For the first year of its exclusive six-year contract ( 2001 ) , Fox did a split telecast ( which had not been attempted since the ill-fated " Baseball Network " arrangement existed ) for the League Championship Series . This meant that two games were played simultaneously on the same night , with one game airing on the Fox network and the other on the regional Fox Sports Net cable channel ( depending on market , as some markets did not have a regional sports network with a relationship to FSN ) . The rationale behind the split-telecast was that because of the September 11 attacks , the entire post-season schedule was delayed by a week . Because of this , two Sunday LCS games came in conflict with an '' Fox NFL '' doubleheader . Fans and sports journalists were unimpressed with the situation and MLB commissioner Bud Selig vowed that it was a one-time deal necessitated by circumstance . However , in later years , Fox used split telecasts on a few occasions to keep the playoffs " on schedule " and maximize its prime time advertising revenue , and aired the second game on FX , which has virtually nationwide distribution on cable and satellite . This ensured that Fox did not have to air an LCS game on a weekday afternoon , when many viewers are unable to watch . The 2007 – 2013 contract eliminated this issue , as TBS had rights to one of the League Championship Series each year . However , Fox continued to air afternoon LCS games on weekdays through the entire length of the contract
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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