I watched the beginning of last night's hockey game between the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers at Jarret's house. Jarret lives in that part of New Jersey that gets New York and Philly stations, so the game was beign covered on two channels.
The interesting thing about this game, the Flyers' home opener of the season, was that the ceremonial first puck was going to be dropped by "America's favorite hockey mom," Sarah Palin. Jarret and I were eagerly glued to the tv, waiting for the crowd's reaction.
On the Philly station, there were no mics picking up crowd noise. You just heard the ceremonial music as she walked out. On the New York station, you heard what we were waiting for: Booing. Lots of it.
The question is - did Comcast (who owns the Flyers and the tv station that broadcasts their games) intentionally mean to block the sound?
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I'm gonna guess yes. You can't make people not boo, but you sure can control what goes out over your own airwaves. And I'll bet they knew exactly what was coming.
The important part is that the Flyers lost.
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