Though both Marquee Sports Network and Comcast have expressed hope that a carriage deal can be struck by Opening Day, those prospects become more doubtful all the time. Such optimism never really had much credence given the reported course of negotiations, not to mention information Cubs Insider received from a source who said May was a more likely target.. A new report from Amy Maclean of Cablefax provides context for that later date, explaining that it might not be a binary matter of Marquee and Comcast working something out.