Will you renew your MLB Package?

[saleen351]

For me, NO. I love my Yanks but here are my issues.

1. TOO MANY BLACK OUTS! I don't care why this happens but just the fact it does happen ticks me off. I want a schedule put out before the season showing me all the Yanks games I should see, it doesn't need to be perfect, but close.

2. Very few YES feeds last year (I live in fort lauderdale) I don't want the B team Brewers feed!

3. I don't feel like I'm getting value out of it, seems pricey compared to the NFLST

4. The Yanks play on a lot of national games and all Sox vs Yanks games are on espn.

5. I can keep track of my Yanks on the net

6. All the playoffs are on broadcast tv.

Unless they give me a sweet deal this year, I'm gone.

[DCSholtis]

YES I will renew.

[Knepster]

Yes, I will renew too.

[oakwcj]

It depends on how many games will be shown in HD. I don't think I'll be able to watch baseball in SD any more.

[Proc]

I'll renew too. I love baseball. Man, it was great to see baseball reborn here in Motown last year.

The reason I subscribe to MLB EI?

The Brewers announcers crack me up. Very lighthearted.

Vin Scully.

The Tigers opponent's games.

Did I mention I love baseball....?

[DishDog]

One of few remaining vices left.
Gotadoit.

[HDTVsportsfan]

Yea, I'm in it for a 7th year.

[purtman]

Probably. As Proc said, it's great listening to Vin Scully. Even though my Yankees aren't on a lot on Friday nights, it's worth it. I enjoy watching them. My wife isn't big on it. But if I do end up passing on it, Arlington, Minneapolis, and Chicago are all within driving distance of Kansas City. That's a lot of Yankees' games.

[bluedogok]

Yes, that way I get Red Sox and Rangers games here and I don't have to watch Astros games all the time.

[racemanva]

If there are no more than 1 or 2 games a night in HD and I won't be renewing. I'm getting to the point if it's not in HD I just don't watch it, regardless of the content, i.e., news, sports, sitcoms etc., :nono:

[DawgLink]

It depends on how many games will be shown in HD. I don't think I'll be able to watch baseball in SD any more.

Amen to that.

It all boils down to whether more games will be in HD

If so, I will buy it in a heart-beat

If not, then I won't. Last year's games was a bit of a disappointment to me HD wise.

[papa_azteca]

For me, NO. I love my Yanks but here are my issues.

1. TOO MANY BLACK OUTS! I don't care why this happens but just the fact it does happen ticks me off. I want a schedule put out before the season showing me all the Yanks games I should see, it doesn't need to be perfect, but close.

Doesn't the Yankees have an agreement with a local provider to show the Friday night games? This would be a reason why it is not available on MLB EI. Also, create a custom schedule on DIRECTV.com and it will tell you which games would be on MLB EI. And don't forget that FOX and ESPN have broadcasting rights for certain weekend games with the MLB.

2. Very few YES feeds last year (I live in fort lauderdale) I don't want the B team Brewers feed!

I don't understand this? Are you getting the MLB EI for the Yanks games or the announcers? If you don't like the announcers then turn off the volume and use your imagination.

3. I don't feel like I'm getting value out of it, seems pricey compared to the NFLST

Really? How much was the NFL ST for how many games a week? MLB EI has over 60 games a week for how many weeks? I think that the MLB EI is a much better value. Unless you only follow one team then you are missing the point of the MLB EI.

4. The Yanks play on a lot of national games and all Sox vs Yanks games are on espn.

Not all of the Yanks games are on ESPN. Some are on a local affiliate.

5. I can keep track of my Yanks on the net

Are you watching the game or surfing the net?

6. All the playoffs are on broadcast tv.

So are the NFL playoffs. MLB EI is for "regular season" games.

Unless they give me a sweet deal this year, I'm gone.

So yes, I will still subscribe to MLB EI this year. And I am looking forward to it being exclusive on D*! Crossing my fingers!

[Edmund]

Yes, its the only way to get the Angel games in Maryland. It will be my 12th year of Extra-Innings.

[Paperboy2003]

No doubt about it.....I'm addicted.

Being a Yankee fan in NJ is great since I get the local feed, but being able to watch the other games whenever I want to is great.

I also am in a very competitive fantasy league and any insight I can grab from out of market games helps out a lot!

[bwaldron]

I will renew. Even though EI has issues, and in my mind is the worst of the pro sports passes, I still find it a good value.

[Humnahey]

No, but I will continue to get the package online at mlb.com.

For $80 you get every single game, including those not even on TV...you get the radio announcers and the scoreboard feed instead.

I usually hook my laptop up to the TV, and I'm set to go.

[DonCorleone]

Definitely...I mean, yes the Friday/Saturday blackouts are beyond frustration but it's either this way or no way. As for the comparison to NFLST, what are you talking about? This is MUCH cheaper!

[PTopo]

Of course!! This will be season 10 of MLB-EI for me. It keeps getting a little more expensive but it can't be beat for extreme baseball fans.

[jkseger]

Hi all,

First Post.

I will be renewing.

Although my biggest beef with D* about the MLBEI package is the fact that they refuse to show the replays of that days game when they air late in the evening/early morning.

I am a premier package customer and get all the 600's plus I pay for the MLBEI package, so why should I be able to see in rerun what I was able to seelive just a few hours ago. Every time I call I bring this up and asked if they have fixed this yet and I always get the same answer "I agree with you sir but I don't know what I can do about it".

Anybody else peeved at this besides me?

Happy New Year!!

John

[bwaldron]

Anybody else peeved at this besides me?


Definitely.

MLB is a rich source of peeves for me ;)

But I keep coming back with my wallet open.

[The_Geyser]

I will renew. Wife loves her baseball!

[skaeight]

I'm going with mlb.tv again this year, BUT that might change next year if they can offer all games in HD. I don't have HD yet, but I'm salivating at idea of 70 HD channels, and the possibility of being able to watch every red sox game in HD.

[St Louis Cardinals Fan]

Not a chance.
I live hundreds of miles away from St Louis but I'm blacked out from watching their games because I'm in their "local area". I'm also in the local area for the Cubs, and the brewers.
I'm in the primary local area for the Cubs so I receive the Sports Chicago channel. I'm in the secondary local areas for the brewers and Cardinals so I get blacked out unless I purchase the sports pack ( witch I did last month).

Not enough HD games to keep me happy. The SD games look like mud.

[DCSholtis]

Hi all,

First Post.

I will be renewing.

Although my biggest beef with D* about the MLBEI package is the fact that they refuse to show the replays of that days game when they air late in the evening/early morning.

I am a premier package customer and get all the 600's plus I pay for the MLBEI package, so why should I be able to see in rerun what I was able to seelive just a few hours ago. Every time I call I bring this up and asked if they have fixed this yet and I always get the same answer "I agree with you sir but I don't know what I can do about it".

Anybody else peeved at this besides me?

Happy New Year!!

John

That replay policy is all controlled by MLB not D*. You need to hammer MLB headquarters on that one.

[tpayne105]

yes, for a 6 consecutive season....

hey maybe Directv owes me something now...isn't that norm around here??

haha

[DawgLink]

hey maybe Directv owes me something now...isn't that norm around here??

With D*'s troubles, they probably do

[Paperboy2003]

Ive mentioned this elsewhere, but I'm going to be very cranky if / when D* tries to charge us for the HD games (once they have the b-width).

[teebeebee1]

I'll renew too. I love baseball. Man, it was great to see baseball reborn here in Motown last year.

The reason I subscribe to MLB EI?

The Brewers announcers crack me up. Very lighthearted.

Vin Scully.

The Tigers opponent's games.

Did I mention I love baseball....?

I've watched a ton of brewers games just because of Vasgersian/Daren Sutton.

Sadly, MLB Extra innings only uses cable games so we miss all the Vasgersian padres games, but Sutton is going to be doing DBacks games next year, so I might actually watch that team too.

Best thing to look forward to? Thom Brennaman on Radio only this year :) HE BLOWS!

[perfidy]

Of course I'll renew. Screw your Yankees, saleen351. Nobody gives a damn about Steinbrenner's Stumblers.

[Steve Mehs]

I'm thinking about getting EI this year, first time I'd ever be getting a sports season package. I'll make the determination later once I find out how many games a week are in HD.

[bwaldron]

I'm thinking about getting EI this year, first time I'd ever be getting a sports season package. I'll make the determination later once I find out how many games a week are in HD.

Generally, all games that are carried by a regional sports network are carried in EI. (If both team's RSNs are carrying a game, you will almost always get the home team broadcast.) Exceptions are the rare RSN games on Sunday evenings or Saturday afternoons. What we don't get are any out-of-market FOX Saturday games (a real downside), or any games that are carried only by an OTA or Canadian broadcaster.

[DawgLink]

Any news on the latest of whether D* will get MLB?

[saleen351]

Value =my level of satisfaction

I'm not comparing to NFLST in terms of dollar amounts, I'm simply stating I have no bones about paying for the ST but I question the MLBEI because I feel I'm not receiving the same value or satisfaction like I do with the ST.

I don't care about HD, enough with the YES black outs!