Just came across this in the e-mail in basket. It seems that to get into the mood of the upcoming baseball season, XM radio is going all out to fire up subscribers. On March 29 and 30, the satellite radio service will offer 48 hours of songs, literature and classic play-by-play calls. All of it will air on XM Channel 120. Yes, XM will air 412 songs about baseball, 27 songs about players, seven dramatic readings of baseball stories and some classic game action.
Sounds like a clever little idea but let’s hope this doesn’t go mainstream. Christmas carols starting in November is bad enough. Who needs to hear “Casey at the Bat” through the entire month of March in every retail setting and restaurant you set foot in?