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re: Do people not watch Major League Baseball on TV anymore?

Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:07 pm to
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
27658 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:07 pm to
I prefer radio for baseball
Posted by TexasTiger27
San Marcos Tx
Member since Sep 2016
508 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:08 pm to
Nope....nor NBA.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
133676 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:09 pm to
I watch college baseball but I've never watched an MLB game
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
154601 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:09 pm to
Not since Harry Carey died

Posted by Bamafig
Member since Nov 2018
6086 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:11 pm to
I hate baseball. I used to watch some, then just World Series and now I haven’t watched a single pitch in years. I haven’t missed it. The only thing worse than watching it is hearing the scores on the radio. What possible difference does it make if the Brewers beat the Padres 5-3 on a random night in June? Hurry up college football.
Posted by MyRockstarComplex
The airport
Member since Nov 2009
4921 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:12 pm to
I drove by PNC park in Pittsburgh a little while ago and now question if anyone even watches baseball anymore.
Posted by Chef Curry
Member since Mar 2019
2981 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:13 pm to
I think baseball is just an extremely boring sport to watch on TV. Especially for a 162 regular game season. Same with the NBA. The limited number of regular season games is what makes football great in my opinion. Each game feels high stakes.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53153 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:21 pm to
Man I grew up with Harry Caray on WGN. Good times.
Posted by mmmmmbeeer
ATL
Member since Nov 2014
10036 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:23 pm to
As a White Sox fan, frick no I’m not watching that shite.
Posted by hansenthered1
Dixie
Member since Nov 2023
2514 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:33 pm to
In an age of reels and memes sports is finding it hard to keep the short attention spans of people focused on a game. I think the trend is now to try and end games more quickly. Baseball has the pitch clock now.

I tend to watch it but I have antenna TV, I don't stream anything. So, sports are on but often it's some major market team not a local. I don't see the Braves very much on TV. A lot of sports has gone to specific stations, MLB, NFL etc.

I tend to find a game on Saturday and Sunday.
Posted by EastWestConnection
Denver/Shenzhen/Belfast
Member since Jul 2024
1306 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:35 pm to
I only watch on MLBtv but I watch probably 100+ games
Posted by Yaz 8
Member since Jun 2020
1360 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:37 pm to
Use MLB. tv to watch the Red Sox pretty much every day. Will also watch other close games. I can’t imagine not following all summer.
Posted by PaintCompany
Springfield
Member since Aug 2022
850 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:39 pm to
I would go with 120
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
72422 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:39 pm to
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You are good people Darth.


Thank you. I try my best to be a good guy.
Posted by MattA
Member since Nov 2019
1992 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:39 pm to
Watch it more the last few years than the previous 20. MLB network is one of the few services I watch all the time. Got it for the cubs, but have ended up watching a lot of other teams play. The games are much quicker now and these young guys are damn good. From Skenes to PCA, lots of reasons to watch.
Posted by TigerBaitOohHaHa
Member since Jan 2023
1782 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:42 pm to
Unless you have cable in St. Louis, you cannot watch the Cardinals. Its been this way for years. There are no work arounds or streaming services since Youtube TV and Sling also pulled it a few years ago. MLBtv.com doesn't work with in network (which in the Cardinals case covers some 8 different states) or a VPN.

From what I am observing, the MLB is suffering in the new streaming world. The business model doesn't seem to work outside of the lucrative in-market cable TV deals and people have transitioned to streaming.

The Cards have sucked for years, but it will be tough to get the fans back if nobody can follow the team.

*edit many rural areas in these 8 Cardinals market states, are not even serviced by cable, so they are just shite outta luck
This post was edited on 6/30/25 at 9:47 pm
Posted by Zachary
Member since Jan 2007
1832 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:44 pm to
Used to love it.

They lost me when they moved the ASG in protest over voter identification.

Let that sink in -- America's pastime objecting to election integrity.
Posted by beachdude
FL
Member since Nov 2008
6316 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:45 pm to
Over exposure and steroids.
Posted by baxter12
BATON ROUGE
Member since Nov 2012
524 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:47 pm to
Nothing beat a summers night in early 90’s eating some ice cream/ popcorn watching the Braves with my dad are grandpa

That was preceded by the cubs and ball practice in between!

Good ole days as a kid!
Posted by FnTigers
Member since Sep 2021
2562 posts
Posted on 6/30/25 at 9:47 pm to
I watch every Astros game on TV if I'm home.
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