<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">That’s a great idea. That time between the Super Bowl and March Madness is a complete TV dead zone unless you are a hockey fan or like non-playoff NBA basketball.<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 19, 2023, at 11:53 AM, MARK KERBER via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" class="">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">TV is also an issue (as always), and going up against March Madness is not great scheduling. How about moving it February, right after the Super Bowl? Spring training would just be getting underway.<br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Mar 19, 2023, at 9:07 AM, Present Tense <<a href="mailto:frank@presenttensellc.com" class="">frank@presenttensellc.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class="">Then again, the players seem to love playing in it …<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="display: inline-block;" class=""><span style="-webkit-user-select: none;" class=""><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/world-baseball-classic-trea-turners-grand-slam-launches-team-usa-into-semifinals-025504831.html" class="">https://sports.yahoo.com/world-baseball-classic-trea-turners-grand-slam-launches-team-usa-into-semifinals-025504831.html</a></span></div><br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Mar 19, 2023, at 8:59 AM, Present Tense <<a href="mailto:frank@presenttensellc.com" class="">frank@presenttensellc.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; 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