Fox Sports Net Ohio Announces 2003 Cleveland Indians 150-Game Television Schedule

Ohio’s Leading Sports TV Network Continues its Commitment to Indians Baseball

CLEVELAND – Providing fans the best in regional sports television and the most comprehensive coverage of Cleveland Indians baseball, Fox Sports Net Ohio today announced its 150-game Cleveland Indians schedule. Fox Sports Net Ohio will air 76 home games from Jacobs Field and 74 games from the road. Steve Liverani, senior vice president and general manager, made the announcement.

The first pitch of the 2003 regular season on Fox Sports Net takes place in Baltimore as the Tribe takes on the Orioles on Monday, March 31 at 3 pm.

Veteran Indians announcers Rick Manning, beginning his 15th season on Fox Sports Net, and John Sanders, returning for his 13th season, will call 70 games. Mike Hegan will once again provide play-by-play and color analysis with Manning or Sanders for the remaining 80 games on the schedule.

Former WOIO/WUAB sportscaster Jeff Phelps joins Fox Sports Net’s Emmy award-winning pregame show, “Tribe Time,” this season. Jeff, along with Andy Baskin and Matt Underwood host “Tribe Time,” prior to every home and away Indians telecast on Fox Sports Net. Bill Needle continues to bring his outstanding story-telling ability to the show in an expanded role as feature host.

The Indians Post Game Report, hosted by Baskin, directly follows each game and features highlights, player interviews and analysis.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to continue our commitment to Indians baseball,” said Liverani. “We have a long and successful history with the Indians, and look forward to delivering unparalleled, state-of-the-art coverage to their fans this season.”

2003 Cleveland Indians Telecast Schedule on Fox Sports Net

MARCH

31

Mon

@ Baltimore

3:00 PM

APRIL

2

Wed

@ Baltimore

7:00 PM

3

Thurs

@ Baltimore

7:00 PM

4

Fri

@ Kansas City

8:00 PM

5

Sat

@ Kansas City

2:00 PM

6

Sun

@ Kansas City

2:00 PM

7

Mon

Chicago

1:00 PM

9

Wed

Chicago

7:00 PM

10

Thurs

Chicago

7:00 PM

11

Friday

Kansas City

7:00 PM

12

Sat

Kansas City

1:00 PM

13

Sun

Kansas City

1:00 PM

14

Mon

Kansas City

7:00 PM

15

Tues

Baltimore

7:00 PM

16

Wed

Baltimore

7:00 PM

17

Thurs

Baltimore

7:00 PM

18

Fri

@ Chicago

8:00 PM

19

Sat

@ Chicago

2:00 PM

20

Sun

@ Chicago

2:00 PM

21

Mon

@ Chicago

2:00 PM

22

Tues

@ Seattle

10:00 PM

23

Wed

@ Seattle

10:00 PM

24

Thurs

@ Seattle

10:00 PM

25

Fri

@ Oakland

10:00 PM

26

Sat

@ Oakland

4:00 PM

27

Sun

@ Oakland

4:00 PM

29

Tues

Anaheim

7:00 PM

30

Wed

Anaheim

7:00 PM

MAY

1

Thurs

Anaheim

7:00 PM

2

Fri

Texas

7:00 PM

3

Sat

Texas

1:00 PM

4

Sun

Texas

1:00 PM

6

Tues

@ Anaheim

10:00 PM

7

Wed

@ Anaheim

10:00 PM

8

Thurs

@ Anaheim

10:00 PM

9

Fri

@ Texas

8:00 PM

10

Sat

@ Texas

8:00 PM

11

Sun

@ Texas

3:00 PM

13

Tues

Seattle

7:00 PM

14

Wed

Seattle

7:00 PM

15

Thurs

Seattle

7:00 PM

16

Fri

Oakland

7:00 PM

17

Sat

Oakland

7:00 PM

18

Sun

Oakland

1:00 PM

19

Mon

Detroit

7:00 PM

20

Tues

Detroit

7:00 PM

21

Wed

Detroit

7:00 PM

22

Thurs

Detroit

7:00 PM

23

Fri

@ Boston

7:00 PM

25

Sun

@ Boston

2:00 PM

26

Mon

@ Detroit

1:00 PM

27

Tues

@ Detroit

7:00 PM

30

Fri

Chicago

7:00 PM

JUNE

1

Sun

Chicago

1:00 PM

2

Mon

Chicago

2:00 PM

3

Tues

@ Colorado

9:00 PM

4

Wed

@ Colorado

9:00 PM

5

Thurs

@ Colorado

3:00 PM

6

Fri

@ Arizona

10:00 PM

8

Sun

@ Arizona

4:30 PM

10

Tues

San Diego

7:00 PM

11

Wed

San Diego

7:00 PM

12

Thurs

San Diego

7:00 PM

13

Fri

Los Angeles

7:00 PM

15

Sun

Los Angeles

1:00 PM

17

Tues

@ Detroit

7:00 PM

18

Wed

@ Detroit

7:00 PM

19

Thurs

@ Detroit

1:00 PM

20

Fri

@ Pittsburgh

7:00 PM

21

Sat

@ Pittsburgh

7:00 PM

22

Sun

@ Pittsburgh

1:30 PM

24

Tues

Kansas City

7:00 PM

25

Wed

Kansas City

7:00 PM

26

Thurs

Kansas City

7:00 PM

27

Fri

Cincinnati

7:00 PM

29

Sun

Cincinnati

1:00 PM

30

Mon

@ Kansas City

8:00 PM

JULY

1

Tues

@ Kansas City

8:00 PM

2

Wed

@ Kansas City

8:00 PM

3

Thurs

@ Minnesota

8:00 PM

4

Fri

@ Minnesota

7:00 PM

5

Sat

@ Minnesota

7:00 PM

6

Sun

@ Minnesota

2:00 PM

8

Tues

NY Yankees

7:00 PM

9

Wed

NY Yankees

7:00 PM

10

Thurs

NY Yankees

7:00 PM

11

Fri

Chicago

7:00 PM

12

Sat

Chicago

7:00 PM

13

Sun

Chicago

1:00 PM

17

Thurs

@ New York

7:00 PM

18

Fri

@ New York

7:00 PM

19

Sat

@ New York

4:00 PM

20

Sun

@ New York

1:00 PM

21

Mon

@ Chicago

8:00 PM

22

Tues

@ Chicago

2:00 PM

23

Wed

Detroit

7:00 PM

24

Thurs

Detroit

7:00 PM

25

Fri

Minnesota

7:00 PM

26

Sat

Minnesota

7:00 PM

27

Sun

Minnesota

1:00 PM

29

Tues

@ Oakland

10:00 PM

30

Wed

@ Oakland

10:00 PM

31

Thurs

@ Oakland

3:30 PM

AUGUST

1

Fri

@ Texas

8:00 PM

2

Sat

@ Texas

8:00 PM

3

Sun

@ Texas

8:00 PM

5

Tues

Seattle

7:00 PM

6

Wed

Seattle

7:00 PM

7

Thurs

Seattle

7:00 PM

8

Fri

Anaheim

7:00 PM

10

Sun

Anaheim

1:00 PM

11

Mon

@ Minnesota

8:00 PM

12

Tues

@ Minnesota

8:00 PM

13

Wed

@ Minnesota

8:00 PM

14

Thurs

@ Minnesota

1:00 PM

15

Fri

Tampa Bay

7:00 PM

16

Sat

Tampa Bay

7:00 PM

17

Sun

Tampa Bay

1:00 PM

18

Mon

Tampa Bay

7:00 PM

19

Tues

Minnesota

7:00 PM

20

Wed

Minnesota

7:00 PM

22

Fri

@ Tampa Bay

7:00 PM

23

Sat

@ Tampa Bay

6:00 PM

24

Sun

@ Tampa Bay

1:00 PM

26

Tues

Detroit

7:00 PM

27

Wed

Detroit

7:00 PM

28

Thurs

Detroit

7:00 PM

29

Fri

Toronto

7:00 PM

30

Sat

Toronto

7:00 PM

31

Sun

Toronto

1:00 PM

SEPTEMBER

1

Mon

@ Detroit

1:00 PM

2

Tues

@ Detroit

7:00 PM

3

Wed

@ Detroit

7:00 PM

5

Fri

@ Chicago

8:00 PM

9

Tues

@ Kansas City

8:00 PM

10

Wed

@ Kansas City

8:00 PM

11

Thurs

@ Kansas City

2:00 PM

12

Fri

Minnesota

7:00 PM

13

Sat

Minnesota

7:00 PM

15

Mon

Minnesota

7:00 PM

16

Tues

Kansas City

7:00 PM

17

Wed

Kansas City

7:00 PM

18

Thurs

Kansas City

7:00 PM

19

Fri

Boston

7:00 PM

20

Sat

Boston

7:00 PM

21

Sun

Boston

1:00 PM

23

Tues

@ Minnesota

8:00 PM

24

Wed

@ Minnesota

8:00 PM

26

Fri

@ Toronto

7:00 PM

28

Sun

@ Toronto

1:00 PM

150 Games
76 Home/74 Road
All game times are Eastern time and subject to change

Fox Sports Net Ohio reaches more than 4.5 million households in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, western Pennsylvania, western New York, and West Virginia. Fox Sports Net Ohio’s programming includes the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Cleveland Cavaliers, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, NASCAR and The NFL Show. Fox Sports Net Ohio is managed by Rainbow Sports Networks.

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