No but I think they are exempted from some anti trust laws and the other companies might be able to get congress involved.
It's Official : Extra Innings Package and 24-Hour Channel Headed Exclusively to Direc
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No but I think they are exempted from some anti trust laws and the other companies might be able to get congress involved.
what you not counting is the subs directv gains because they have it, some people switch for NFL ST long before the season starts, netting directv revinue long before the sub ponys up for the NFL ST fee.
My big question is how D* will be dealing with the MLB, HD-wise....how many games will they have on HD this year
Maybe Dish can get Center Ice exclusively to fire a shot back. MLB and NFL were equally people's favorite sports in 1980. With all the strikes in MLB etc, along with moving games, MLB has lost over 50% in popularity since 1980. This can only speed their decline.
MLB lost me in 1981 when they had a split season due to a strike and the Reds finished 2nd in each 1/2 season, had the best record, and were shut out of the playoffs.
Since then I was literally dragged to 1 MLB game in 2002, I have no use for MLB anymore.
MLB lost me in 1981 when they had a split season due to a strike and the Reds finished 2nd in each 1/2 season, had the best record, and were shut out of the playoffs.
Since then I was literally dragged to 1 MLB game in 2002, I have no use for MLB anymore.
Its not official until ...
Until they actually sign an agreement its not official.
I will worry when I see it here
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/broadcasts/extra_innings.jsp
Until they actually sign an agreement its not official.
I will worry when I see it here
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/broadcasts/extra_innings.jsp
Whatever happened to "highest bidder wins" ?? Why do the courts need to be involved in business deals when one party doesn't 'win' ??
This is an example of the "WAH WAH I'm suing" entitlement society of today.....The result is over stuffed civil court dockets...Over stuffed with frivolous civil actions...
Mu]y point is that it is not OFFICIAL until one of the parties involved announces it. I strongly suspect that this IS true----but it is not official. The title jumps the gun a bit. That is all I am saying.
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true. Baseball is uniueamong the major sports in that it has an antitrust exemption. Periodically congress has suggested that they might remove that but it seldom gets very far.
Of course the original justification for giving this exemption was that baseball had a special place in the American culture. That being said I suppose that some would argue that baseball has a duty to make itself available to the fans. I am not saying I buy that but if baseball wants to enjoy the antitrust exemption perhaps they have to realize that it comes with a cost.
Nice reply JACKASS...Scott - what gives with the rude replys on your board?? If I saw this idiot in person I'd throttle him...
Wow, nuzzy, it wasn't that bad of a post. I think what that poster meant was that there is no way that Direct is going to let NFLST slip away from them. It is too much a part of their marketing campaigns. Could it have been said a different way - Yes, but I don't think it deserves getting "throttled". 
When one party is a monopoly with an anti trust exemption because as someone else pointed out there was the thought it was America's game. When they pull they availability of EI from America, then they should have their anti trust exemption stripped.
Before you say "You're free to switch to D*" which is the obvious answer, there should be some consideration into the equipment that we as subs have had to invest in. To lock us out of the availability of the package is too monopolistic for my taste.
From a legal standpoint what MLB and D* are doing is perfectly legal. From a common sense standpoint it's completely wrong.
After 10 years with Dish it might be time to move on to Direct. I waited too long for EI to come to Dish to just say, Oh Well! I do love baseball as well as my wife, she won't stand for this. Strikes come and go and I really don't care to dwell on past issues. I guess I could watch a bunch of guys make 500 left-hand turns at 200MPH, great skills. Is this supposed to take place this coming, 2007, season?
I know it's going to happen, so I"m going to bend over for 2007 with DIRECTV, look for a great PC to TV interface, cancel my DIRECTV service after the 2007 season and subscribe to MLB.TV starting in 2008.
This is effective for the 2007 season, the MLB channel does not arrive until 2009! If you want EI, you will need D*.
