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Friday May 27: Orioles begin 5 game series in Boston, tonight exclusively on AppleTV


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6 minutes ago, justD said:

I would say screw MLB, they’re the ones setting up all these weird contracts while still clinging to cable blackouts everywhere, never having any idea where to find major league games.  Almost as bad now during the regular season as it is during the postseason, which is nightmarish when trying to get access after having cut the cord. 

This is actually MLB's attempt to appeal to the younger fans, folks in the 20s and 30s who have by and large cut the cord or in some cases never had cable, and who stream pretty much everything they watch.   So they parcel off some games to some streaming services so that folks who don't have standard cable or satellite will at least be exposed to the existence of MLB.

Not saying they executed this well, but that seems to be the intent.

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Just now, SteveA said:

This is actually MLB's attempt to appeal to the younger fans, folks in the 20s and 30s who have by and large cut the cord or in some cases never had cable, and who stream pretty much everything they watch.   So they parcel off some games to some streaming services so that folks who don't have standard cable or satellite will at least be exposed to the existence of MLB.

Not saying they executed this well, but that seems to be the intent.

I thought the intent was to gain another revenue stream?

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13 minutes ago, Yossarian said:

Thankfully, this doesn't seem like a game i would like to watch.  I don't understand why paying for the mlb package should not get me access to mlb games.  Screw Apple.

Because someone decided there was a buck to be made by switching your access. And there's not a whole lot you or I or any of us can do about it.

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Just now, OriolesMagic83 said:

Praying for rain this weekend.

You really shouldn't.  On the future schedule, we already have an off day with a Fenway Boston rainout makeup wedged into it between two series with other different teams, and another four day Fenway series that could look as ugly as this one is planned to be if it has makeup double headers wedged into it.

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Just now, Can_of_corn said:

I thought the intent was to gain another revenue stream?

Well, yeah, that too.

And now a commercial for MLB NFTs.   I must admit the whole concept of NFTs completely eludes me.   

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