However, that does make for some odd juxtapositions. For ex ample, the Miguel Tejada spots - highlighting his power hitting - kept running while his homer drought stretched on and on. On Saturday during the pre-game show, the Chris Ray promo that talked about his stellar perform ance out of the bullpen last sea son ran just before a segment where Jim Hunter, Rick Dempsey and Amber Theoharis were dis cussing how Ray was yielding his role as the sole closer.

Also on Saturday, I heard a radio spot - and this is something that surely could have been avoided - for an upcoming Orioles series that said it was an opportunity to see Tejada. The shortstop already had been on the disabled list for a week before that commercial aired.

I swear I just heard Jim Palmer say of White Sox outfielder Luis Terrero, a former Oriole, that he does everything pretty well, ex cept hit for power and average. How did Terrero ever get left off the All-Star team?

ray.frager@baltsun.com

For more of Ray Frager's blog on sports media, go to baltimoresun.com/mediumwell.

Copyright © 2021, The Baltimore Sun, a Baltimore Sun Media Group publication | Place an Ad
72°