Jim Liberatore Quotations

Because of their dedication to the negotiation process, DISH Network has guaranteed that their customers will not miss a pitch of the 2006 Cleveland Indians season. We are thrilled to have DISH Network as a partner and are extremely appreciative of their dedication to their subscribers.

We think this will work because of the relationship between our fans and the team. Last year, Cleveland was in the top five in all the major leagues in TV ratings for baseball.

We try to understand what each of us needs. The price was never so high that the cable companies said they would no longer talk.

We got started late, and the delay is our fault. But we're making up ground quickly, and we're confident that by opening day we'll have 90 percent of the cable universe in the Cleveland market covered.

We do not want them to have a slow April start.

It's amazing, considering we got into this (negotiating process) late. Unfortunately, we put the cable operators in a bad spot, but the cable operators have been awesome through this whole process.

All of that is secondary. We are going to do nothing but get the Indians programming right.