MLB Extra Innings - C/D?

and yeah xxxp mlb.tv supports simultaneous logins as of last year, but that's something they could fix any time (and i wouldn't be surprised if they did) so i'm a bit uneasy about pooling with people

they're less likely to fix the proxy trick since they're not the ones losing out from that

I've been using simultaneous logins on MLB.TV for like 6 years

The Braves (2 states, a 5 hr drive and a time zone away) are blacked out for me -- makes me want to spit acid in Bud's eyes.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/MLB_Blackout_Areas.png

They used to use the address of the credit card that paid for it to determine whether a game was blacked out; I guess that's changed if proxies work?

they use the IP that you log in with (so you can login with a web proxy and then switch back to your real connection to watch)

Definitely worth trying the proxy route unless there's a chance you can get permabanned if they catch you. It's a really dumb system, though (unless you're in the UK where none of it is ever blacked out, but I doubt I'm their average customer!).

BASEBALL

MLB Extra Innings Giving Fans 11-Day Free Preview

By Marcus Vanderberg on March 28, 2011 6:02 PM

Thanks to Opening Day starting earlier this year, baseball fans will get an 11-day free preview of MLB Extra Innings from March 31-April 10 on iN DEMAND.

The cable package retails for $179 if purchased before April 11 and $199 if ordered after that date.

Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Bright House Networks, Cablevision Systems, Bresnan Communications, Charter Communications, Midcontinent, and many independent affiliates are the cable providers offering MLB Extra Innings.

There are two new features to this year’s package:

DUAL FEEDS: iN DEMAND will deliver both the home and visiting team broadcasts of the same game whenever possible, so that fans can choose which telecast they want to watch.

MULTI-SCREEN MOSAIC: Preview which game to watch with this popular rotating mosaic of multiple screens that shows all the live action from games being played at the time, along with scores, inning and channel location. Find this on the first channel of the system’s package lineup.

anyone use the mlb at bat app?

Yep. What do you want to know? I'm loving how I can watch proper, full MLB games on it with my mlb.tv subscription (apols for sounding like an ad)

also, I believe mlb.tv is free thru April

I tried to use mlb.tv but it doesn't seem to be free. Any of you manage to get it to work without paying for it?

You get it free when you purchase the At Bat app, I understand.

mmm not really. you can't use the PS3 MLB app, for instance. and you can't watch it on your computer. if you buy the app you can watch games on the app and that's it. (but there's nothing stopping you from outputting your iphone to your TV...)

what burns me up is that i pay full freight for MLB.tv and then have to pay for the app on top of it! come on, i've ponied up a hundred bucks, i should get the app for free.

I don't know about the promotion, but generally you have to pay for mlb.tv to get it to work on at bat.

o i c

i've never had one without the other

so i should probably shut up

it's so ridiculous that there's no non-tv option for watching games. i subscribe to mlb.tv but have to watch mets/phillies games on mp2p or whatever when they show on SNY

Wow, the new Gameday is crazy!

i have always wondered how to record these Giants games automatically on my DirecTV DVR. found this tip on-line tonight:

If you do a smart search and key in AALL HDTV GIANTS CCHAN 696 then press the red button to do the keyword search and choose Show Types and then Events, it should catch only the Giants live games on CSN BAY AREA. If you do an autorecord, you can specify extra time to add to the end of the recording.

just add your team along with that regional local broadcast number, don't think this will work with those random 720+ MLB Extra Innings channel numbers.

with MLB.tv on ps3 all games are archived and can be watched from any inning... just sayin

^isn't this the case with mlb.tv on any old computer?

Sorry, I didn't notice that the EI 'free April' thing was tied to At Bat etc.

i just got my renewal notice from DirecTV for the 2012 season:

You are all set to enjoy another exciting season of MLB EXTRA INNINGS. We are renewing you at the lowest price of 6 payments of $34.99/month...

total price for this year is 209.94 an increase of $6.

will tell you how it goes when i call DirecTV and try to get a discount.

I got an email to 'renew' my MLB.TV package -- I only got the postseason last year -- for $99, which I guess i'm going to do.

Would NYM/NYY games be blacked out for you?

yes. In both cases, I don't particularly care.

it's pretty worth the money imo

mlb.tv blackouts your local market? sucks

that's pretty standard practice for streaming sports online, tbf

it's much worse imo that they blackout every fox saturday afternoon game except the one being showed in your market

i've never streamed online. good to know

can't get anything right now on mlb.tv, anyone else? I'm logged in and evrything.

getting the GameDay audio but not the TV

I think I got auto-renewed for Gameday Audio -- I fucking hate opt-outs that should be opt-ins.

same thing today, the video doesn't come on, not even the archives I was able to watch (w/ constant freezing) a few days ago.

so i finally called into DirecTV to see if i can get a discount on MLB Extra Innings for this year. they gave me $10 off per month for six months again this year. i will be paying $150 for it this year.

happy happy joy joy

Rupert needed that sixty, you heartless bastard.

b-b-but MLB.TV costs less..

and I finally got the right downloads to make it work.

hooked my dad up with the plumbing necessary to watch MLB.tv on his ipad and he is now approximately as happy as a pig in shit

both this and NBA League Pass are the most incredible things. if I was born fifteen years later and recieved this for my birthday I'd probably cry

after all the warnings everyone gave me last year about mlb.tv being sneaky about auto-renewing you without asking...it didn't auto-renew me. which means i missed out on the $20 discount so maybe it's even sneakier than i thought.

was thinking about holding off this year but the ability to watch games on my phone is pretty enticing

TH, get your dad to join SABR. (I've given up on Generation Debt recruitment.)

he's like mr anti-sabr but we have a mutual friend who is i think a member. should i start the red sox 2012 thread and post his predix?

it is done

haha, does he like Jon Heyman? (also, fact: some SABR members hate sabermetrics)

There is a UK chapter btw.

MLB Strike Zone to Launch

Launch of MLB Network Strike Zone on Ch. 153

Effective Wednesday, April 4, 2012, by 5 p.m. ET, DISH will launch MLB Network Strike Zone, a new service from MLB Network, in both SD and HD. It will be offered as a part of the MultiSport package, Also available to subscribers as an add-on package with a qualifying programming package.

No mention of what are the qualifying packages are yet)

Starting April 10, the service will broadcast in a live, whip-around fashion on Tuesdays and Fridays during the MLB regular season, beginning at 7 p.m. ET,

Wow, that's great!

What is it?

Strike Zone existed years ago, but not during the last couple seasons...right?