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6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

It is a way to help placate the masses.  Cal doesn't have the money to be in a position of power.  Maybe he can be the hatchet man and fire people like the Marlins have Jeter doing.

I just don’t get the fascination with Ripken. Like you said the masses love him and they think he will be good for PR. 

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Looking at the You tube content available for old orioles games, it's amazing they can't show some of these or do some research and actually show classic games like the Orioles-Brewers double header s

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I don't know about the "smarter" part, but I've posted several times my view that many of the Orioles' decisions are consistent with a plan to sell the team. My view about that has gotten stronger; I'

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On 3/19/2021 at 2:53 PM, eddie83 said:

All these RSN’s don’t have much in the way of quality programming except for the the games.

Therein lies the rub (Thanks Shakespeare!) 

The entire purpose of forming an RSN is to have the anchor properties keep revenue flowing in so the RSN can acquire new programming which in turn makes the RSN more valuable to cable and other TV providers.  And the revenue that is exempt from MLB revenue sharing is a major incentive for ownership to form a RSN.

Creating a RSN is not an easy thing to do — a special sort of expertise is required.  It’s a headache to be sure, which is why a lot of owners don’t even bother and instead sell their TV rights outright.

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IMHO they desperately need a new set designer. MASN sets are depressing and they look like they are broadcasting from a conference room in PA's law firm that hasn't been updated since the 60s with all the dark paneling and wood. It makes the broadcasts of the studio shows unwatchable for me. 

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I'm confused

Isn't it a given that RSN's are a dying entity as everyone cuts the cord

Do they have a revenue stream, or business model as cable systems shut down.

Are they hooked up with a streaming services, are any of the RSN's?

Seems like they are just cutting costs as they shutdown MASN and transition to something else.

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5 minutes ago, webbrick2010 said:

I'm confused

Isn't it a given that RSN's are a dying entity as everyone cuts the cord

Do they have a revenue stream, or business model as cable systems shut down.

Are they hooked up with a streaming services, are any of the RSN's?

Seems like they are just cutting costs as they shutdown MASN and transition to something else.

I think at some point in the near future the cable cutting is going to stabilize. 

Folks that are willing to cut the cord already have for the most part.

My father for instance loves to complain about the cost of cable but is he willing to learn how to use on demand services?  Nope.  He'd rather pay more.

I'm not sure how high the cost would have to go for him to switch.

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Once NFL out of market games go to streaming services we will be cutting the cord. I know the direct tv Sunday ticket deal is done in 23 and ESPN+ is rumored to take over. Watching the Ravens out of market is the only thing keeping us tied down. For all of it’s failures, MLB.tv is just about the best in the industry(save that you can’t use it in market)?

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Once NFL out of market games go to streaming services we will be cutting the cord. I know the direct tv Sunday ticket deal is done in 23 and ESPN+ is rumored to take over. Watching the Ravens out of market is the only thing keeping us tied down. For all of it’s failures, MLB.tv is just about the best in the industry(save that you can’t use it in market)?

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Yeah I get it, and my motivation is obviously self serving but you’d think at some point all of these leagues would need to catch up and get that people are pulling this anyhow so why not just open it up?

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6 minutes ago, TWpj said:

Yeah I get it, and my motivation is obviously self serving but you’d think at some point all of these leagues would need to catch up and get that people are pulling this anyhow so why not just open it up?

Because not enough people are doing it so they can continue to take advantage of those that don't.

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On 3/19/2021 at 10:28 PM, eddie83 said:

I think the issue is for many of those games you can find highlights but not the whole games. They didn’t keep all that stuff back then. 
 

MLBN over the winter showed Game 2 from 79 ALCS.  Have never seen those games before and I’m too young to remember 79. Would love to see those games. 

I'm pretty sure there are archives of old games somewhere. MLB has been slowly building full games on their you tube channel. 

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15 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

I'm pretty sure there are archives of old games somewhere. MLB has been slowly building full games on their you tube channel. 

I would love to see old games from late 70’s and early 80’s. I’m a little too young to remember 79 but from about 81 on I remember it all. 
 

They are painful but the 79 World Series games are around which is why it would at least be nice to see the 79 ALCS.  
 

I can only take the Trumbo walk off from Opening Day in 17 so many times.  

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3 minutes ago, crowmst3k! said:

This demographic is shrinking.

Sure, they are slowly dying off.  But by the time it gets to a crisis point the streaming situation will probably be as bad.  Look at the explosion of streaming services in the last few years.

I'm waiting for a streaming provider and content producer to get together and limit access to their product.

Disney plus, exclusively on Roku, for example.

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This demographic is shrinking.

The demographic of people who don’t want to adjust to changing technology never really shrinks.    The type of technology people don’t want to change from is what changes.    
 

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9 hours ago, webbrick2010 said:

I'm confused

Isn't it a given that RSN's are a dying entity as everyone cuts the cord

Do they have a revenue stream, or business model as cable systems shut down.

Are they hooked up with a streaming services, are any of the RSN's?

Seems like they are just cutting costs as they shutdown MASN and transition to something else.

What planet do you live on? 

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