KFDM COOP Posted May 7, 2007 Report Posted May 7, 2007 ESPN2 to broadcast 2007 MLB Draft http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_relea...sp&c_id=mlbMajor League Baseball's 2007 First-Year Player Draft will be carried live by ESPN2 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, June 7th, marking the first time that the Draft will be telecast. The Draft will be held at The Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.ESPN2 will air each Club's first round choice. Clubs will have a maximum of five minutes to make their picks during the first round. Following the pick-by-pick coverage of the first round, ESPN2's telecast will continue as the Draft is ongoing until 6:00 p.m. (EDT). After the completion of ESPN2's coverage, the first day of the Draft will proceed until approximately 8:30 p.m. (EDT). On Friday, June 8th, the Draft will resume at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) and then will continue to its conclusion."Major League Baseball is delighted that ESPN2 will provide live coverage of our Draft," said Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig. "I am glad that this agreement will give fans access to see this critical function of an organization's development. This is an idea whose time has come."The selection order is determined by the reverse order of finish at the close of the previous championship season. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays will have the first selection of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. The San Francisco Giants will have three selections in the first round, while the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers will each have two first round choices. Supplementary selections are given as compensation to those Clubs that lost Type A or B free agents.The Draft will have 50 rounds and will conclude after all 30 teams have passed on a selection or after the final selection of the 50th round, whichever comes first.MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, will offer comprehensive coverage of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, highlighted by two days of live multimedia coverage from Orlando on The Baseball Channel and live interactive pick-by-pick results via the exclusive Draft Caster. MLB Draft Orderhttp://mlb.mlb.com/pressbox/downloa...draft_order.pdf
Morgan Posted May 8, 2007 Report Posted May 8, 2007 why not? they do afterall televise the hockey draft.......so why not televise the draft for a sport that matters
go stros Posted May 8, 2007 Report Posted May 8, 2007 the hockey draft isnt 500 rounds long though i think itll be good...just as long as its only the few rounds or so....im pretty sure they can squeeze 20 rounds or so in that 4 hour time slot....they fly by alot faster than football, basketball, and hockey!
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