Soon to be Newbie

[Denio]

Going to be installing Direct TV so I can get the Cubs games plus other sports... Question is if I get the CSN package deal will the games be blacked out for me on CSN Chicago.... I live in northern Ca. Or is it just not worth the hassle and get the MLB package... Thanks ... Jim

 

[Ira Lacher]

If you get the Sports Pack, the games not in your teams' market area -- probably the Giants and the A's -- will be blacked out. To get those, you will have to get MLB Extra Innings.

The one advantage to getting the Sports Pack and MLBEI -- besides the additional channels such as ESPNU and CBS College Sports -- is that you would probably not be blacked out when the CSN channels replay the game in the wee small hours of the morning. That's prime time for you in NoCal.

 

[scoop8]

Ira,

Reading your post reminded me of a "blackout" question. Just when I thought I understood regional & territorial blackouts...

I live in the Dallas area (Rangers). I have the Sportspak & MLB Extra Innings pkgs. Yet occasionally the Astros games are still blacked out. This happens on days when it's not a "Fox" Sat or "ESPN" Sun night exclusive situation.

Strange part to me is that not all of the Astros games get blacked out.

 

[Ira Lacher]

I'm wondering whether there is some overlap where you are. That would account for you not getting blacked out on Astros. Still, you are right; there seems to be no rhyme or reason for some of this. That's baseball . . .