MASN now streaming.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Sports Guy said:

Yea, that’s total bs.

How can they be so far behind something so simple?  
 

They are really run by a bunch of morons.

Had my hopes up, knew it would be too good to be true.  

I don't particularly like subscribing to MLB.TV each year and then having to jerry rig a connection with a VPN and hope that it works...it usually does, but there are times where it doesn't...I don't like breaking the rules, but LOOK AT WHAT YOU MAKE ME DO, MASN.  

[MurphDogg]

4 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Rob Long?  Lol

I assume he will be handling pre-game / post-game duties on the app. Not sure how that saves money vs airing it on MASN itself, but I guess that ESPN News simulcast pays the bills.

[lovetoaster]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

Nevermind, it’s bs:

 

https://twitter.com/benjstrauss/status/1353769848464158721?s=21

I think that's the way it has to be at this point. I don't think a team can market their individual streaming rights. I think all of that has to go through MLB.TV. For local people, that would mean getting rid of their somewhat ridiculous and antiquated local blackout rules. Unfortunately, I don't think that is happening any time soon. 

They can let people watch online that subscribe to MASN already, but I think that's the only thing they can do from a team streaming perspective. So its definitely a step forward, IMO, but only for those that already have access to MASN through an existing cable, satellite, streaming package. 

 

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, BohKnowsBmore said:

Not sure how that’s BS necessarily. Pretty common for streaming games. For example, I can stream big ten games on fox sports app, but I need a cable subscription to access. This is still positive news in that it will allow me to watch/listen games when I’m not home or in range of Orioles radio broadcasts 

People are going away from cable and want to “cut the cord”. Give them the option to do it.  It’s stupid not to.  
 

You bitch and complain that your game isnt marketed well and that you need a younger fan base yet you don’t do common sense things like this to make it more accessible to those younger fans.

 

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I'm curious to what his role will be with no pregame and postgame show. That's what Rob Long was hired for last year. I guess the few minute of airtime before the game starts and the few minutes after the game is when Long will talk. 

And I’m sure it will be inspiring!  

[eddie83]

Once again I’m not aware that any teams sell separate access to their games. Key question is whether they are available on streaming services. 

[Moose Milligan]

2 minutes ago, BohKnowsBmore said:

Not sure how that’s BS necessarily. Pretty common for streaming games. For example, I can stream big ten games on fox sports app, but I need a cable subscription to access. This is still positive news in that it will allow me to watch/listen games when I’m not home or in range of Orioles radio broadcasts 

The bolded part is why it's BS.

Cable subscriptions suck.  The part that SG and I are griping about is that it's not a part of something like YouTube TV or another TV streaming product.  

If you want to cut the cable cord, there are a lot of great ways to do it...I really like YouTubeTV.  It drives me crazy that MASN isn't a part of it, but CSN DC is, so I can watch the Wizards (big deal, I don't care) but not the Orioles/Nats.  

[lovetoaster]

5 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

 

It doesn't mean a damn thing if you have to have a cable package to access it. 

Hey MASN, if you're reading, pick one and suck it.  

I am pretty sure that's not a MASN problem, that's an MLB problem. 

Like, if you live in Chicago, you can stream the White Sox or the Cubs, but only if you are a subscriber to NBC Sports Chicago or Marquee.

[Ripken]

Meh, I'll just stick with attending Keys games again.  Oh, wait.

[eddie83]

As an example here is a Red Sox fans options. 
 

https://www.soda.com/video/watch/boston-red-sox/

[lovetoaster]

5 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

The bolded part is why it's BS.

Cable subscriptions suck.  The part that SG and I are griping about is that it's not a part of something like YouTube TV or another TV streaming product.  

If you want to cut the cable cord, there are a lot of great ways to do it...I really like YouTubeTV.  It drives me crazy that MASN isn't a part of it, but CSN DC is, so I can watch the Wizards (big deal, I don't care) but not the Orioles/Nats.  

Sorry, I apparently misunderstood you. I didn't realize that MASN is not available on YouTube TV or any of the other streaming options. That's pretty crazy these days. 

[Moose Milligan]

5 minutes ago, lovetoaster said:

I am pretty sure that's not a MASN problem, that's an MLB problem. 

Like, if you live in Chicago, you can stream the White Sox or the Cubs, but only if you are a subscriber to NBC Sports Chicago or Marquee.

Pretty sure MASN has decided not to put it's channels on streaming platforms like YouTube TV or Hulu.

[eddie83]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

Pretty sure MASN has decided not to put it's channels on streaming platforms like YouTube TV or Hulu.

Can’t expect greatness overnight. 

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, lovetoaster said:

Sorry, I apparently misunderstood you. I didn't realize that MASN is not available on YouTube TV or any of the other streaming options. That's pretty crazy these days. 

Yep, exactly.  It's terrible.

The only reason I have YoutubeTV is to watch some ESPN and watch WFT games and NFL playoff games.  It's almost NOT worth it...it would be worth if it had MASN.

[MurphDogg]

Would be nice if MASN would get on Sling, which is the cheapest of the various options. I have Sling  pretty much exclusively to watch Maryland basketball. The Giants and Athletics games are available on Sling in-market.

Here is a list of all team's RSN streaming platform options - https://www.groundedreason.com/how-to-watch-mlb-games-without-cable/ 

That option would of course be second to just letting us pay them directly. This is all very dumb, hopefully it gets sorted out soon, but it should have happened 5+ years ago.