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When I was in college in Dubuque, the Cubs, Sox, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, and Royals were blacked out. 6 teams, fuck that.

What is this, some sort of cult? By wearing the same colored shirt to a sporting event, they're probably looking for a hate crime to commit.

The only problem with baseball viewing is on saturdays when Fox cock blocks nearly the entire nation from watching the game they want to watch.

Dan Bernstein never would have wrote:

What is this, some sort of cult? By wearing the same colored shirt to a sporting event, they're probably looking for a hate crime to commit.

The only problem with baseball viewing is on saturdays when Fox cock blocks nearly the entire nation from watching the game they want to watch.

Urlacher's missing neck wrote:

The only problem with baseball viewing is on saturdays when Fox cock blocks nearly the entire nation from watching the game they want to watch.

Factually speaking, FOX Sports only has a three-hour window for its "MLB Saturday Game of the Week". They used to have it from Noon-3p, and then 3-6p before starting up "Baseball Night in America" this month and 8 consecutive Saturday nights from 6-9p.

SHARK wrote:

Urlacher's missing neck wrote:

The only problem with baseball viewing is on saturdays when Fox cock blocks nearly the entire nation from watching the game they want to watch.

Check your facts

Ive seen games go over 3 hours many times on Fox

The more sports leagues fight this kind of thing, the more people will move to illegal streams. If the Bulls or Cubs offered up a deal where I could pay $50-$100 to stream their games for the season on any of my devices, I would sign up for that. The League Passes are nice, but I don't think I would ever sign up for any of them unless I moved out of market from my team. There should be some sort of in-market deal offered. I think the leagues are just leaving money on the table by not offering them, and at the same time alienating a group of fans that are abandoning cable for good.

KDdidit wrote:

When I was in college in Dubuque, the Cubs, Sox, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, and Royals were blacked out. 6 teams, fuck that.

Still that way...

lipidquadcab wrote:

KDdidit wrote:

When I was in college in Dubuque, the Cubs, Sox, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, and Royals were blacked out. 6 teams, fuck that.

Still that way...

I can't even remember any blackouts from college.

spanky wrote:

I can't even remember any blackouts from college.

Was TV even around back then?

Author:	Colonel Angus [ Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:48 pm ]
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Interesting article about Blackout games. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb%E2%80%99s-blackout-problem-keeps-sport-in-dark-ages.html

Author:	lipidquadcab [ Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:01 pm ]
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The strange viewing areas are a double-edges sword...sure, I can't see those teams on national coverage, but with the sports package, I get all those teams games without having to do the MLB Extra Innings package.

Author:	KDdidit [ Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:09 pm ]
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When I was in college in Dubuque, the Cubs, Sox, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, and Royals were blacked out. 6 teams, fuck that.

Author:	Urlacher's missing neck [ Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:10 pm ]
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The only problem with baseball viewing is on saturdays when Fox cock blocks nearly the entire nation from watching the game they want to watch.

Author:	lipidquadcab [ Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:53 pm ]
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KDdidit wrote: When I was in college in Dubuque, the Cubs, Sox, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, and Royals were blacked out. 6 teams, fuck that. Still that way...

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Author:	Terry's Peeps [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:11 am ]
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2008 Blackout

Author:	Curious Hair [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:14 am ]
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Dan Bernstein never would have wrote: What is this, some sort of cult? By wearing the same colored shirt to a sporting event, they're probably looking for a hate crime to commit.

Author:	redskingreg [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:59 am ]
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Terry's Peeps wrote: 2008 Blackout I was there. (We're happy for ya)

Author:	redskingreg [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:00 am ]
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Urlacher's missing neck wrote: The only problem with baseball viewing is on saturdays when Fox cock blocks nearly the entire nation from watching the game they want to watch. Yep. Extra Innings doesn't carry any of those games either. I believe all other games are carried except for Saturday afternoon and Texas' Sunday night game.

Author:	Dave In Champaign [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:02 am ]
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Curious Hair wrote: Dan Bernstein never would have wrote: What is this, some sort of cult? By wearing the same colored shirt to a sporting event, they're probably looking for a hate crime to commit.

Author:	Douchebag [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:07 am ]
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The more sports leagues fight this kind of thing, the more people will move to illegal streams. If the Bulls or Cubs offered up a deal where I could pay $50-$100 to stream their games for the season on any of my devices, I would sign up for that. The League Passes are nice, but I don't think I would ever sign up for any of them unless I moved out of market from my team. There should be some sort of in-market deal offered. I think the leagues are just leaving money on the table by not offering them, and at the same time alienating a group of fans that are abandoning cable for good.

Author:	SHARK [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:06 pm ]
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Urlacher's missing neck wrote: The only problem with baseball viewing is on saturdays when Fox cock blocks nearly the entire nation from watching the game they want to watch. Factually speaking, FOX Sports only has a three-hour window for its "MLB Saturday Game of the Week". They used to have it from Noon-3p, and then 3-6p before starting up "Baseball Night in America" this month and 8 consecutive Saturday nights from 6-9p. According to my DIRECTV program guide, "MLB on FOX" has already selected the game for the Chicago area Saturday night. That'll be the Tigers/Rays' game from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL.

Author:	rogers park bryan [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:22 pm ]
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SHARK wrote: Urlacher's missing neck wrote: The only problem with baseball viewing is on saturdays when Fox cock blocks nearly the entire nation from watching the game they want to watch. Factually speaking, FOX Sports only has a three-hour window for its "MLB Saturday Game of the Week". They used to have it from Noon-3p, and then 3-6p before starting up "Baseball Night in America" this month and 8 consecutive Saturday nights from 6-9p. Check your facts Ive seen games go over 3 hours many times on Fox

Author:	SHARK [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:28 pm ]
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rogers park bryan wrote: SHARK wrote: Urlacher's missing neck wrote: The only problem with baseball viewing is on saturdays when Fox cock blocks nearly the entire nation from watching the game they want to watch. Factually speaking, FOX Sports only has a three-hour window for its "MLB Saturday Game of the Week". They used to have it from Noon-3p, and then 3-6p before starting up "Baseball Night in America" this month and 8 consecutive Saturday nights from 6-9p. Check your facts Ive seen games go over 3 hours many times on Fox The window is ONLY supposed to be 3 hours...

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Author:	Brick [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:05 pm ]
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Douchebag wrote: The more sports leagues fight this kind of thing, the more people will move to illegal streams. If the Bulls or Cubs offered up a deal where I could pay $50-$100 to stream their games for the season on any of my devices, I would sign up for that. The League Passes are nice, but I don't think I would ever sign up for any of them unless I moved out of market from my team. There should be some sort of in-market deal offered. I think the leagues are just leaving money on the table by not offering them, and at the same time alienating a group of fans that are abandoning cable for good. I agree with this. mlb.tv is awesome, though I didn't buy it this year because both the Cubs and Sox were supposed to be bad. Who really screws it up, intentionally, is the NFL. I'm not paying $350 for the 10 Bears games a year not shown on national television.

Author:	spanky [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:12 pm ]
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lipidquadcab wrote: KDdidit wrote: When I was in college in Dubuque, the Cubs, Sox, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, and Royals were blacked out. 6 teams, fuck that. Still that way... I can't even remember any blackouts from college.

Author:	A7X [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:13 pm ]
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The worst blackout was the night I drank a fifth of Rumplemintz, with a Xanax/Vicodin chaser. The night started in Ottawa, IL and ended in a trailer/meth lab in Joplin, MO.

Author:	Douchebag [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:39 pm ]
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spanky wrote: lipidquadcab wrote: KDdidit wrote: When I was in college in Dubuque, the Cubs, Sox, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, and Royals were blacked out. 6 teams, fuck that. Still that way... I can't even remember any blackouts from college. Was TV even around back then?

Author:	spanky [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:52 pm ]
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Douchebag wrote: spanky wrote: I can't even remember any blackouts from college. Was TV even around back then? I'm not even sure. I didnt have time for TV in college. What were your favorite shows back then?