Thoughts on MLB.tv?

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by pnoon

The package is for fans of the game.
If all someone is looking for is a way to get their home team, mlb.tv is not the answer.

That's only if your home team is within a couple hundred miles of your current home.


Mean D, just to make sure, you need to click on the link on mlb.com as to what teams will be blacked out in your area. I live in NC and the Nationals and Orioles are the only teams blacked out in my area (why Atlanta isn't blacked out is beyond me). But I assume if you are near SF, then they would be blacked out.

[PeteSB75]

So, this would likely be no help in the absurd situation that I am in, where I am considered in the Boston area for blackouts, but I don't actually get NESN on my cable, so when they get exclusive license to the games, I won't see them?

[cricky101]

you can put the zip code from where you'll be watching in here
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp#blackout

and it will tell you what teams are blacked out in that market.

I have the mlb radio app on my phone so I can listen to games (the radio feed isn't blacked out) and you can often listen to local announcers or the opposing team's announcers, which is fun.

I've been wanting to cancel my cable service, and looked into mlb.tv via the Roku box (which I already have) but decided against it since my local team is blacked out.

[hotreds]

Looks like no Spring Training games will be available on ROKU. And I'm reading that service last year was terrible. So, I'm gonna be very quick to cancel my subscription if I encounter any problems. The fact that no ST games are available has my trigger finger itching....

[688sonarmen]

I was about to sign up this year but saw this


Regular Season Weekend National Live Blackout: Due to MLB exclusivities, live games occurring each Saturday with a scheduled start time after 1:10 PM ET or before 7:05 PM ET and each Sunday with a scheduled start time after 5:00 PM ET, will be blacked out in the United States (including the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands). In addition, in the event of extraordinary circumstances that produce a programming conflict, the above blackout windows may be subject to change. Live Audio of such games is available as part of any MLB.TV subscription Service, as part of the MLB.com Gameday Audio subscription Service and may be available as part of certain other of our subscription Services, including MLB.com At Bat.

Can anyone chime in on this? Most of my enjoyment would be on the weekends in the shed with a cigar. If is blacked out basically the whole weekend this is a no go.

[hotreds]

You can cancel anytime, but your cancelation is good next season, so I have this for the year. The radio sound and animation are about 10 seconds apart. I lucked into a good deal on MLB Extra Innings, so I'm actually watching that mostly. Also, many of the neat extras don't work on Roku. Visiting my outlaws in Charlotte- Reds, Nationals, Orioles, Braves all blacked out! All those cities a long drive away!

[688sonarmen]

I'm saving my money, too many blackouts.

[hotreds]

Well, I really have been watching Extra Innings quite a bit. Might hafta get it again next year. MLB.TV is probably ok, but I like the choice to get all feeds on EI. Anybody using MLB.TV?