Question about MLB.TV

by hipster17 on Jul 12, 2008 12:28 AM CDT

Al mentioned that tomorrow's game will be broadcast on MLB.TV, but in my experience most Saturdays even MLB.TV games have been blacked out. Why is tomorrow's game an exception? Because it starts a few hours earlier than the FOX broadcast? Or have they lifted this ridiculous blackout rule all of a sudden? (I doubt the last is true)

Sorry if I'm asking a question everyone already knows the answer to, but I'm really really (REALLY) worried that I'll have to listen to Harden's debut. No offense to the WGN crew, but I want to see this fella's stuff.

Second set of potentially dumb Qs: If it's true that the game is blacked out, would sports pubs with all the requisite MLB packages be showing the game? And if so, any other Portlanders (OR) recommend a Cubs-friendly, smoke-free venue to watch?

Thanks all. Go Cubbies.

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Same question.

I usually get the same results so I’m in the same boat. I gotta see Harden pitch!!

Devin Hester, you are rediculous! -Jeff Joniak

by ARAM FOR MVP on Jul 12, 2008 1:39 AM CDT 0 recs

MLB.TV subscribers will be able to see this game.

Only EI is blacked out.

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by Al on Jul 12, 2008 3:58 AM CDT 0 recs

YAY!!!!

Thanks Al!

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by slcathena on Jul 12, 2008 6:16 AM CDT up 0 recs

FOR REAL!!

thats great, i live in tulsa and thought i was gonna have to listen to his debut also…great news

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by preachermancubsfan on Jul 12, 2008 9:43 AM CDT up 0 recs

Fantastic. Thank you...*

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by hipster17 on Jul 12, 2008 11:26 AM CDT up 0 recs

Pretty sure the non-blackout of early games on MLB.TV is new...

...starting either last year or this year, I think. At least, I don’t recall being able to watch early Saturday games prior to that.

FOX’s window extends from 3:55pm to 7pm. As long as a game starts early enough to not overlap that window (1pm or before), you can get it on MLB.TV. Not sure why the same rules don’t apply to Extra Innings… where all games are blacked out until 7pm. Since that’s the case with EI, you’d be out of luck at a sports bar.

by hokie316 on Jul 12, 2008 6:52 AM CDT 0 recs