mlb.com kinda stinks

ctorg · 09-02-2003, 01:32 PM

I was just looking at mlb.com and came to the realization that the site just kinda sucks. It's all cluttered and badly designed. Has anyone else drawn this conclusion?

draven085 · 09-02-2003, 01:34 PM

A long_long_time_ago. I've always used ESPN's baseball page. MLB.com doesn't have Joe Morgan.

ctorg · 09-02-2003, 01:40 PM

Perhaps Joe Morgan can tell me something about the importance of intangibles like being a good clubhouse presence.

draven085 · 09-02-2003, 01:47 PM

Actually, I'd ask Jeff Conine about that.

jaxmagicman · 09-02-2003, 01:51 PM

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Originally posted by draven085
Actually, I'd ask Jeff Conine about that.

He would know.

Draft Dodger · 09-02-2003, 01:55 PM

it does suck

draven085 · 09-02-2003, 01:58 PM

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Originally posted by jaxmagicman
He would know.

Yeah. He just knows how to win. Him and all kinds of other guys who play for losing teams.

streetballer67 · 09-02-2003, 02:57 PM

I don't think it's all that bad. Whatever you do don't turn to cbs.sportsline.com for baseball coverage. ESPN.com is a much better choice.

matskralc · 09-02-2003, 04:23 PM

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Originally posted by ctorg
I was just looking at mlb.com and came to the realization that the site just kinda sucks. It's all cluttered and badly designed. Has anyone else drawn this conclusion?

It's the only reason I never go their site.

fluharty · 09-02-2003, 05:52 PM

I never go to mlb.com. I do, however, go to pirates.mlb.com and rarely use anything but the upper-left 25% where the news is listed.

twins15 · 09-02-2003, 06:16 PM

It also sucks that every screen that comes up there is a pop up for MLB Radio, or something like that.

Carlton · 09-02-2003, 07:56 PM

Beat me to it Twins,

Pop up crazy in MLB land...plus I went to look for retired numbers...think it's in history?
nope
Finally went to a great baseball site

baseballlibrary.com

That's a well organized site

mh2365 · 09-03-2003, 04:43 AM

I go there all the time, because I signed up for mlb.tv.

Skipaway · 09-03-2003, 05:23 AM

Another sucky part of the mlb.com is the unification of all official team web sites. I missed the days when every team maintain their own pages.

jaxmagicman · 09-03-2003, 08:36 AM

Maybe we should all send emails, telling them what we hate about it. It might make a difference. I mean it worked for Ross Gload. To sponsor his page costs more than $200.00 now.

fantom1979 · 09-03-2003, 05:31 PM

I havent been to MLB.com in a long_long_time. It really should be better for being the offical website. I really dont go to nfl.com or nhl.com either.

rangers85 · 09-04-2003, 02:56 AM

I too hate the unified look of all the teams. I like it when each team manages their own web site. Makes for a better web page in my opinion. Also, all I use mlb.com for is to pull up Gameday for the Rangers games. I like Gameday the best of all those live box score things.

ctorg · 09-04-2003, 08:53 AM

fantom1979, your avatar is from the poster for the movie Thirteen, isn't it? Have you seen that, and if so, how was it?

09-02-2003, 01:32 PM	#1
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	mlb.com kinda stinks I was just looking at mlb.com and came to the realization that the site just kinda sucks. It's all cluttered and badly designed. Has anyone else drawn this conclusion? __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

09-02-2003, 01:40 PM	#3
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Perhaps Joe Morgan can tell me something about the importance of intangibles like being a good clubhouse presence. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

09-02-2003, 01:55 PM	#6
Draft Dodger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: formerly of the OTBL Posts: 4,113	it does suck __________________ Draft Dodger (Anarchy: Anything goes. The Draft Dodger viewpoint.) Sophmoric[sic] Member of the OOTP Boards (It's not OOTP; it's your computer) 15 GB Webhosting for $6.95 a month IMO we are best off abandoning that sinking ship that is Off Topic to the rats infesting it and just starting a whole new Baseball Forum from scratch.

09-02-2003, 02:57 PM	#8
streetballer67 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,004	I don't think it's all that bad. Whatever you do don't turn to cbs.sportsline.com for baseball coverage. ESPN.com is a much better choice. __________________ Visit Here!!!

09-02-2003, 06:16 PM	#11
twins15 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Area 51 Posts: 4,792	It also sucks that every screen that comes up there is a pop up for MLB Radio, or something like that. __________________ "Ah man we're just hungry man" - Dovonte Edwards Bismarck Boy Scouts of the OTBL - league yes-man Ross Gload at baseball-reference.com Book Quotes and Book Lists

09-02-2003, 01:34 PM	#2
draven085 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,074	A long_long_time_ago. I've always used ESPN's baseball page. MLB.com doesn't have Joe Morgan.

09-02-2003, 01:47 PM	#4
draven085 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,074	Actually, I'd ask Jeff Conine about that.

09-02-2003, 05:52 PM	#10
fluharty All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 1,023	I never go to mlb.com. I do, however, go to pirates.mlb.com and rarely use anything but the upper-left 25% where the news is listed.

09-02-2003, 07:56 PM	#12
Carlton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,765	Beat me to it Twins, Pop up crazy in MLB land...plus I went to look for retired numbers...think it's in history? nope Finally went to a great baseball site baseballlibrary.com That's a well organized site __________________ "I am at that stage of my life where I keep myself out of arguments. I am 100% self sufficient spiritually, emotionally & financially. Even if you say 1+1=5, you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. Enjoy!"

09-03-2003, 04:43 AM	#13
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	I go there all the time, because I signed up for mlb.tv.

09-03-2003, 05:23 AM	#14
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	Another sucky part of the mlb.com is the unification of all official team web sites. I missed the days when every team maintain their own pages. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

09-03-2003, 08:36 AM	#15
jaxmagicman Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Retired defloration-maker living in Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 7,801	Maybe we should all send emails, telling them what we hate about it. It might make a difference. I mean it worked for Ross Gload. To sponsor his page costs more than $200.00 now. __________________ See ID Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Minor League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with the permission of Minor League Baseball. All rights reserved.

09-03-2003, 05:31 PM	#16
fantom1979 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 3,498	I havent been to MLB.com in a long_long_time. It really should be better for being the offical website. I really dont go to nfl.com or nhl.com either. __________________

09-04-2003, 02:56 AM	#17
rangers85 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX...home of the mighty TCU Horned Frogs Posts: 909	I too hate the unified look of all the teams. I like it when each team manages their own web site. Makes for a better web page in my opinion. Also, all I use mlb.com for is to pull up Gameday for the Rangers games. I like Gameday the best of all those live box score things.

09-04-2003, 08:53 AM	#18
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	fantom1979, your avatar is from the poster for the movie Thirteen, isn't it? Have you seen that, and if so, how was it? __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils