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Cable = Sports is why I am not watching ANY sports other than little snippets I can grab on youtube or mlb.com. Seriously. Have not watched a full game (definit

by dba7dba 12y ago

Cable = Sports is why I am not watching ANY sports other than little snippets I can grab on youtube or mlb.com. Seriously. Have not watched a full game (definitely not MLB, NFL, NBA) of anything in a LONG time. And none in family (yes little kids too) are watching much sports on TV either. Definitely not enough to grow up to be a fan of a particular pro sports league or a team, other than soccer via AYSO. IMHO pro sports commissioners should start thinking about how less and less young kids are exposed to sports via TV (because not much to watch on non-cable TV) and what that means for potentially smaller fan base in the future. Just my 2 little cents...

icantthinkofone 12y ago
What's funny is I would sign up for MLB.com in an instant if I could watch the local game but they block that so I'm out.
- determinant 12y ago
  This was my frustration also. It surprises me that they haven't worked out an arrangement to either make that feature an upgrade or worked out a way to make financial arrangements with (I'm guessing) the people who have broadcast rights for a market.
- btrautsc 12y ago
  I don't have cable anymore, but watch most of the games with a buddies Comcast log in on my iPad. Which is the most infuriating part... I have NBA League Pass, live in a separate TV market (same state) from my preferred team, but still a large percentage of games are blacked out. If someone (Apple/ Amazon/ startupX) figures out how to get great live sports content on demand to consumers, they will have an amazing company.
- cylinder 12y ago
  Get a VPN or use a DNS "hack" ...
untothebreach 12y ago
My one regret with cutting the cord was that I gave up my precious Red Wings. NHL.com has a yearly subscription to watch the games online, but paying for that meant that I would have paid just as much for cutting the cord, as I did for having cable.
- beedogs 12y ago
  Really? Isn't it only like $100 for the entire year?
  - untothebreach 12y ago
    last time I checked it was $165. not a significant sum, but enough to mostly cancel out what we were paying for cable
    - cylinder 12y ago
      I highly doubt you were paying $14/mo for cable TV.
jusben1369 12y ago
I can't believe you're making your children suffer as part of your ideological war against cable companies. Think of the children and pick up that phone and dial 1 - 800 - GETTWCCABLE now!

by dba7dba 12y ago

icantthinkofone 12y ago

What's funny is I would sign up for MLB.com in an instant if I could watch the local game but they block that so I'm out.

determinant 12y ago
This was my frustration also. It surprises me that they haven't worked out an arrangement to either make that feature an upgrade or worked out a way to make financial arrangements with (I'm guessing) the people who have broadcast rights for a market.
btrautsc 12y ago
I don't have cable anymore, but watch most of the games with a buddies Comcast log in on my iPad. Which is the most infuriating part... I have NBA League Pass, live in a separate TV market (same state) from my preferred team, but still a large percentage of games are blacked out. If someone (Apple/ Amazon/ startupX) figures out how to get great live sports content on demand to consumers, they will have an amazing company.
cylinder 12y ago
Get a VPN or use a DNS "hack" ...

untothebreach 12y ago

My one regret with cutting the cord was that I gave up my precious Red Wings. NHL.com has a yearly subscription to watch the games online, but paying for that meant that I would have paid just as much for cutting the cord, as I did for having cable.

beedogs 12y ago
Really? Isn't it only like $100 for the entire year?
- untothebreach 12y ago
  last time I checked it was $165. not a significant sum, but enough to mostly cancel out what we were paying for cable
  - cylinder 12y ago
    I highly doubt you were paying $14/mo for cable TV.

jusben1369 12y ago

I can't believe you're making your children suffer as part of your ideological war against cable companies. Think of the children and pick up that phone and dial 1 - 800 - GETTWCCABLE now!