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Article: Monday night free-for-all
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- Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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- November 4, 2007
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Three decades ago, "Monday Night Football" showcased a trio of
announcers in the booth presiding over the game of the week before a
vast and rapt ABC network audience with limited television options.
When the Steelers face the Baltimore Ravens tomorrow night at
Heinz Field in their 56th all-time appearance on "Monday Night
Football," three broadcasters in the booth will describe the action
for a smaller ESPN cable audience with limitless television options
and an itchy trigger finger on the remote control.
The evolution of "Monday Night Football" can't be measured solely
in years. It is part of a timeline that has seen sports grow to
monstrous proportions to whet the appetites of demanding ...