Cubs, White Sox fans take one on chin from wild-card TV
Chicago baseball fans are frustrated that the Cubs and White Sox wild-card series games are being broadcast on streaming services and cable networks rather than over-the-air television. The prime-time slot on NBC was instead awarded to the Red Sox-Yankees series.
Chicago baseball fans got the shaft when MLB released the schedule Sunday for the Cubs’ and White Sox’ wild-card series. NBC has the rights to the first-round matchups, but Games 1 and 2 for the Cubs and Sox were relegated to the network’s streaming service, Peacock, and NBC Sports Network, to which you might not have access.The ballyhooed Red Sox-Yankees rivalry — which the nation always is subjected to more than necessary — naturally was given the prime-time spot on over-the-air NBC for the…
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