LIVERMORE, Calif., April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast
Hometown Network (Channel 104), Comcast's regional cable network
covering Northern and Central
California, today announced that it will televise 30 LIVE
Minor League Baseball games from the California League and the
Pacific Coast League in 2015. The telecasts will begin on
Thursday, April 16th at
7:00 p.m. with the San Jose Giants
home opener against the Bakersfield Blaze (see complete schedule
below).
CHN's Upside, a show that covers positive news and events, kicks
off coverage of the Giants as they face off against the Blaze.
Continuing its focus on positive stories, this episode will
maintain its optimistic outlook while giving a preview of the
season to come, introducing viewers to the CHN on-camera
personalities and more leading straight into CHN's coverage of the
baseball game.
All of the Comcast Hometown Network games will be broadcast LIVE
from either Chukchansi Park, home of the Fresno Grizzlies or San
Jose Municipal Stadium, home of the San Jose Giants. The telecasts
will also be available via Comcast's popular On Demand platform,
which allows viewers to pause, rewind and fast forward games.
To view the games via On Demand, Comcast digital customers
should tune to Channel 1 (On Demand) and select Get Local >
Comcast Hometown > San Jose Giants or Get Local > Comcast
Hometown > Fresno Grizzlies.
"We are proud to partner with the San Jose Giants and the Fresno
Grizzlies once again," said Jeff
Giles, Director of Comcast Hometown Network. "This year,
Upside on Channel 104 gives our viewers a sneak peek into the
season right before the first pitch is thrown. It's going to be an
exciting season and CHN is the place to be for local fans to see
their homegrown champions play."
All San Jose Giants television broadcasts will feature
play-by-play by the "Voice of the San Jose Giants," Joe Ritzo, and Joe Castellano will contribute color
commentary. Ritzo has been calling San Jose Giants games since 2003
while Castellano, who with more than 20 years of experience in the
industry has broadcasted a variety of sports for networks such as
NBC, MLB Network and Comcast. Announcing duties for the Fresno
Grizzlies will be handled by Doug
Greenwald, radio announcer. Veteran minor league
baseball announcer and MLB Network reporter Joe Castellano will provide color commentary
for the Comcast Hometown Network baseball telecasts. In-game
reporting for San Jose Giants and Fresno Grizzlies games will be
provided Anna Kagarakis and
Hometown Network team reporters.
The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league
baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Comprised of 10 teams that are
affiliated with Major League Baseball teams such as the San
Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, the California League
is divided into a Northern Division and a Southern Division. The
Southern Division features five teams from the sprawling
metropolitan areas of Southern
California, and the Northern Division features five teams in
California's growing Central
Valley as well as the San Jose Giants in the Bay Area.
The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Triple-A minor baseball
league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. The PCL consists
of the American Conference (featuring the Albuquerque Isotopes,
Iowa Cubs, Memphis Redbirds, Nashville Sounds, New Orleans Zephyrs,
Oklahoma City RedHawks, Omaha Storm Chasers, and the Round Rock
Express) and the Pacific Conference (featuring the El Paso
Chihuahuas, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Fresno Grizzlies,
Las Vegas 51s, Reno Aces,
Sacramento River Cats, Salt Lake Bees, Tacoma Rainiers and the
Tucson Padres).
Following is Comcast Hometown Network's 2015 baseball telecast
schedule (subject to change):
2015
TELECAST
DATE
|
TIME
|
TEAMS
|
Thursday, Apr.
16
|
7:00 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
Friday, Apr.
17
|
7:00 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
Saturday, Apr.
18
|
5:00 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
Tuesday, Apr.
28
|
6:30 PM
|
Visalia @ San
Jose
|
Wednesday, Apr.
29
|
6:30 PM
|
Visalia @ San
Jose
|
Thursday, Apr.
30
|
7:00 PM
|
Visalia @ San
Jose
|
Friday, May 8
|
7:00 PM
|
Stockton @ San
Jose
|
Saturday, May 9
|
5:00 PM
|
Stockton @ San
Jose
|
Sunday, May
10
|
1:00 PM
|
Stockton @ San
Jose
|
Thursday, May
21
|
7:00
PM
|
Nashville @
Fresno
|
Friday, May
22
|
7:00
PM
|
Nashville @
Fresno
|
Monday,
Jun.8
|
7:00 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
Tuesday, Jun.
9
|
7:00 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
Wednesday, Jun.
10
|
12:30 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
Tuesday, Jun.
23
|
7:00
PM
|
Sacramento @
Fresno
|
Wednesday, Jun.
24
|
7:00
PM
|
Sacramento @
Fresno
|
Thursday, Jun.
25
|
7:00
PM
|
Sacramento @
Fresno
|
Saturday, Jul.
4
|
6:30 PM
|
Visalia @ San
Jose
|
Sunday, Jul.
5
|
6:30 PM
|
Visalia @ San
Jose
|
Monday, Jul.
6
|
7:00 PM
|
Visalia @ San
Jose
|
Friday, Jul.
17
|
7:00 PM
|
Stockton @ San
Jose
|
Saturday, Jul.
18
|
7:00 PM
|
Lancaster @ San
Jose
|
Thursday, Jul.
30
|
7:00 PM
|
Stockton @ San
Jose
|
Friday, Jul.
31
|
7:00 PM
|
Stockton @ San
Jose
|
Saturday, Aug.
1
|
6:00 PM
|
Stockton @ San
Jose
|
Sunday, Aug.
2
|
5:00 PM
|
Stockton @ San
Jose
|
Thursday, Aug.
20
|
7:00 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
Friday, Aug.
21
|
7:00 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
Saturday, Aug.
22
|
5:00 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
Sunday, Aug.
23
|
1:00 PM
|
Bakersfield @ San
Jose
|
About Comcast Hometown Network:
Comcast
Hometown Network (CHN) is a regional cable network produced by
Comcast and available in Northern
California, Central
California and Santa Barbara
County on Digital Channel 104. Available to more than
2 million homes in California as a
part of Comcast's commitment to the communities that it serves,
Comcast Hometown Network is a 24/7 channel that includes original
regional programming and unique local content that you can't get
anywhere else. CHN televises key high school football and
basketball matchups, minor league baseball games from the
California League and the Pacific Coast League and Stockton Thunder
hockey games from the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). Beyond
sports programming, CHN also produces Game On, a local
sports magazine show dedicated to female athletes as well as
compelling programming like Upside, which offers in-depth
news coverage, interviews and commentary with a positive slant.
About Comcast Corporation:
Comcast Corporation
(Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company
with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal.
Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet
and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand
and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal
operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and
Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations,
television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks
and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
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