World Series fail: About that power outage

First the Super Bowl, now the World Series.

Game one of the series was delayed by seven minutes during the fourth inning after a power outage cut the video for the Fox broadcast.

The game was stopped because the loss of the feed also meant the umpires were without replay.

A flummoxed Fox threw the game back to its studio crew, who showed a few highlights before the network switched its broadcast over to the international feed, which still had power.

Viewers watched the international feed for a few minutes, though there were still a few glitches, before finally Fox’s Joe Buck, Tom Verducci and Harold Reynolds returned for the fifth inning.

“Before the start of the bottom of the fourth inning of tonight’s World Series Game 1, a rare electronics failure caused both the primary and backup generators inside the Fox Sports production compound to lose power,” the network said in a statement.

“The issue was immediately addressed, although it resulted in the audience missing one at-bat during the time needed to switch to carriage of Major League Baseball’s international feed, powered by a different generator on site. The on-field delay was due to replay capability being lost in both team’s clubhouses. We apologize for the interruption in tonight’s coverage and are working to ensure that the remainder of the World Series is broadcast without incident.”

During the 2013 Super Bowl, there was a power outage at the field that delayed the game for more than half an hour.

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