The local game. The experimental years -- The first seasons of televised baseball -- Team approaches to television in the broadcast era -- The national game. Televising the world series -- Origins of the game of the week -- The national television package, 1966-89 -- National broadcasts in the cable era -- The pay television era -- Television and baseball's dysfunctional marriage. Television as threat, television as savior -- Television and the "death" of the golden age minors -- Baseball, television, Congress, and the law -- Baseball and television synergy -- How the game was covered. The announcer in the television age -- Innovations in production practices -- Epilogue: Baseball in the advanced media age -- Appendix A: Televised baseball games, 1949-81.
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