Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews will not return to the Phillies broadcast team in 2014, the team announced Wednesday.
The decision, a source said, was made by Comcast SportsNet following a 25-year contract agreement last week between the Phillies and the network for the team's TV rights. Comcast is said to have gained some editorial control over the broadcasts.
Both Wheeler and Matthews will remain Phillies employees.
For Wheeler, it is the end of a four-decade run in the broadcast booth that began in 1977 and spanned various generations of Philadelphia baseball fans. Matthews worked in the TV booth for the previous seven seasons.
Wheeler did not return a phone call for commentThe decision, a source said, was made by Comcast SportsNet following a 25-year contract agreement last week between the Phillies and the network for the team's TV rights. Comcast is said to have gained some editorial control over the broadcasts.
Both Wheeler and Matthews will remain Phillies employees.
For Wheeler, it is the end of a four-decade run in the broadcast booth that began in 1977 and spanned various generations of Philadelphia baseball fans. Matthews worked in the TV booth for the previous seven seasons.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillies_zone/Chris-Wheeler-Gary-Matthews-out-as-Phillies-broadcasters.html#jelYiU1JCuxljq7f.99
Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews will not return to the Phillies broadcast team in 2014, the team announced Wednesday.
The decision, a source said, was made by Comcast SportsNet following a 25-year contract agreement last week between the Phillies and the network for the team's TV rights. Comcast is said to have gained some editorial control over the broadcasts.
Both Wheeler and Matthews will remain Phillies employees.
For Wheeler, it is the end of a four-decade run in the broadcast booth that began in 1977 and spanned various generations of Philadelphia baseball fans. Matthews worked in the TV booth for the previous seven seasons.
Wheeler did not return a phone call for commentThe decision, a source said, was made by Comcast SportsNet following a 25-year contract agreement last week between the Phillies and the network for the team's TV rights. Comcast is said to have gained some editorial control over the broadcasts.
Both Wheeler and Matthews will remain Phillies employees.
For Wheeler, it is the end of a four-decade run in the broadcast booth that began in 1977 and spanned various generations of Philadelphia baseball fans. Matthews worked in the TV booth for the previous seven seasons.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillies_zone/Chris-Wheeler-Gary-Matthews-out-as-Phillies-broadcasters.html#jelYiU1JCuxljq7f.99
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