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15 minutes in, I'm enjoying it. Small sample size and all, I'm loving it a lot more than ESPN. Barry Larkin, especially, seems like he really knows his stuff and isn't a babbling idiot. The Reynolds-Leiter-Larkin team, I think, is really good, at least so far.
Oh baby!!
I guess I should consider getting cable now with the MLB network.
I've learned if Duke Snider's kid shaved, he'd use Gillette.
LOL. I really like it especially the different views on everything
It's also cool to see old-old Yankee stadium and just how darn huge it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockiesfan4ever
Yea and to see what they look like now
Well, you'll need cable within a month anyway or you won't get a signal..Quote:
Originally Posted by ragecage
I am impressed, MLB Hot Stove seems to have a strong lineup, they sound intelligent, and they have advertised several awesome sounding programs.
I know, Prime 9 sounds cool... I can't wait to watch thatQuote:
Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies
Uh oh, they just had Tom Verducchi on...... and even worse, he said the "clutch" word.... Still, I find it much better then ESPN, and Verducchi>Morgan.
Verducci's SI columns generally aren't bad at all.
so i have charter cable. and mlb network is blacked out!!!!!!!!!!!
They are not terrible, but his MLB Network debut was shaky. He immediately claimed the Mets should sign Derrek Lowe because "He exels in the clutch, and can win the big game".Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
You're overreacting.
"Knows how" to win the big game is the overused cliche I would have used.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies
Besides if you think you're a big-game pitcher (3.33 post-season ERA) and you do well in the post-season. Then you ARE a big-game pitcher.
i do have that converter box though, only gets one channel. Waste of money it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
I know, I just don't want an ESPN. But it does look good, so I guess I don't have to worry... for now....Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
There's never going to be what you're looking for. TV analysts are always going to use old cliches. And hell, what he said, IS true. Derek Lowe does excel in the clutch (because he's a good pitcher), and he CAN win a big game (because he's a good pitcher).Quote:
Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies
Yes, but obviously anyone has the potential to win a big game, but they seem to feel that only a few players can. *Sigh* But anyways, more good stuff today, some nice documentaries have been on. What I think would be really cool would be if they did a special on the Nipponese league. I am a Hanshin Tigers/ Toyo Carp fan, and it is hard to find reliable english coverage/history on the teams and players.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
For those that have watched it, how is the balance on there? Is it all NY and Boston or are they mentioning other teams?
It's a lot more balanced than ESPN is
oh goody gum dropsQuote:
Originally Posted by rockiesfan4ever
Yea, it seems to focus on baseball more then ESPN does :). I would get so mad when they would spend 4 seconds talking about the Pirates or Padres game, and ten minutes talking about one basketball game.
That's different. He saying they don't spend 5 seconds on the Royals-Mariners game and 10 minutes on Yanks-AthleticsQuote:
Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies
Oh, i did not even notice his post, just yours. yeah, it seems wicked balanced so far, it has talked about the whole league. Two Thumbs up on Balance.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockiesfan4ever
well I wouldnt mind a 10 minute segment on my A's :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rockiesfan4ever
I guess I will call my cable provider and get some cable.
You're going to legally need cable by next month or you won't have any TV at all... they've been airing commercials about the DTV switch all the time for more then a year, dude...Quote:
Originally Posted by ragecage
I agree... wicked balanced! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies
What kind of shows do they have on it?
How much extra is this costing folks?
I haven't called Comcast yet...
IT'S FREEEEEEEE
I need something non-caps so that'd stay caps
You're right, so far. It's on, for me, for the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockiesfan4ever
But my cynical, battle-weary consumer mentality makes me wonder: for how long?
I have no trouble seeing a day in the not-too-far-off-future (probably before spring-training) that, once the cable providers are confident the "hook is in", they'll black out the channel and begin charging for it.
The cable providers that are providing it for free have a stake in the MLB Network company.
"Comcast, DirecTV, Time Warner and Cox Communications have minority ownership of the new network, with MLB retaining a controlling two-thirds share."
I have comcast and it is blackout or just not active in the Seattle/Issaquah area.
okay, I have upgraded to digital preferred....I had the digital classic....
MLB Network works. :)