{"id":82782,"date":"2019-08-06T18:09:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T18:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/rcntv\/?p=82782"},"modified":"2023-02-14T20:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:05:49","slug":"blue-mountain-league-baseball-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/blue-mountain-league-baseball-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Mountain League Baseball Wrap-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>The views expressed in this blog are<\/i> <i>those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was another fun season of watching and announcing <a title=\"Blue Mountain League\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemountainbaseball.com\/teams\/?u=Thebluemountainleague&amp;s=baseball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Mountain League<\/a> games on RCN-TV once again this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The level of play seems to get better every year and there\u2019s no shortage of young talent in the league, as evident in many of our \u201cGame of the Week\u201d broadcasts during this recently completed regular season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe the speed of the game has picked up a few notches in recent years, with lots of excellent high school talent making the quick transition to the league.\u00a0 Teams are also bringing in talent from not just the Lehigh Valley, but from the Poconos, Berks County and New Jersey .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case you missed any of the games, RCN customers can watch all of this summer\u2019s games for free through RCN On-Demand (games are available for up to 60 days after their initial air date).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are video highlights of all of this summer\u2019s RCN-TV games:<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlV4O6H4Bkw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pE9IwX62vck\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dR7eNphePSM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7AXGKe3b40w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe, but we\u2019ve already starting preparations for our coverage for the fall high school football season.\u00a0 Check back to \u201cThe Shop\u201d next week for our first peak at what to expect this year!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, tune in to \u201c<a title=\"RCN Sports Talk\" href=\"\/atvn\/sports-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SportsTalk<\/a>\u201d next Thursday\u00a0 at 7pm on RCN-TV for the first of several fall sports preview shows, beginning with stories featuring the defending champions from the sports of girls tennis and boys and girls golf.\u00a0 More sports to come in subsequent weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company. 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