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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Vin Scully Embarrassed To Be At Center Of SportsNet LA Negotiations
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Dodgers News: Vin Scully Embarrassed To Be At Center Of SportsNet LA Negotiations

Matthew Moreno
March 24, 2016
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Dodgers News: Vin Scully To Call 4 Spring Training Games On Sportsnet La
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Time Warner Cable put the squeeze play on against AT&T/DirecTV and other cable providers by slashing their asking price to carry SportsNet LA by 30 percent.

TWC spokesperson Andrew Fegyveresi explained the decision as one tied to 2016 being a “historic season” as it’s Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully’s 67th and final in the booth. “There could be no better way to honor Vin in his final year than for them to quickly accept this offer and get the games on TV,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in a released statement.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred also invoked Scully’s name and forthcoming retirement as further reason to end the stalemate.

Scully, who has shrugged off attention and notoriety throughout his career, said there’s some unease over being the focal point but also attempted to find a silver lining, via Bill Shaikin of the LA Times:

“It’s really kind of embarrassing for me. If it will serve in any possible way to get the fans to see more games, that is the thing I would be rooting for.”

At present time, SportsNet LA, the exclusive home of the Dodgers, is available to Bright House Networks, Charter Communications and TWC subscribers. Meanwhile, AT&T/DirecTV, Dish Network and Verizon FiOS remain among the industry’s largest holdouts.

The Dodgers signed the record 25-year, $8.35 billion exclusive rights holder agreement with TWC in January 2013. The network officially launched on Feb. 25, 2014 and has faced resistance in gaining more distribution in the years since.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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