SNY Announces Mets Spring Training Schedule

SNY Announces New York Mets 2014 Spring Training Broadcast Schedule

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Network to Produce 14 Live Games Including Mets Spring Training Debut on Friday, February 28^th at 1:10pm

 [New York, February 11, 2014] – The sights and sounds of live baseball return to SNY – the official television home of the New York Mets, New York Jets and all things New York sports – as the network today announced its complete slate of spring training coverage for the 2014 New York Mets.  SNY will produce 14 live spring training games, all in HD, and kick-off its coverage of the 2014 New York Mets onFriday, February 28^that 1:10pm when the team hosts the Washington Nationals live from Port St. Lucie.   SNY’s spring training schedule also features matchups against fellow National League East rivals Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins, in addition to games versus 2013 division winners Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals.  Citi will be the presenting sponsor of SNY’s spring training coverage.

SNY will give fans their very first look at live game action featuring the Mets’ new off-season acquisitions Curtis Granderson (three-time all-star), Bartolo Colon (three-time all-star, 2005 Cy Young) and Chris Young. They will join forces with The Captain, David Wright, as well as starting pitchers Jonathon Niese, Dillon Gee, Zack Wheeler and closer Bobby Parnell.  Exciting rookie Travis d’Arnaud will enter his first full season as the team’s primary catcher.

SNY’s Emmy Award-winning broadcast team featuring Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez, Gary Cohen and Kevin Burkhardt – widely recognized as the best broadcast team in all of baseball – will coverall the action during spring training.  SNY will also feature extensive coverage throughout spring training during its live shows, including Daily News Live at 5:00pm, Loud Mouths at 5:30pm, Covino & Rich at6:00pm and GEICO SportsNite from 10:30pm-1:30am.

The network’s website – www.sny.tv – will also provide the most comprehensive, exclusive online coverage of the Mets anywhere on the web as Metsblog.com will be blogging the fan’s experience live from Port St. Lucie.  Some of the unique web enhancements that SNY.tv and Metsblog.com will feature throughout spring training include:

 

►Live chats and blogging – including exclusive video – updated throughout the day.

►Exclusive one-on-one interviews with players and coaches.

►Exclusive one-on-one interviews with SNY personalities Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda, Gary Cohen and Kevin Burkhardt.

►Daily, in-depth video diaries and photo-blogs recapping the day’s activities.

►Minor League Report will feature in-depth scouting reports and exclusive video and interviews with the team’s instructors and top prospects.

 

2014 Mets TV Spring Training Schedule

 

SNY is the official television home of the New York Mets, Jets and all things New York sports. SNY features unparalleled, exclusive access to the New York Mets with more than 130 live telecasts each season – all produced in HD – as well as other Emmy Award winning Mets entertainment programming. As the official TV home of the New York Jets, SNY delivers more than 300 hours of exclusive year-round content devoted to Gang Green.  SNY also is the official TV home of the UConn Huskies Men’s and Women’s basketball programs, televising over 450 hours of UConn programming annually, including more than 20 live games. As New York’s leader in local sports TV coverage, SNY delivers the most comprehensive access to all of the Tri-State area’s professional and collegiate sports teams through five nightly sports and entertainment programs – broadcast in state-of-the-art HD – from SNY’s street-level studio in the heart of Manhattan.  SNY’s programming roster also includes classic sports programming, critically acclaimed original entertainment shows and exclusive interview and magazine programs.  Founded by Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, Time Warner and Comcast, SNY is available to viewers throughout New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania, and nationally on DIRECTV, Verizon FiOS, Comcast Cable and AT&T U-Verse. For additional details on the network, visit www.sny.tv.