ESPN has a policy which I think shows integrity and attention to their
mission as a sports network.  FSN apparently does not.  Remember this
the next time someone complains about ESPN's Phrozen Phour coverage.
 
                                          John Whelan, Cornell '91
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It largely depends upon what the actual contract between FSNE and the
Celtics says.  Sometimes, local broadcasters have to sign a contract
guaranteeing live coverage of all included games to get a hot local team.
For a variety of reasons, ESPN has enough clout to avoid this, but the
Celtics may have been able to be pickier.  Though, ESPN has recently been
caught up in a contract dispute with Major League Baseball about preempting
a Sunday Night Baseball game.
 
I haven't seen the contract in question, of course, so FSNE may simply have
been a bunch of pinheads, but that isn't necessarily the case.
 
J. Michael Neal
 
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