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Ahhhhhhh. Nothing better than a Canadian baseball fan desperate to watch the action from his favorite team, a private passion of sorts, the beloved but cursed Red Sox. So much for the litany of crappy Sports TV you can access in Canada. All four CTV Sportsnets showing the bloody Yankees (61 comeback wins this year by the way, defined as losing after the sixth inning and winning in the end. Do you know how much 61 lashes hurt?) with a ticker across the bottom explaining that fans can watch the Red Sox v Angels on ESPN2. How about Sportsnet2 instead of repetitive broadcasts seemingly distinct only for hockey and baseball (Sportsnet Ontario fans get more Red Sox games). Anyway TSN seems like it never has anything except golf tournaments where Tiger Woods doesn't win. Crap. Crap. Crap.

It's the second time that my digital box has let me down waiting for the start of a Red Sox postseason game. That's 2/2. A good result if you are Manny Ramirez but not the best for beleagured Red Sox fans weary from the effects of the curse but infinitely optimistic in the deepest of hearts. Come on Red Sox fans look into your hearts. They will win thie year. Say it often enough and you'll belive it too. In the meantime I have resorted to camping out in front of my laptop watching MLB.COM broadcast of the Red Sox v Angels over IP. I guess the tide is turning.

You can't believe the torment of a Red Sox fan having to watch a Yankees comeback deep into the night (12th inning and beyond). Luckily I've got IP. But if I didn't these TV producers need a head shake. Hold on. Just watch the Yankees. We'll bring you the Red Sox somewhere 2 hours in. Great. Thank you for the customer service. I bet your manifesto calls for "Customer-Centric" service. We'll you've got it Sportsnet. Center of shit is still shit, except it is all around.

OK. Yankees came back and won 7-6 and Canadian television has connected with the Red Sox game in the top of the fourth inning. And for all you semi-fans who say there is no curse, I will just laugh louder and we won't be able to hear your naysaying because I'll be laughing so loud. :-)

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