Well if this isn’t the darndest spring training this city has seen.
Or perhaps “hasn’t seen” is more appropriate.
The Cubs are airing 28 exhibition games on their new channel, Marquee Sports Network, but roughly half of the Chicago area is missing them because Comcast cable isn’t carrying the network yet.
The White Sox will be shown only six times in spring training, despite its network, NBC Sports Chicago, having relaunched as the Sox’ exclusive home and fans’ excitement for the season skyrocketing.
The Cubs’ situation is nothing new in sports broadcasting. The Yankees’ YES Network wasn’t on Cablevision, the region’s equivalent to Comcast, for its first full season in 2002.