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  • #1

    Is 'This Week In Baseball' still being produced?

    The new season has been in existence for a couple of weeks now. Why haven't there been any new episodes of TWIB?

    (I don't have cable. The only access to TWIB I have is from MLB's own website which has not been updated since last season ended.)
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    Wasn't the show produced by Mel Allen? It would appear that noone has stepped up to take his place.

    In any case, the show had a fabulous music track. Best sport show theme track ever.
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    • #3
      TWIB has been on for quite some time after Mel's death. Buzz Brainerd was the announcer the last time I checked. And it was definitely producing new episodes at least up to last year.

      Can anyone with cable TV confirm that the show is still being produced?
      It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Mr. Laser Beam View Post

        Can anyone with cable TV confirm that the show is still being produced?
        I can confirm is was cancelled by FOX after last season due to poor ratings.

        RIP TWIB.
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        • #5
          Here's a treat...the full unedited closing theme in HD Stereo! (Use your headphones for total awesomsauce ear candy):
          Last edited by jnakamura; 04-17-2012, 01:05 PM.
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          • #6
            And the full unedited opening theme, also in HD stereo! This was titled "Jet Set" and was used before TWIB for the game show JACKPOT in the early 70s.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by abolishthedh View Post
              Wasn't the show produced by Mel Allen? It would appear that noone has stepped up to take his place.

              In any case, the show had a fabulous music track. Best sport show theme track ever.
              After Mell Allen's TWIB was stopped around the mid 90's (I wanna say 1996 but I cant swear by that)......Ozzie Smith took over as the host for the next few years.

              After Ozzie stopped doing it, I dont know what exactly happened to it. FOX still produced it as late as last year, but I dont watch it anymore.

              No offense to Ozzie, he didnt do a bad job from what I remember, but TWIB died with Mel Allen as far as i'm concerned.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by jnakamura View Post
                I can confirm is was cancelled by FOX after last season due to poor ratings.

                RIP TWIB.
                Dang.

                They replaced it with a series called Player Poll but it just isn't the same...
                It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Mr. Laser Beam View Post
                  Dang.

                  They replaced it with a series called Player Poll but it just isn't the same...

                  Sunday afternoons at 1pm watching TWIB with Mel Allen before the Mets game came on at 1:30 were some of the most cherished memories of my life.
                  "all the mets road wins against the dodgers this year have occured at Dodger Stadium"---Ralph Kiner

                  "Blind people came to the park just to listen to him pitch"---Reggie Jackson, talking about Tom Seaver

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                  • #10
                    Player Poll looks to be just a bunch of interviews. How is this better than TWIB?!?!?

                    If I hadn't already dropped cable, I definitely would right now. Only show I have left to watch is Law & Order: SVU. I may have only watched TWIB in the last couple of years but I already miss it.
                    Last edited by Mr. Laser Beam; 04-19-2012, 12:56 PM.
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                    • #11
                      The last time I watched was when Jennie Finch had her segment pitching to MLB players. But Allen truly made the show. That and the intro/closing and the music that went with it.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Captain Cold Nose View Post
                        The last time I watched was when Jennie Finch had her segment pitching to MLB players. But Allen truly made the show. That and the intro/closing and the music that went with it.
                        Not sure it was the same thing you're referencing, but I seem to remember Jimmy Rollins hitting on her like crazy on camera...it was especially funny because Jennie just towered over him. She did a good job at radiating bad vibes while still smiling.
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Captain Cold Nose View Post
                          The last time I watched was when Jennie Finch had her segment pitching to MLB players. But Allen truly made the show. That and the intro/closing and the music that went with it.
                          My favorite bit was a couple of years ago when they did a "Where Are They Now?" episode and one of the players thus featured was my favorite one of all, Dave Dravecky.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Dude Paskert View Post
                            Not sure it was the same thing you're referencing, but I seem to remember Jimmy Rollins hitting on her like crazy on camera...it was especially funny because Jennie just towered over him. She did a good job at radiating bad vibes while still smiling.
                            Probably. She went up against quite a few players.
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                            Joe Gary MCA Emanuel Sonny Dave Earl Stan
                            Jonathan Neil Roger Anthony Ray Thomas Art Don
                            Gates Philip John Warrior Rik Casey Tony Horace
                            Robin Bill Ernie JEDI

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                            • #15
                              After 20 years, I just got back into baseball a few years ago. I was wondering about TWIB.

                              I agree, it wouldn't be the same w/o Mel Allen.
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