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    Watching O’s games on MLB.TV with VPN

    in Orioles Talk

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    1 minute ago, Malike said:

    You're welcome, I hope it works as well for you as it does for me. They have excellent tech support if needed also via chat or phone. (No, I do not work there).

    When I'm out in the Revel van, I use Starlink/RV, and it has a Denver IP, which is great. I'll set Nord to Denver and hopefully, BigBrotherMLB will think I've moved there!

    Watching O’s games on MLB.TV with VPN

    in Orioles Talk

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    13 minutes ago, Malike said:

    Not all VPN's are the same, unfortunately. I traveled a lot, so I needed a VPN that would work with MLB.TV and Netflix. NordVPN is where I ended up and I haven't had any issues with blacked-out MLB games.

    Have tried a few different VPN's, will try Nord today. Thx.

    Watching O’s games on MLB.TV with VPN

    in Orioles Talk

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    4 minutes ago, Obando said:

    I’m sorry to hear you are having this issue as well.  If only MASN would allow for paid streaming without needing a cable subscription, that would solve this problem, but unfortunately that doesn’t appear to be in the cards anytime soon.  
     

    Regardless, we as fans shouldn’t have to go to these great lengths to watch our teams play, and especially not when we’re paying good money for it and still have roadblocks preventing us from doing it.  It’s a total money grab and should be outlawed.  

    I would absolutely pay to legally watch O's games. MLB.tv works fine except against those 6 teams, but damn it, we're in a pennant race and if I would have missed last night's epic inning, it would have made me grumpy. It's really not that difficult to find alternatives, but I would strongly prefer to pay and do it above board.

    Watching O’s games on MLB.TV with VPN

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    I live south of Las Vegas, and am blacked for all Padres, Angels, Dodgers, Giants, A's, and Diamondback games. I had been using Private Internet Access VPN and could usually find a combination of browser / private window / clear cookies / VPN location that would work when O's are playing those teams. As of about a week ago, no joy.

    It's amazing the lengths MLB will go to, to keep fans from watching their games.

    Jordan Westburg 2023

    in Orioles Talk

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    Based on some of the Westburg defensive commentary here on the board, I was expecting him to be Vavra out there. I've been pleasantly surprised, he seems to move well at 2nd and 3rd, and I haven't noticed a weakish arm. Definitely prefer him in the lineup over Frazier.

    Rays 2023

    in MLB

    Posted

    54 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

    So Wander Franco is a pedophile apparently? 
     

    I don’t have a twitter account so idk how to post tweets anymore. 

    I really, really hope this isn't true. (That he's been having a relationship / relations with a 14 year old) But what's on twitter is not a good look, and he's not in the lineup tdoay.

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    Kevin Brown absence explained?

    in Orioles Talk

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    16 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

    I can confirm this is true. 

    Holy Nashville, Batman! 

    Now, I am afraid of what will happen when the deals for Elias and SigBot3000(tm) are up. If any exec team has earned extensions and generous recompense, it's these guys.

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    Ben Clemens of Fangraphs: Orioles-losers at the trade deadline

    in Orioles Talk

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    7 hours ago, Frobby said:

    We do know what Elias said, per Roch:

    Elias also praised chairman and CEO John Angelos for making the budget possibilities “ample.”

    “We were up and down the spectrum. We have the wherewithal to do what we needed and wanted to do at the baseball level, and that’s always huge,” Elias said.

    “We were totally able to explore what we wanted to and needed to and everything up and down the spectrum from a financial perspective and take advantage of good opportunities and good investments for the team, and this is where we landed.”  

    Frobby, no poster on this board I have more respect for. And, of all people, you understand the power, value, and, how shall I put this.... "future income preservation" aspect of praising your boss and spinning / positioning / re-framing information in the best possible light to potential "jurors". Just because house floormat Roch regurgitated sugar-coated sweet nothings from Elias about the hand that feeds him does nothing in my mind to counteract the FACT of the absolute ZERO investment into this team since..... (raised eyebrows and furtive glances at jury....) 

     

    Your honor, I do not refute the defense's objection, as my evidence is purely circumstantial. But let us review the facts...

    The O's are in a mess of an ownership transition, and there has been ZERO indication current ownership wishes to invest in a winning product on the field in terms of player salaries or upgrades. Players Union calls: "Come on, dude, you've got to do something!" Ownership: "What do you have in mind?" Players Union: We owe Adam Frazier a favor. Give him $10 million. Ownership: Adam who? We'll give him $8, but you have to have to stop calling". Players Union: Ugh. Okay" 

    Ownership: "Hey Mike, we signed Adam Frazier". "Oh hell no, you didn't! SigBot3000(tm) has optimized our lineup with Westburg and Ortiz!" "Sorry Mike, it be what it be. Gotta go see my estate lawyer, Mom's calling again, and I'm late for my pre-golf Himalayan salt and sage caramel sponge foot bath at the spa." 

    Mike: (phone ringing). "Hello?" Hey Sig, Mike. We need to talk. When is our contract here up? Let's make damn sure we make these guys look as good as possible, it'll make our interview process with the Yankees / Red Sox / Mets go much smoother. Sig: Got it covered boss.

    Citizens in Nashville: "Yay! We're getting a major league baseball team".

     

    Ben Clemens of Fangraphs: Orioles-losers at the trade deadline

    in Orioles Talk

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    All posturing and Public Relations speak aside, I truly wonder what financial latitude Elias had when considering deals. We could have easily matched what Houston gave the Mets for Verlander, however, Houston is taking on a financial commitment beyond this year.

    We'll never know, but could we have had Verlander for an Ortiz, but Angelos wouldn't OK the $$ we'd have to commit for the coming couple of years?

    So easy for the keyboard warriors out there to judge Elias for what he did or didn't do when they have ZERO clue what kind of constraints he was actually operating under.

    Elias has built a first-place team in the toughest division in MLB, with a strong farm system. I'm inclined to cut him some slack.

     

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    Elias press conference notes

    in Orioles Talk

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    12 minutes ago, rm5678 said:

    Well, at least he's honest.

     

    25 minutes ago, Matt S said:

    Haha. I had to look that word up, because I had no idea what it meant.

    It's that Yale education coming through lol

    Ha! I had to look it up, too.
     

    pab·lum
    1. bland or insipid intellectual fare, entertainment, etc.; pap.

    Specific Trade Ideas

    in Orioles Talk

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    23 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

    The Angels are now going to go into the off-season with no top-100 prospects, no league average starters, 3 potentially league average or better hitters under team control for several years (Moniak, Neto, and O'Hoppe) and Mike Trout. They are a total teardown.

    Agree with this take. Wish I was a fly on the wall to the Angels upper management discussions of this decision. Angels have a slim chance to make the playoffs, very slim to advance in any significant fashion. What in the hell are they thinking? That if they do make a wild card appearance that Ohtani will be awed and enamored so much that he re-signs? And others see the Angels as a destination that will do whatever it takes to win? Whatever. Angels could have sold Ohtani off for a haul. Kept their prospects, and rebooted. Now, if they fail in the playoffs (if they even make it), they're faced with what MurphDogg said above. If I was a fan. I'd be scratching my head, and would not be pleased.

     

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