Thanks again, AP

The AP listed Kris Bryant as being a Toronto Blue Jay in the home run derby agate.

 

He plays for some team that wears blue, so close enough.

 

I really disliked that HR Derby agate. I just cut it down to names and scores to make it fit on one line in a column.

 

Anyone know how AP agate is actually put together? On Friday the Braves-Cubs box score was delayed at the source for a couple hours, yet the NL standings would keep coming over without the Braves or Cubs being updated until the box score arrived.

 

When that happens, so long as it's just a game or two, I'll just do the math on the winning percentages and fix the damn thing myself.

 

40 minutes after the Rousey fight is over ... three grafs, no photos. Come on.

 

Looking over the AP TV sked for next week, and have found a few mistakes.

They list a Premier League game as starting at 2:55 a.m. Monday; it's actually a 3 p.m. Eastern time start. And instead of clarifying whether it's Manchester United or Manchester City playing, they just list Manchester.

Sunday's MLB game between the Angels and Royals is listed as a 5 p.m. start when it's supposed to be 8.

They're usually more accurate than this with the sked.

 

Not sure what the hell is going on, but this makes back-to-back weeks the TV sked is screwed up. AP can't make its mind whether it's supposed to 3:00 p.m. or 3 p.m., and there are several other things out of whack again this week.

 

TV schedule is done by an outside vendor, I think.

 

Either way, they need to fix it.

 

They've been absolutely brutal in expediting game stories lately. It took 90 minutes for a Cubs-Brewers optional last night.

 

Sitting here at 10 p.m. still waiting for the AP to move the final round PGA Championship tee times. Golf Week Magazine had them on their website an hour ago.