Help a fellow BCB'er enjoy the game

I don't own one myself, but it's my only suggestion outside of morse code.

Also, you said they're blocking apps... does that include sling box as well?

At least sirius doesnt. And they do have internet radio with XM and Sirius, but you can't stream, and they don't put sports on the stream anyways.

pick up a wireless internet signal at all? You could use a laptop to keep an eye on gameday or listen to the audio that way.

JK.

usually provides good play by play (or every other play) but it goes along well with MLB gameday. Better than nothing!!!

Call 312-923-1938 to get WGN over the phone. I have used it to check the score. I am sure your company won't mind tying up a line for 3 hours or so.

....sports.yahoo.com. They have a box score that's straight HTML, refreshes every 30 seconds or so.

I just put the radio on top of my file cabinet and I think I heard Mike North's voice. There is hope! I'm going to run down to Radio Shack and buy a better radio and see if that helps. Haha... these people at work think I'm nuts.

I have a radio that picks up tv signals (yes, I know it will only work for another year before everything goes digital) and for games broadcast on WGN, I use that since the AM reception at work is real crappy.

Kasey

For a team that supposedly plays "too many day games", in 2008 the Cubs will play only 32 games during "working hours" -- i.e. during the afternoon Monday through Friday (this doesn't include the two holiday games, when most people are off work).

Go to the website below, and depending on what kind of firewall your company is running you may be able to access what you are looking for. Scroll to the bottom of the page and input a webpage that you know is blocked through your company as a "test" and if you are able to access, you shouldn't have a problem getting your audio to work. Worth a shot

http://www.culvo.com/

I bought a $30 desktop radio from Radio Shack. 720 worked in the store; I get back to the office, and 670 comes in crystal clear, but 720 is a just a buzz.

I had one I used to listen to when I was living in Spain. I would think that would get okay reception. I'm sure radio shack will have those too...or at least be able to direct you to the right people. Ask them about it too, they tend to be tech geeks and may have an answer.

That is by the window... CRYSTAL CLEAR WGN! Now all I have to do is get promoted so I can sit there. Better get to work... : )

but another poster linked this feed on Monday's game and my block-happy work computer allowed it:

www.660wbhr.com

Seems like the only solution.

if you have a laptop, get you an AT&T wireless card. Bring that to your office. if you cant have it sitting on your desk, just get the gameday audio and put it under your desk

You could try to find a proxy online. When at work, google proxy, and open one of them up. If u dont know what it is, it is basically a website that gives you a address bar, so you can go to a website through that website. lol. When you go in there, test one of the blocked websitesand see if it works... Do it at school all the time, until the tech person blocked like almost EVERYTHING... If i want to use a proxy, i need to go to about page 80 on google to find one that isnt blocked. lol.

I stacked some books on the top of my cube shelf and put the radio up pretty high. Then taped the AM antenna wire to one of the support beams next to my cube... a few minutes of fiddling around... and I heard Ron's voice loud and clear! (There is bad static from time to time, but it gets the job done)

radio that also picks up TV sound. It has AM and FM but also gets WGN tv sound. Works pretty well. It was an elcheapo Emerson from Wal-Mart.