Phillies and Yankees on the same side

I never thought I would see the day that Philadelphians and New Yorkers are on the same side of an issue. These baseball sports rivals both agree they want to see their teams play.


Currently the Philadelphia Phillies are playing the San Francisco Giants for the NLCS and are behind in games. The New York Yankees are playing the Texas Rangers in the ALCS and are tied. Both match ups have diehard fans tense over how their teams are playing.

Fans in both towns that subscribe to Cablevision aren’t able to see their teams play because the games are on Fox. The cable network and Fox are locked in a battle over the price to air Fox shows through the provider.

This affects 3 million subscribers to pay television. The FCC has stepped in and sent a notice to both parties that as a cable provider and a network they are required to act in good faith to negotiate these proceedings.

Fans are hoping that the two can come together to work this out because of the current baseball playoffs and the winners of these matchups will play in the World Series that starts next week.

At this point no one knows if an agreement will be reached in time to help baseball fans. But if the Phillies and Yankees don’t make it to the World Series than their fans might be just as happy the games won’t be on cable.

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