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Major League Baseball’s Ridiculous Blackout Policy
Posted on 4/14/18 at 9:40 am
Posted on 4/14/18 at 9:40 am
This lady rips MLB's illogical thinking on broadcast blackouts. Hopefully MLB will realize the stupidity of their policy.
We're almost 300 miles from Houston in BR and we are blacked out from watching Astros games.
They are the closest team geographically, yet there is no easy way for fans to watch - even fans like me who are willing to pay.
ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS column
We're almost 300 miles from Houston in BR and we are blacked out from watching Astros games.
They are the closest team geographically, yet there is no easy way for fans to watch - even fans like me who are willing to pay.
ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS column
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It’s preventing people from watching the game they love.
MLB should turn its attention to this issue if it wishes to keep old (existing) fans on board, rather than tweaking playing rules to shave milliseconds off game times in an effort to attract new casual viewers.
MLB is penalizing viewers for living in their team’s home city or region, the exact opposite of what a successful streaming service would do.
the blackout regions are so absurdly drawn that traveling to the stadium for live games is next to impossible for huge numbers of baseball fans.
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Posted on 4/14/18 at 9:42 am to 81Tiger
Yep
Posted on 4/14/18 at 9:47 am to 81Tiger
MLB blackout is the only thing that keeps me from cutting the cord
Posted on 4/14/18 at 9:47 am to 81Tiger
Instead of being down in the dumps about it, she should go to r/mlbstreams and watch every game.
Posted on 4/14/18 at 10:04 am to 81Tiger
Louisiana is also blacked out from the Rangers I believe
Posted on 4/14/18 at 10:08 am to Bottom9
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Posted on 4/14/18 at 10:09 am to TypoKnig
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Instead of being down in the dumps about it, she should go to r/mlbstreams and watch every game.
Exactly just follow the path of least resistance
Posted on 4/14/18 at 10:11 am to Bottom9
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go to r/mlbstreams and watch every game
Tell that to my dad.
We shouldn't have to be mice trying to find the cheese.
Posted on 4/14/18 at 10:16 am to 81Tiger
r/mlbstreams is the answer
Posted on 4/14/18 at 10:27 am to 81Tiger
She's absolutely spot on. Getting rid of these ridiculous blackouts would do a lot more to grow the game than cutting 3 minutes off the length of a game. MLB.TV is by far the best streaming option for a sports league out there. MLB should take advantage of that.
Posted on 4/14/18 at 10:29 am to tigercubs
Going to be a slow baseball day today....
Astros/Rangers blacked out for Louisiana people
Yankees vs Detroit PPD
Cardinals vs Reds PPD
White Sox vs Twins PPD
I expect at least one or two more series to be PPD
Astros/Rangers blacked out for Louisiana people
Yankees vs Detroit PPD
Cardinals vs Reds PPD
White Sox vs Twins PPD
I expect at least one or two more series to be PPD
Posted on 4/14/18 at 10:46 am to 81Tiger
I would gladly pay a premium to be able to watch Astros games within the blackout area on mlb.tv.
Posted on 4/14/18 at 11:15 am to 81Tiger
I got mlb tv. I'm Gucci mane
Posted on 4/14/18 at 11:27 am to Georgia Peach
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Louisiana is also blacked out from the Rangers I believe
I can't watch Pelicans games on the NBA channel.
Posted on 4/14/18 at 11:36 am to FightinTigersDammit
Pittsburgh Pirates' games are blacked out on MLB.tv in Columbus, Ohio. And it's because ROOT offers Fox Sports Pitt. here, but ROOT is only offered on Dish Network. Not a Pirates fan, but it's pretty absurd.
Posted on 4/14/18 at 1:04 pm to 81Tiger
Man, try living in Vegas!
We have 7 MLB teams that claim this as a "Home" market.
D-Backs
Padres
Angels
Dodgers
A's
Giants
Rockies
I'm a Giants fan, and there's absolutely NO point in getting the MLB television package because games from all of those teams would be blacked out. It's frickin' terrible! I get stuck watching Dodgers and Angels games, as well as occasional D-Backs and Padres games.
We have 7 MLB teams that claim this as a "Home" market.
D-Backs
Padres
Angels
Dodgers
A's
Giants
Rockies
I'm a Giants fan, and there's absolutely NO point in getting the MLB television package because games from all of those teams would be blacked out. It's frickin' terrible! I get stuck watching Dodgers and Angels games, as well as occasional D-Backs and Padres games.
Posted on 4/14/18 at 1:24 pm to thetigerman
Wow
Posted on 4/14/18 at 1:39 pm to beauchristopher
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This post was edited on 4/10/23 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 4/14/18 at 1:44 pm to msutiger
What's the big deal? I can't watch Twins games and that's because they are on the local Fox Sports net. I have to watch the games on fox local or go to the games or listen to the radio. I have mlb.tv and I watch games all across the country with the exception of the Twins because they are the local team and want people to buy the fox sports channel. I pay for cable so I can watch the local team, MLB, FS1 and I watch mlb.tv for other games.
Posted on 4/14/18 at 1:53 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
Congratulations.
Other people are blacked out from teams that aren't available locally or are available on an extremely limited basis
Other people are blacked out from teams that aren't available locally or are available on an extremely limited basis
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