MLB going back to exclusive deal with Directv

Go Tribe · 01-23-2007, 11:21 PM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ngs/index.html

no more Extra Inning package unless you have Directv

Skipaway · 01-23-2007, 11:26 PM

Not done deal yet, and this could trigger monopoly-related issues.

CommishJoe · 01-23-2007, 11:35 PM

*sigh*, I have DirecTV now, but I was planning on canceling in November when my 2 years is up. I hate not getting reception when the weather gets lousy. Especially during tornado season. I still will and will just deal without getting to watch baseball every night (ESPN does a good job of showing a lot of Yankee games anyway

).

Typical money first, fans 2nd decision by MLB. Way to go morons.

CBLCardinals · 01-23-2007, 11:48 PM

what a load of crap

I have cable TV and purchased Extra Innings last year and really enjoyed it.

darkenigma510 · 01-24-2007, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CommishJoe

*money first, fans 2nd*

MLB's motto since 1876

Terpripken · 01-24-2007, 12:14 AM

I'm ****ing pissed!

This better not go in to effect this season.

I just ordered MLB Extra Innings again.

Qrusher14242 · 01-24-2007, 02:04 AM

This sucks! now i have to get mlb.tv, which i hear is ok, but it wont be same as on the tv.

darkenigma510 · 01-24-2007, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qrusher14242

This sucks! now i have to get mlb.tv, which i hear is ok, but it wont be same as on the tv.

As Selig reads your post, $$$ fill his eyes.

swampdragon · 01-24-2007, 09:42 AM

I have cable and had MLB Extra Innings a couple of years ago. I got rid of it because they blacked out the Rangers and Astros (and I live 200 miles from either stadium!). It's better to inconvenience millions of fans who aren't really local than to overlook the slim possibility that a Shreveport station could give you money to carry their games.

Now the temptation will be removed. That's probably a good thing.

cephasjames · 01-24-2007, 09:43 AM

Doesn't the NFL do something like this already? That doesn't seem to be an issue.

Gastric ReFlux · 01-24-2007, 09:48 AM

The should make an MLB channel, and sell it to whatever providers want to purchase a contract and then sell it to the providers' subscribers.

Cooleyvol · 01-24-2007, 10:55 AM

I got EI last year for Cardinal games and about 85% of them were blacked out for me. I live 200 miles or so from St Louis.

mikev · 01-24-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

I got EI last year for Cardinal games and about 85% of them were blacked out for me. I live 200 miles or so from St Louis.

Weren't the games televised on your local channels?

That should be the only time blackouts take effect on Extra Innings, because local channels will still be televised.

Caporegime · 01-24-2007, 10:59 PM

I think Bob Raissman of the NY Daily News summed this up rather well:

Dweeb of the Week

Major League Baseball

For continuing to negotiate a deal that will pull its "Extra Innings" package off cable and make it exclusive property of DirecTV. While MLB's intent is to extract more dough from a satellite provider, any move off cable will shaft loyal fans who subscribed to "Extra Innings." Also, it is likely "Extra Innings" on cable reached a broader fan base than it will on DirecTV. This is just another example of MLB saying it is working in the best interest of fans before turning around and selling them out.

darkenigma510 · 01-25-2007, 01:19 AM

I hope one day ALL exclusive deals go away.

Long_Long_Name · 01-25-2007, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkenigma510

MLB's motto since 1876

Well it seems to have worked out pretty well for MLB and its fan, eh?

Big Hugg · 01-25-2007, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikev

Weren't the games televised on your local channels?

That should be the only time blackouts take effect on Extra Innings, because local channels will still be televised.

MLB has designated blackout areas.

Such as I can watch the Marlins play the Pirates on MLB.TV or MLB Extra Innings because Columbus, Ohio is in the Pirates blackout area. This despite the fact that the Pirates are not on television here...ever.

swampdragon · 01-25-2007, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikev

Weren't the games televised on your local channels?

That should be the only time blackouts take effect on Extra Innings, because local channels will still be televised.

Nope. Shreveport is supposedly in both the Dallas and Houston markets, even though no local channel carries most games. Some games, but not all, are on Fox Sports Southwest, but that makes no difference to the blackout. If you're in the "local market", you're blacked out, regardless of whether you actually have access to the games.

Big Hugg · 01-25-2007, 02:21 AM

People in Las Vegas can't see the Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants or Arizona Diamondbacks.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

mikev · 01-25-2007, 02:58 AM

Yeah, thats the part that sucks.

I don't ever see Kings basketball (not that I'd want to) because I'm blacked out. I live approximately 2 hours from Sacramento, about 20 miles from Oakland.

01-23-2007, 11:21 PM	#1
Go Tribe All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,534 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	MLB going back to exclusive deal with Directv http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ngs/index.html no more Extra Inning package unless you have Directv

01-23-2007, 11:26 PM	#2
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	Not done deal yet, and this could trigger monopoly-related issues. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

01-23-2007, 11:35 PM	#3
CommishJoe Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,238	sigh, I have DirecTV now, but I was planning on canceling in November when my 2 years is up. I hate not getting reception when the weather gets lousy. Especially during tornado season. I still will and will just deal without getting to watch baseball every night (ESPN does a good job of showing a lot of Yankee games anyway ). Typical money first, fans 2nd decision by MLB. Way to go morons. __________________ Joe Success isn’t owned. It’s leased. And rent is due every day.

01-24-2007, 02:04 AM	#7
Qrusher14242 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,253	This sucks! now i have to get mlb.tv, which i hear is ok, but it wont be same as on the tv. __________________ "Go then, there are other worlds than these"

01-24-2007, 09:42 AM	#9
swampdragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Lonely Mountain Posts: 2,506	I have cable and had MLB Extra Innings a couple of years ago. I got rid of it because they blacked out the Rangers and Astros (and I live 200 miles from either stadium!). It's better to inconvenience millions of fans who aren't really local than to overlook the slim possibility that a Shreveport station could give you money to carry their games. Now the temptation will be removed. That's probably a good thing. __________________ “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies." -- C.S. Lewis

01-23-2007, 11:48 PM	#4
CBLCardinals OOTP Roster Team Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,009	what a load of crap I have cable TV and purchased Extra Innings last year and really enjoyed it.

01-24-2007, 12:14 AM	#6
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Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	The should make an MLB channel, and sell it to whatever providers want to purchase a contract and then sell it to the providers' subscribers.

01-24-2007, 10:55 AM	#12
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	I got EI last year for Cardinal games and about 85% of them were blacked out for me. I live 200 miles or so from St Louis.

01-24-2007, 10:59 PM	#14
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,713	I think Bob Raissman of the NY Daily News summed this up rather well: Dweeb of the Week Major League Baseball For continuing to negotiate a deal that will pull its "Extra Innings" package off cable and make it exclusive property of DirecTV. While MLB's intent is to extract more dough from a satellite provider, any move off cable will shaft loyal fans who subscribed to "Extra Innings." Also, it is likely "Extra Innings" on cable reached a broader fan base than it will on DirecTV. This is just another example of MLB saying it is working in the best interest of fans before turning around and selling them out. __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

01-25-2007, 01:19 AM	#15
darkenigma510 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Wild West Posts: 1,353	I hope one day ALL exclusive deals go away.

01-25-2007, 02:21 AM	#19
Big Hugg All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 933	People in Las Vegas can't see the Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants or Arizona Diamondbacks. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

01-25-2007, 02:58 AM	#20
mikev Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,014	Yeah, thats the part that sucks. I don't ever see Kings basketball (not that I'd want to) because I'm blacked out. I live approximately 2 hours from Sacramento, about 20 miles from Oakland. __________________ Global Unified Baseball Association - Vice Commish and Oakland Oaks GM