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Tube 2, Boobs 0 in Weekend Sports Viewing Snafus

Technical issues keep baseball playoff, NFL game off air long enough to drive fans nuts

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(Newser) – Power problems had fans hoping to catch the baseball playoffs and the NFL on TV this weekend howling, the AP reports, with a malfunction at TBS headquarters keeping the first 20 minutes of Tampa Bay’s Game 6 loss to visiting Boston off the airwaves Saturday. Yesterday, balloons snagged a transformer and cut power CBS needed to broadcast most of the first half of Chargers-Bills from Buffalo.

“People were in a little uproar because they thought we didn't put the game on,” said the manager of a tavern near Boston’s Fenway Park. “They were just screaming at us to put it on and try all the other stations—Fox, TNT.” Added the Bills’ owner: “Some guy with a beer said, ‘Why don't you pay your electricity bills?’ ‘I said, ‘I knew it would be my fault.’”

Buffalo QB Trent Edwards throws during the first half of the NFL football game against San Diego Chargers during a power outage at Ralph Wilson Stadium yesterday.
Buffalo QB Trent Edwards throws during the first half of the NFL football game against San Diego Chargers during a power outage at Ralph Wilson Stadium yesterday.   (AP Photo)
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd, center, is tackled by Buffalo Bills linebacker Keith Ellison, left, and cornerback Jabari Greer after a reception during the first half of an NFL football game at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. Buffalo won 23-14.
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd, center, is tackled by Buffalo Bills linebacker Keith Ellison, left, and cornerback Jabari Greer after a reception during the first half of an NFL football...   (AP Photo/Don Heupel)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon reacts after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 in Game 6 of the American League baseball championship series in St. Petersburg, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon reacts after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 in Game 6 of the American League baseball championship series in St. Petersburg, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
Technical difficulties prevented TBS from showing the first 20 minutes of Game 6 of the ALCS between Boston and Tampa Bay on Saturday; instead, it televised an episode of
Technical difficulties prevented TBS from showing the first 20 minutes of Game 6 of the ALCS between Boston and Tampa Bay on Saturday; instead, it televised an episode of "The Steve Harvey Show."   (AP Photo)
BJ Upton hit a solo home run in the first inning of Game 6 against Boston on Saturday, not the anybody in the TV audience saw it live.
BJ Upton hit a solo home run in the first inning of Game 6 against Boston on Saturday, not the anybody in the TV audience saw it live.   (AP Photo)
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