Nope, no cable. And I can't watch on the computer through mlb.com because they black it out (because I'm supposed to watch on cable). What a crock of shit.
Daaam mlb.tv is really rocking this year. Last couple years it sucked and I canceled for a refund.
This year though, have it in the living room on my ps3, bedroom with Samsung WiFi blu-ray player, and the game room with Samsung tv built in widget.
3 dvrs for baseball without paying rental fees for 3 boxes from FIOS, and its cheaper than xtra innings.
Only thing that sucks is I hear it blows on smartphones. Oh well, hopefully when I upgrade during next season, that too will be handled.
You don't have cable TV? Just wondering what your issue with the blackout rule is? I can't say I'm a huge fan either, as I'd much rather watch my local feed than the national coverage, but at least I can still listen to my local audio even during a TV blackout. Last weekend my Phillies game wasn't on the air because Fox was showing the NYY/BOS game instead, but like I said, at least I got local audio so I could listen to the radio broadcast. Not too bad really.
Yeah I only buy the radio and put it on while working. For $20 a year with no blackouts, it's worth it to me.
You should be able to get live local radio even if it's blacked out no? Like I said, I didn't get to see my game either because it wasn't on TV here and it was blacked out on MLB.tv but they did broadcast the radio feed for me.
Yeah, I get radio.. .but that's not watching the game.... I do like baseball on the radio, but its not as good as watching live.
For some reason my feeds BLOW on my PS3 this year. Terrible compression artifacting, a lot of skipping/freezing. It's pretty awful.
I'd say the quality of the video on the ps3 mlb.tv is worse than my samsung tv and blu-ray player with mlb.tv. Still doesn't look too bad on a 55" LED LCD though.
The customizable highlights you can L1/R1 through are amazing, it's like having a remote control to Baseball Tonight. Wish my tv and br player had similar features instead of just "jump to inning".
Haven't experienced any freezing/skipping at all this season, yet. In fact that was the reason I canceled last season, was constantly buffering on a wired 30mbps connection on my pc.
Just another superb night for the Metropolitans. <sigh> stinky! They'll play a doubleheader tomorrow against the Rockies and I'm sure they'll get swept because they are the Mets..dammit.
stinking the joint out again today too, looks like your prediction is going to come true. lost the first game and are losing the second one 8-4. ugghhhhJust another superb night for the Metropolitans. <sigh> stinky! They'll play a doubleheader tomorrow against the Rockies and I'm sure they'll get swept because they are the Mets..dammit.
holy hell the Mets were just abysmal during the first homestand. Poor pitching, shoddy defense, tons of k's at the plate. Doesn't help that they got raped by Tulowitzki.
For whatever reason, baseball goes better on the radio (alone) than any other sport.
I also love the mix of a game on TV, muted, with kick-ass music playing, while you, Mr. Nerdity-Nerd-Nerd, are busy pleasuring yourself on the couch . . . which in this case involves arguing with the other nerds on AT through your lappy -- touching yourself being optional. :biggrin:
holy hell the Mets were just abysmal during the first homestand. Poor pitching, shoddy defense, tons of k's at the plate. Doesn't help that they got raped by Tulowitzki.
Ruiz is batting .351 and trying to prove saberheads wrong who said he would come back to earth this year.
I love Chooch! Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fanboy who suddenly thinks he's a first-tier hitter, but I do think there's some evidence that he's one of those guys who's managed to figure out the elusive science of hitting a bit later in life.
Chooch ain't no stat king and never will be, but he IS one of those fundamentally solid complimentary players manning a crucial position who is the kind of guy that helps make good teams great.
He's also an all-around, "no holes in his game" defensive catcher at what is one of the 2-3 most important defensive positions in the game, along with SS and CF, imho.
Defensively, again, probably none of his stats will pop out at you but he handles every phase of the position well, and by all accounts, is a hard-working student of the game who calls a great game and is universally loved and trusted by his pitchers.
Cholly has always loved Chooch, and THIS, his early-on recognition of Chooch, is yet another reason why I defer to and acknowledge the deep baseball-lifer goodness and wisdom of Mr. Mumbles!