[bixler]

Have the blackout rules/zip codes changed this year? The past two years I've gotten all Phillie games in my zip code, 17224. Today I'm trying to watch MLB Network on 213 but the games is blacked out. Is this because the game is also shown on CSN Philly and since Direct TV doesn't carry that I can't watch it? I get that feed on MLB Extra Innings but maybe since that isn't active yet that's why I'm blacked out today?

 

[Ronmort]

I am blacked out also due to the fact that I live in the Scranton-Wilkes Barre area. I don't think I experienced a blackout last year in spring training. I wonder if this game was on the areas not in the Philadelphia area.

I'm beginning to think that the only way to get this nonsense to end is to boycott all NBC and Comcast owned channels, but that will never happen.

 

[Chris24]

The game was on MLB Net. for me here.The Yanks were not on the Yes Net.That might me why I was not blacked out.

 

[n3ntj]

Same here in Lancaster. Blacked out of the MLB Network feed. Stupid! When will MLB get into the 21st century and fix these dumb blackouts. Comcrap won't let D* provide CSN Philly, so the Comcrap blackout should not exist for D* customers until Comcrap will agree to terms with D* for CSN Philly carriage. They play again tomorrow but not on MLB.. I wonder if the game will be blacked out again to those of us who have SportsPack. I have MLB EI although the pre-season games are not part of the EI package.

 

[bixler]

Same here in Lancaster. Blacked out of the MLB Network feed. Stupid! When will MLB get into the 21st century and fix these dumb blackouts. Comcrap won't let D* provide CSN Philly, so the Comcrap blackout should not exist for D* customers until Comcrap will agree to terms with D* for CSN Philly carriage. They play again tomorrow but not on MLB.. I wonder if the game will be blacked out again to those of us who have SportsPack. I have MLB EI although the pre-season games are not part of the EI package.

Do you get the Phillies via EI during the regular season? What's your zip?

 

[fireponcoal]

It was available on the AtBat App in the Philly area..

 

[marker101]

Absolute nonsense. But, since it was on CSN, the only place to complain is in the 2,000 post page about CSN Philadelphia.

There are no blackouts for spring training games on mlb.tv - But when the regular season begins, the blackouts will happen. Unbelievable in this day in age the MLB is holding on to antiquated rules that shouldn't apply to TV broadcast, let alone modern day smartphones/tablets. Absurd. Absurd. Absurd.

 

[lacubs]

every sports has these out dated rules let's face it

 

[marker101]

The evening re-broadcast was also blacked out last night. I can't even try to understand it anymore.

 

[Jimmy 440]

Both broadcasts were in the clear here in NJ where they would be normally blacked out during the regular sesaon on the MLBN.

 

[la24philly]

Today we will be able to watch on MLB N they will use the YES network

 

[bixler]

Both broadcasts were in the clear here in NJ where they would be normally blacked out during the regular sesaon on the MLBN.

:lol:

 

[bixler]

Today we will be able to watch on MLB N they will use the YES network

Now today's game is coming in fine on MLB Network and YES Network for me. **** doesn't make any sense at all.

 

[la24philly]

it never will make any sense, when philadelphia CSN is on who knows how they run things

 

[adkinsjm]

If a game is on your local RSN and MLB Network, it will be blacked out on MLB Network.

 

[bwaldron]

every sports has these out dated rules let's face it

The sports differ in how they implement blackouts and the size of the territories involved. Baseball presents some unique fan-unfriendly features.

 

[sdk009]

The sports differ in how they implement blackouts and the size of the territories involved. Baseball presents some unique fan-unfriendly features.

Wasn't two or three years ago B. Selig was going to have a "blue-ribbon" panel take a look and address MLB's archaic blackout rules?
Must be the same panel he put together in 2009 to address the Giants-A's territorial rights issue. Nothing has come on either of these issues. :nono2:

 

[zimm7778]

Wasn't two or three years ago B. Selig was going to have a "blue-ribbon" panel take a look and address MLB's archaic blackout rules?
Must be the same panel he put together in 2009 to address the Giants-A's territorial rights issue. Nothing has come on either of these issues. :nono2:

I believe it was the territory issues, not the blackout issues unless you are looking at this as one in the same.