MLB iPhone app now available

I had last seasons, and it was great. This season includes MLB Audio included. not sure if it also lets you get the audio on your computer (doubtful), but you can stream either teams announcers for every game, so that's a plus.

almost 3 years ago laidbackliam 43 comments 3 recs |

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Well...I bought it.

I bet the audio isn’t going to work until the regular season starts, however. No way to test it until then.

Dan

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by dtpollitt on Mar 30, 2009 4:33 PM CDT reply actions

Awesome!

Thanks!

Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Mar 30, 2009 7:15 PM CDT reply actions

Thanks...

I’ve been waiting for this.

Someday we'll go all the way...

by CubsBullsBears on Mar 30, 2009 7:21 PM CDT reply actions

You can get the audio on your computer

by joining the Cubs Club. Audio is included.

by Clark Addison on Mar 30, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions

yeah

but he was saying if he pays for the iphone app, would he be able to use the gameday audio as well?

answer is no. you get the audio on the iphone, but not through anything else.

There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn't help......"--Bill Buckner

by laidbackliam on Apr 1, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions

No blackout restrictions on the audio

That alone is enough to pay the $10 for the app

by otherones on Mar 30, 2009 11:25 PM CDT reply actions

Do you need to be on a 3G...

…network to the audio? I’m thinking about getting it so I can listen to Pat and Ron while sitting in the stands.

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Mar 31, 2009 4:24 PM CDT reply actions

Curious as well

I was curious if wifi is required in order to access the audio? I bought the app anyway and am stoked to see what it offers.

by AzCubfan24 on Mar 31, 2009 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't think (or hope) Wrigley is WiFi, right?

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Mar 31, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions

wrigley does not

have a usable wifi signal for fans. no.

There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn't help......"--Bill Buckner

by laidbackliam on Mar 31, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Um...

… if you’re sitting in the stands in Chicago, you can listen to Pat & Ron already, on this amazing little device called a “radio”.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 31, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh Al.

Radio’s are so 1980’s. Plus I would rather spend the money on this app rather than put it towards a radio. iPhone’s are much cooler looking anyway.

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Mar 31, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions

The radio is better

If you have the option, the radio is better – the MLB signal is delayed quite a bit, which is kind of disorienting.

Analog still rules sometimes!

"[I]f we get a Jumbotron, I can't pull the instant replay thing on all the rookies. Every time there's a good play, we're like, 'Oh, look at the replay,' and you get the rookies to look at the scoreboard." - Ryan Dempster, 2 January 2009

by CaughtInTheVines on Mar 31, 2009 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions

yes, but when not in chicago

or an area where the wgn signal doesn’t reach, this will be nice to have.

but if i was at the game, i’d be watching, not needing to listen. only time you need to look things up then is the other team isn’t wearing names on the back of the jerseys. have to heckle the outfield somehow.

There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn't help......"--Bill Buckner

by laidbackliam on Mar 31, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions

All teams wear names on the back of their road jerseys...

… except the Yankees.

The only teams that don’t wear names on their home jerseys are the Yankees, Red Sox and Giants.

Oh, and there’s this thing called a “scorecard” where they sometimes have information about what numbers players wear.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 1, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions

Of course,

you’re presuming that the information in the scorecard is correct, which you and I both know is not always the case.

"You know, you should be a lot more careful crossing the street like that, otherwise you could die - if that bothers you."

by gauchodirk on Apr 1, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions

True.

But at least it’s there, printed, and relatively cheap.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 1, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions

i thought

that the rockies didn’t have names on their alternates. i could be wrong, but hey, i’ve been wrong before. was actually just trying to think of a reason it would be helpful.

There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn't help......"--Bill Buckner

by laidbackliam on Apr 1, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions

The Rockies do have names on their alt jerseys.

You’re talking about those goofy looking black sleeveless things, right?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Apr 1, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions

yup.

There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn't help......"--Bill Buckner

by laidbackliam on Apr 2, 2009 1:30 AM CDT up reply actions

not having names on jerseys drives me nuts

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by Emelie on Apr 5, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Streaming works over Edge

so it will work over 3G as well. Edge does not stream very well though, I don’t know about 3G.

by dorf on Apr 1, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions

3G is much better than Edge

I use 3G for applications like Pandora while I’m at work, and the streaming quality is excellent. If you’re sitting in the bleachers at Wrigley, my guess is you’ll be getting 3G (I’ve found very few spots in the city that are dead zones for 3G, and the ones I find seem to be limited to about one block).

"You know, you should be a lot more careful crossing the street like that, otherwise you could die - if that bothers you."

by gauchodirk on Apr 1, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Techincally you'll be getting 3G in the bleachers,

but it’s very slow. Take a look around and you’ll see 50 other people on iPhones. The 3G slows to a crawl.

Ron Santo should sing TMOTTBG everyday. Period.

by Schwa on Apr 2, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions

I wonder what Bartman was listening to.

Was it Pat and Ron or was it his MP3? (Did they have iPods in 2003?)

by Clark Addison on Apr 1, 2009 7:19 PM CDT reply actions

yes.

but they were “new”.

There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn't help......"--Bill Buckner

by laidbackliam on Apr 2, 2009 1:31 AM CDT up reply actions

I bought it

and it looks exactly like the free version. Obviously I bought it for the audio, which doesn’t kick in until opening day, but I still expected something more in addition to that. Once the audio works, I’ll be satisfied, though.

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Apr 3, 2009 6:44 AM CDT reply actions

I think the paid app will also have in-game video highlights

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Apr 3, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Audio Issue?

So i tried this for the first time last night and even with the audio up as loud as I could get it, it seemed I could barely hear it. Id be curious to know if this is happening to anyone else. I have a 3g Iphone if that makes any difference.

by AzCubfan24 on Apr 6, 2009 10:44 AM CDT reply actions

with or without

headphones on. i tried listening to the mets/reds game today and the audio was too low without headphones. with, it was fine.

There's nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn't help......"--Bill Buckner

by laidbackliam on Apr 6, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Audio Not Working

I bought the MLB app, and audio didn’t work at all, even with 5 bars of service and 3G network active. Anyone else have luck with this?

by SleepyLaBeef on Apr 7, 2009 1:24 AM CDT reply actions

There were major growing pains with both the iPhone app

and the new MLB.TV media player last night, but I did get the Houston audio feed on the phone. The WGN feed was only there for a few minutes.

Let’s hope they figure this out real soon.

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Apr 7, 2009 8:09 AM CDT up reply actions

If you don't mind me asking,

is the gameday function different than the free version?

if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand

by N Oakley on Apr 7, 2009 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions

I wasn't using it

(I’m not a big Gameday user. Since i get all Cubs games on MLB.TV and audio and that’s my primary means of watching, I don’t find the supplemental nature of Gameday very useful the way most people do – who I assume use it at work and such.)

I did notice it looking a lot more like the full Gameday on a PC than the free app version. And looking at archived games now, there’s a lot more to see on the paid version than the free version, which only provides a line score. The archived games on the full version have line score, box score, play by play per inning, and a field diagram (picturing the last out of the game). I remember the live batter/pitch graphics on there last night.

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Apr 7, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions

Worked great for me...

I listended to the cubs game on WGN on my way back from the air port in a cab with no AM radio.

they mixed up with buttons .. the HOU link was wgn and the CHN link was houston… but they both worked for me in between ohare and clark/sheffield where i live.

I thought the app was great – hopefully they iron out the tech problems the other users were having b/c w/out blackout restrictions - this thing ROCKS.

by otherones on Apr 7, 2009 1:42 PM CDT reply actions

The MLB app

is badly in need of an update. It crashes regularly, in addition to the problems receiving WGN audio. Come on guys, it’s time for version 1.1.

It worked fine last season (although audio wasn’t available then), so I know you can do it.

by Clark Addison on Apr 8, 2009 5:47 PM CDT reply actions

work for iPod touch?

I don’t have an iPhone (i’m a blackberry guy), but have been thinking about getting an iPod touch for the apps. Does anyone know if this app or other MLB ones work on iPod touches? I didn’t know if the iPod has 3G or if it’s all Edge..

by cubfan1982 on Apr 8, 2009 7:48 PM CDT reply actions