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Who's your 2022 MVP? This poll is closed. |
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| Shohei Ohtani |
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50 | 59.52% |
| Aaron Judge |
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19 | 22.62% |
| Hey, the national league has an MVP too you know! |
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15 | 17.86% |
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MLB tv works great if not for blackouts which is kind of like saying your car runs perfectly fine except all the tires are flat.
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Dec 1, 2022 00:34
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Mlb.tv is great and even though everyone bitches about blackouts there is unfortunately not much they can do it about it now I think. I'm sure lifting them and dealing with all the individual RSNs contracts and such would be a significant headache and also probably require payouts or re-working of contracts and that isn't something I can see happening
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Dec 1, 2022 00:48
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zoux posted:Almost $40m AAV While a lot of money for baseball player, for Judge it just seems like the Yankees lowballing him for a second time. The years are fine, but everybody knows Hal could go higher than that.
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Dec 1, 2022 00:49
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fast cars loose anus posted:By the way it will forever baffle me that MLB was not only one of the first entities to get streaming right, they did it so well that it WWE, HBONow, WatchESPN, the PGA Tour and Disney ended up either paying to use it or just buying it outright (in Disney's case) I applied for a network engineering position at MLBAM (I was wildly underqualified) a few years back and it is the only time I actually wrote a cover letter and meant it.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:08
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Nodoze posted:Mlb.tv is great and even though everyone bitches about blackouts there is unfortunately not much they can do it about it now I think. I'm sure lifting them and dealing with all the individual RSNs contracts and such would be a significant headache and also probably require payouts or re-working of contracts and that isn't something I can see happening RSNs, cable / satellite operators and the teams themselves are why the blackouts exist, yeah.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:09
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Timby posted:RSNs, cable / satellite operators and the teams themselves are why the blackouts exist, yeah. MLB tried to buy all the rights the other year but Sinclair beat their price by like, a relative pittance and apparently Manfred couldn't get the owners in line to up their offer.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:10
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Which is insane because I can't imagine how big of a boon that would be for drawing in new fans if they could watch every team all for the price of a single yearly subscription.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:13
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Inspector_666 posted:I applied for a network engineering position at MLBAM (I was wildly underqualified) a few years back and it is the only time I actually wrote a cover letter and meant it. I don't think I've ever written a cover letter that wasn't mostly just a copy/paste of the job listing so it would get flagged
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Dec 1, 2022 01:18
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https://twitter.com/nut_history/status/1595574422953496581 Opie absolutely stacking paper Koufax signed for $130k and Drysdale for $105k in '66
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Dec 1, 2022 01:25
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Popete posted:Which is insane because I can't imagine how big of a boon that would be for drawing in new fans if they could watch every team all for the price of a single yearly subscription. New fans don’t need all the games. New fans need a single team’s games, unless they’re Rob Lowe in an NFL hat.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:28
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Inspector_666 posted:MLB tried to buy all the rights the other year but Sinclair beat their price by like, a relative pittance and apparently Manfred couldn't get the owners in line to up their offer. Getting 30 owners to agree on where to order catering from for a league meeting is like trying to fight a rhinoceros with a fly swatter and a box of Kleenex; something them to agree on something that involves that amount of money is a Sisyphean task.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:43
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I know MLB mints money but even still I think buying out the RSNs would be an astronomical expense. In many cases the local sports teams are THE incentive to get cable…that’s just such a massive portion of overall entertainment spending tied up in the existing hodgepodge system, I can’t imagine MLB just waving a money wand to change it all.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:49
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Edward Mass posted:New fans don’t need all the games. New fans need a single team’s games, unless they’re Rob Lowe in an NFL hat. Have single team subscription plans that give a cut to the team's network. Probably won't go for it because that doesn't give the money a cable provider does. Shoot you could even let the network do their ads instead of the same 3 ads MLB tv shows all season.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:50
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It's baffling that as an Astro fan in Portland I get a much better (and cheaper!) watching experience than an Astro fan in Houston.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:52
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GalacticAcid posted:I know MLB mints money but even still I think buying out the RSNs would be an astronomical expense. In many cases the local sports teams are THE incentive to get cable…that’s just such a massive portion of overall entertainment spending tied up in the existing hodgepodge system, I can’t imagine MLB just waving a money wand to change it all. It cost Sinclair $10b to buy up all of their rights, and MLB ending blackouts doesn't stop them from broadcasting on cable as well. Most of the RSNs end up in long and acrimonious fights with the cable carriers anyway, so you'd have to assume the teams that own them would rather just get the money straight from people regardless.
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Dec 1, 2022 01:59
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Kirios posted:It's baffling that as an Astro fan in Portland I get a much better (and cheaper!) watching experience than an Astro fan in Houston. Or, indeed, the literal loving ENTIRETY OF TEXAS That's what really hacks me off. I'm in San Antonio. I should be blacked out of neither of the Texas teams.
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Dec 1, 2022 02:00
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Inspector_666 posted:MLB tried to buy all the rights the other year but Sinclair beat their price by like, a relative pittance and apparently Manfred couldn't get the owners in line to up their offer.
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Dec 1, 2022 02:07
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bawfuls posted:historically epic inability to assemble even a league average bullpen Yup it was comical. They would waste draft picks signing closers, who then melted down. They had no middle guys to bridge to the 9th, so they would draft college relievers and try to rush them to the majors. You'd think they'd just randomly have a guy in the minors breakthrough and be a decent arm, or a failed starter make the switch to the bullpen -- nope!
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Dec 1, 2022 02:11
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bawfuls posted:it is purely an issue of the league/owners do not care, they could work out deals to avoid blackouts but it is not a priority for them Oh clearly, but Manfred at least realized it would be a good thing.
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Dec 1, 2022 02:15
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bawfuls posted:it is purely an issue of the league/owners do not care, they could work out deals to avoid blackouts but it is not a priority for them Ya the Jays didn't have blackouts on mlb.tv until Rogers really started pushing SNNOW. Teams want blackouts cause the amount they get from mlbtv is gently caress all compared to rsn fees.
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Dec 1, 2022 02:24
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fast cars loose anus posted:Or, indeed, the literal loving ENTIRETY OF TEXAS Astros games are blacked out not only in the entire state of Texas, but every state which borders Texas. I pay some ungodly amount to Fubo each month to get access to att sports southwest 
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Dec 1, 2022 02:25
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zoux posted:Astros games are blacked out not only in the entire state of Texas, but every state which borders Texas. I pay some ungodly amount to Fubo each month to get access to att sports southwest Yeah in OK I cannot watch Royals, Astros, Cardinals, and Rangers games.
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Dec 1, 2022 02:41
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https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1598120809197105152 lol I still can't believe Gray got 4/56 despite never putting up anything resembling an elite season. I'd be extremely wary of giving Taillon a hefty contract, even ignoring his injury history his peripherals and xStats were pretty iffy this year at best.
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Dec 1, 2022 03:12
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I would rather have Taillon than Frankie Montas!
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Dec 1, 2022 03:18
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can anybody fill me in on Senga?
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Dec 1, 2022 03:19
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zoux posted:Astros games are blacked out not only in the entire state of Texas, but every state which borders Texas. I pay some ungodly amount to Fubo each month to get access to att sports southwest In Dubuque, Iowa, I'm blacked out from Cubs, Brewers, White Sox, Cardinals, Twins and Royals games. Yet when I lived in Madison, Wisconsin, 85 miles north of Dubuque, my only blackout was Brewers games. Figure that poo poo out.
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Dec 1, 2022 03:30
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https://twitter.com/UniWatch/status/1598048634402181138
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Dec 1, 2022 03:44
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Do switch hitters have to wear two patches?
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Dec 1, 2022 03:46
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zoux posted:Astros games are blacked out not only in the entire state of Texas, but every state which borders Texas. I pay some ungodly amount to Fubo each month to get access to att sports southwest And it doesn't have TBS so it is useless for the playoffs
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Dec 1, 2022 04:04
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Inspector_666 posted:It cost Sinclair $10b to buy up all of their rights, and MLB ending blackouts doesn't stop them from broadcasting on cable as well. Most of the RSNs end up in long and acrimonious fights with the cable carriers anyway, so you'd have to assume the teams that own them would rather just get the money straight from people regardless. Overly simplified: RSNs want to be on each carrier (cable and OTT)'s basic offering, because they get paid per subscriber not per subscriber who watches their station. As ESPN/Disney have been learning with their aggressive push on ESPN+, there aren't enough people willing to pay for live sports to make up for all the people paying for live sports who don't give a gently caress about them. If this sounds like a moot point because precovid RSN financials were shaky at best, OTT products have ditched RSNs without fatal consequences, and cordcutting isn't slowing down, you'd be correct. But the golden eggs of a cancerous goose spend the same.
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Dec 1, 2022 04:25
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The absolute best part of being a fan of a team on the opposite coast and league of my local blackout team is being able to rely on MLB.TV for nearly every game. Don’t recommend it if you can avoid it though, those 1:45AM endings get old very fast.
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Dec 1, 2022 04:27
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elentar posted:can anybody fill me in on Senga? he's sick as h*ck and deals. below video is good primer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbqnPBOq4FE
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Dec 1, 2022 04:35
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lmao
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Dec 1, 2022 04:43
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R.D. Mangles posted:Do switch hitters have to wear two patches? I asked this recently and was told it'll depend on which way they'll start batting
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Dec 1, 2022 04:56
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Sab0921 posted:And it doesn't have TBS so it is useless for the playoffs yeah there was a Spanish station showing it at least so I watched the entire ALCS in a language I very barely know any of
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Dec 1, 2022 05:00
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Poque posted:I asked this recently and was told it'll depend on which way they'll start batting How does this work? Will a switch hitter have to change jerseys if they're switching what side they're hitting off of? Like, if they're going against a LHP reliever after starting against an RHP starter?
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Dec 1, 2022 05:00
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That sounds like they’ll have two jerseys but will wear the one that fits with their first ab of the game. So if a lefty is pitching and you’re batting righty you’d wear it on your left side. If they bring a rightie in and you switch sides you keep the same jersey.
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Dec 1, 2022 05:03
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STAC Goat posted:That sounds like they’ll have two jerseys but will wear the one that fits with their first ab of the game. So if a lefty is pitching and you’re batting righty you’d wear it on your left side. If they bring a rightie in and you switch sides you keep the same jersey. Yeah it's this. Appreciate the clarification!
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Dec 1, 2022 05:08
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Personally, I think they should be forced to switch jerseys every time they switch sides. And then watch the carnage when a switch hitter goes against Pat Venditte.
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Dec 1, 2022 05:11
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Switch hitter on deck, pitcher gets pulled, hitter has to run into the tunnel quick to change into his jersey with the patch on the other arm
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