max scherzer is a v sexy man
― deeznuts, Saturday, 10 May 2008 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link
so I HEAR
― felicity, Saturday, 10 May 2008 21:23 (fifteen years ago) link
i just got my renewal notice from DirecTV:
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 $31.99/month...
last year i paid a total of $189 on DirecTV (both teams feed = best thing ever) and this year it will go up to $191.94. so pretty much the same expect i get to pay less per month but added two additional months.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 02:19 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm hoping the preview week is on my cable -- Greinke-Verlander tonight.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 April 2010 19:41 (fourteen years ago) link
In less than half an hour.
― Andy K, Monday, 5 April 2010 19:44 (fourteen years ago) link
it's on mine, psyched
― johnny crunch, Monday, 5 April 2010 20:06 (fourteen years ago) link
fuckin a. girlfriend is out with a friend tonight too. I will wallow so hard.
― mayor jingleberries, Monday, 5 April 2010 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link
oh well, will watch Mets' rerun and Lincecum then.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 April 2010 20:13 (fourteen years ago) link
wednesday is dollar hotdog night in texas btw
― johnny crunch, Monday, 5 April 2010 20:24 (fourteen years ago) link
does everyone really call nelson cruz 'nellie' ?
― johnny crunch, Monday, 5 April 2010 20:46 (fourteen years ago) link
kc's bullpen is deplorable
― johnny crunch, Monday, 5 April 2010 22:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Forgot it was nearly all day games, of course
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 00:07 (fourteen years ago) link
so i was looking at different games tonight and turned on the San Diego feed of their game. Dick Engerg is calling their game, what a pleasant surprise.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 7 April 2010 03:48 (fourteen years ago) link
has anyone who has mlb.tv been able to access it today? or is it just me
― J0rdan S., Friday, 9 April 2010 23:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Greinke-Beckett tonight
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 10 April 2010 18:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Are these games all in standard def?
― mayor jingleberries, Saturday, 10 April 2010 20:27 (fourteen years ago) link
theres a hi def channel & bos vs greinke is scheduled 2 be on it
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 10 April 2010 20:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Play-by-play faves:
1. Scully (Dodgers)2. Waltz (Marlins)3. Lewin (Rangers)4. Niehaus (Mariners)5. Cohen (Mets)
Unfaves (1 = worst):
1. Caray (Braves)2. Kay (Yankees)3. Martinez (Blue Jays)4. Enberg (Padres)5. Harrelson (White Sox)*
*Sounds more like the greatest of all-time when you've had a couple and the Good Guys are getting blown out and/or victimized by bad umpiring.
― Andy K, Thursday, 12 August 2010 10:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Enberg is pretty bad. He gets names wrong constantly. Then again, he and Mark Grant did an extended riff on the Hedy/Headley Lamarr scene from Blazing Saddles last night.
― no gut busting joke can change history (polyphonic), Thursday, 12 August 2010 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link
give vin scully the goddamn world series before he dies, i mean jesus christ what is wrong with the world
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 12 August 2010 16:43 (thirteen years ago) link
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 $33.99/month...
so the total price for this year is 203.94. an increase of $2 more a month or $12 more for 2011.
looked on some DirecTV site and it says you can call and ask for a discount and they will discount $10 off per month. so this year, it looks like, i can renew at 23.99/month for a total price of 143.94. :-)
― World Series champion San Francisco Giants (Bee OK), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 04:31 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm doing MLB.TV for the first time this year since it's cheaper than cable tv and i only watch baseball really anyway. hopefully the proxy trick still works for watching in-market games
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 15:46 (thirteen years ago) link
now i just need to pick some teams to bandwagon
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 15:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks for the tip, Bee.
― Wrong-Way Willy (Andy K), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 15:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Am strongly considering having cable taken out and subscribing to mlb.tv. I'll only get to watch the Mets on the 20-30 broadcast games, but this seems like a good year to do it. :/
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Morbs you can trick it with an international proxy server, I believe. I don't know of any myself since I actually am international.
Also, can't you share an account w/someone and essentially do halfsies?
Hurrah for giving up cable TV! The expense is obscene for what you get
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Would Yankees games be blocked for you as well? (note, this is a question about access, not whether you give a shit about the Yankees.) xp
― Groovy Goulet (pixel farmer), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:10 (thirteen years ago) link
yes, I believe both teams are blacked out, they don't care which one you're a fan of!
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:17 (thirteen years ago) link
also, the only other cable I watch is pretty much the news (plenty of that online) and Stewart/Colbert sometimes (same).
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah there's a map somewhere showing the blackout regions - iirc if you live in iowa, every midwest team is blacked out, ridiculous
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:21 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link
I've been using simultaneous logins on MLB.TV for like 6 years
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:28 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― Groovy Goulet (pixel farmer), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/MLB_Blackout_Areas.png
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:37 (thirteen years ago) link
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?
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
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)
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 16:57 (thirteen years ago) link
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!).
― Mark C, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 18:22 (thirteen years ago) link
BASEBALLMLB Extra Innings Giving Fans 11-Day Free PreviewBy Marcus Vanderberg on March 28, 2011 6:02 PMThanks 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.
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.
― World Series champion San Francisco Giants (Bee OK), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 06:12 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone use the mlb at bat app?
― Get me two meatball sandwiches Utah! TWO! (thebingo), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 13:37 (thirteen years ago) link
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)
― Mark C, Monday, 4 April 2011 15:52 (thirteen years ago) link
also, I believe mlb.tv is free thru April
― your generation appalls me (Dr Morbius), Monday, 4 April 2011 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
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?
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Monday, 4 April 2011 18:46 (thirteen years ago) link
You get it free when you purchase the At Bat app, I understand.
― Mark C, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 11:53 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 12:16 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know about the promotion, but generally you have to pay for mlb.tv to get it to work on at bat.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 12:18 (thirteen years ago) link
o i c
i've never had one without the other
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 12:33 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― Mordy, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 12:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow, the new Gameday is crazy!
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 22:39 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 03:49 (thirteen years ago) link
DirecTV cost for Extra Innings 2017 = $172.74
i got $10 off for 12 months or $120. if i signed up for auto pay (pick the date on your credit card on file) they would give me an extra $5 off for 12 months or $60. $120 + $60 = 180 in total discounts. MLB Extra Innings nis basically free again this year.
oh, they also threw in HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and Sportspack for free with auto drop off for six months. i win.
Go Giants!
― Bee OK, Thursday, 6 April 2017 03:24 (seven years ago) link
I miss the quiet between innings on mlb.tv. Those fuckin' commercials for Cars 3 and Chevy are driving me nuts.
― Cannibal Adderley (WilliamC), Wednesday, 5 July 2017 20:36 (six years ago) link
The Walt Disney Company to Acquire Majority Ownership of BAMTech: https://t.co/JK8D3Hfio0— Walt Disney Company (@WaltDisneyCo) August 8, 2017
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link
i just called for my annual discount on DirecTV. i was seriously thinking about going with the MLB single team option this year. they couldn't offer me anything off MLB but they instead gave me $50 off per month for 12 months with a 12 month contract. i'm here for six months because of baseball so an extra six months for $50 off works for me. i then asked for the sports pack for per and post game shows in addition to that new Grant Brisbee added SF Giants show called Giants Insider. they gave it to me for free for six months. win-win, so happy right now.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 29 March 2018 01:10 (six years ago) link
DirecTV cost for Extra Innings 2017 = $173.94
― Bee OK, Thursday, 29 March 2018 01:11 (six years ago) link
2018 obviously
on mlb.tv, where the fuck is the pitch speed on the Statcast grid?
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 31 March 2018 00:51 (six years ago) link
MLB has made a slight adjustment to the blackout zones and I'm not in the Reds blackout area anymore. So I can see 19 more Cubs games than last year, and also catch Vottomania.
― WilliamC, Monday, 2 April 2018 20:18 (six years ago) link
MLB.TV's website cannily doesn't say anything about refunds, but I emailed them this morning and they said OK, your subscription is canceled and we're processing a refund.
― Miami weisse (WmC), Saturday, 21 March 2020 20:26 (four years ago) link
that is a very good idea.
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 21 March 2020 23:02 (four years ago) link
$125 is $125 and I'm going to need that to buy a 4-pack of TP in a few months.
― Miami weisse (WmC), Saturday, 21 March 2020 23:04 (four years ago) link
I spoke too soon -- the email says "A refund request has been submitted on your behalf. If approved, please be advised it normally takes banks 5-7 business days to release these funds." So it's a maybe, not a certainty.
― Miami weisse (WmC), Sunday, 22 March 2020 14:13 (four years ago) link
due to my deteriorating income, I turned off the automatic renewal last year.
it'd be nice if they let us stream last year's games for free.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 22 March 2020 14:17 (four years ago) link
refund approved
― Miami weisse (WmC), Monday, 23 March 2020 16:06 (four years ago) link