Comments on: God damn do I hate Major League Baseball. http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: vfraenckel http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28677 vfraenckel Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:24:37 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28677 How can you say the NFL would never do anything this dumb. Granted the Sunday ticket never WAS on cable, but the NFL granted exclusivity to its out of market games to the exact same provider as MLB tried to do, and the NFL network was something cable was unwilling to put on its vendor's basic tiers, while DirecTV was more than willing to essentially do just that. How can you say the NFL would never do anything this dumb. Granted the Sunday ticket never WAS on cable, but the NFL granted exclusivity to its out of market games to the exact same provider as MLB tried to do, and the NFL network was something cable was unwilling to put on its vendor’s basic tiers, while DirecTV was more than willing to essentially do just that.

]]> By: branatical http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28378 branatical Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:52:15 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28378 I feel your pain. I signed up for MLB.TV tonight and was greeted by video that kept freezing every 10-15 seconds. It was completely unwatchable and there was no audio to be heard. I kept logging on and off but nothing changed. Obviously there were major issues with the streaming video. In disgust I dialed up the MLB hotline. When I finally got in to the waiting room (initially it said to call back bc of overwhelming demand) I was forced to wait for over 1.5 hours. Finally I gave up. It was a horrible experience and I want my 15 dollars back. I feel your pain. I signed up for MLB.TV tonight and was greeted by video that kept freezing every 10-15 seconds. It was completely unwatchable and there was no audio to be heard. I kept logging on and off but nothing changed. Obviously there were major issues with the streaming video.

In disgust I dialed up the MLB hotline. When I finally got in to the waiting room (initially it said to call back bc of overwhelming demand) I was forced to wait for over 1.5 hours. Finally I gave up. It was a horrible experience and I want my 15 dollars back.

]]> By: gary http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28289 gary Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:54:38 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28289 As much as I hated to do it, I was going to switch to directv tonight when luckily I found out <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2826280" rel="nofollow">an agreement had been reached</a>. Imagine how furious I would have been if I had made the switch. Supposedly the deadline had passed. I'm very happy and very pissed at the same time. For what it's worth I have mlb audio on my macbook. I had it last year also since it's not subject to blackouts like extra innings and it's pretty cheap. I've never really had a problem with reception except with the red sox home broadcast. Still, I'm glad I won't have to depend on it except for a few games. On a sidenote, the whole black out thing is ridiculous. I live in pensacola and can get braves games 4 hours away. But a game in miami, 10 hours away, is blacked out. As much as I hated to do it, I was going to switch to directv tonight when luckily I found out an agreement had been reached. Imagine how furious I would have been if I had made the switch. Supposedly the deadline had passed. I’m very happy and very pissed at the same time.

For what it’s worth I have mlb audio on my macbook. I had it last year also since it’s not subject to blackouts like extra innings and it’s pretty cheap. I’ve never really had a problem with reception except with the red sox home broadcast. Still, I’m glad I won’t have to depend on it except for a few games.

On a sidenote, the whole black out thing is ridiculous. I live in pensacola and can get braves games 4 hours away. But a game in miami, 10 hours away, is blacked out.

]]> By: jnagle http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28273 jnagle Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:32:18 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28273 <blockquote>The N.F.L. would never do anything this dumb.</blockquote> What about the NFL network brouhaha from last year? Isn't that almost exactly the same as this situation? I live down in the south within the realm of one of the cable networks that was at odds with the NFL, which meant no Thursday night games for me...even after numerous calls to the cable company.

The N.F.L. would never do anything this dumb.

What about the NFL network brouhaha from last year? Isn’t that almost exactly the same as this situation?

I live down in the south within the realm of one of the cable networks that was at odds with the NFL, which meant no Thursday night games for me…even after numerous calls to the cable company.

]]> By: colin http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28244 colin Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:11:26 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/04/04/god-damn-do-i-hate-major-league-baseball/#comment-28244 Seth I was *this* close to signing-up for the audio myself today after being screwed by MLB in similar fashion. Thanks for sharing how well your experience went, saving me the cash. I usually save my animosity for specific Sox players that underperform but this is now focused clearly on the knuckleheads who just don't want my money. Seth
I was *this* close to signing-up for the audio myself today after being screwed by MLB in similar fashion. Thanks for sharing how well your experience went, saving me the cash. I usually save my animosity for specific Sox players that underperform but this is now focused clearly on the knuckleheads who just don’t want my money.

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