Friday, August 26: Orioles begin 6 game road trip vs division leaders in Houston

[oh-wee-ohs]

Just now, LA2 said:

HInt: Dylan Bundy trade.

Thanks.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Remember The Alomar said:

MLB cannot say they want to "grow the game" and get more people watching while also instituting draconian blackout rules. Both sentiments are at absolute odds with each other. I could go full SportsGuy on the topic. 

I think the problem is that on one hand you have the entity of MLB and on the other you have 30 semi-autonomous fiefdoms.

[yark14]

1 minute ago, Il BuonO said:

Yup….I was all set to go to a bar. I signed up for a free trial of Fubo to watch the series. I might actually keep it and then go to the single team MLB.tv option. 

Aren't the "bars" in Georgetown just senior centers?  Don't they close at 6pm?

[PHRESH]

High quality start. 

[justD]

Just now, Remember The Alomar said:

MLB cannot say they want to "grow the game" and get more people watching while also instituting draconian blackout rules. Both sentiments are at absolute odds with each other. I could go full SportsGuy on the topic. 

I’ve done that on twitter once or twice…

They say it’s because of cable contracts that won’t be expiring for 6-7 more years.

I laughed when I saw today was free, because a whole new set of potential viewers would be finding out that “free” doesn’t mean you can actually watch!

[dtk9119]

Nice shut down inning by Bradish. Strikes out Altuve again.

[Spakman]

Just now, eddie83 said:

Who is your local team ? The RSN you have ?

I assume I can get them all for those three teams or thaey wouldn’t be blacked out. I don’t have cable so I have no idea though.

[LA2]

Vavra could have made that throw.

[RVAOsFan]

Wow, Bradish looks good tonight. 

[PHRESH]

1 minute ago, Remember The Alomar said:

Let's just say that very link may or may not have been open in a separate tab before you sent that...

It's my blackout killer.

[Il BuonO]

Only 75 pitches through 6 IP.

[dtk9119]

2 minutes ago, LA2 said:

HInt: Dylan Bundy trade.

Twins!

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, Spakman said:

I assume I can get them all for those three teams or thaey wouldn’t be blacked out. I don’t have cable so I have no idea though.

Ok. Why I was wondering. 

[Emory Eagle]

Bradish showing why he’s in the rotation.  His ceiling is way higher than anyone else’s on this ball club as a starting pitcher RN.

[Remember The Alomar]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

I think the problem is that on one hand you have the entity of MLB and on the other you have 30 semi-autonomous fiefdoms.

Yes, true. I guess I was using MLB in the "royal" sense—including all franchises—as opposed to the actual entity that is Major League Baseball legally. I live in DC. I would happily pay $100 dollars a year to easily watch the orioles on my laptop. And I'm not alone in this. Just seems dumb to leave money on the table.