MLB network info

by RangerMad on Dec 24, 2008 12:42 PM CST Comment 37 comments

I believe it wil be on DirectTV channel 213.

From http://www.azsnakepit.com/2008/12/21/698944/mlb-network-is-on#comments

What is it? MLB Netowrk is baseball's exclusive channel, similar to the other major sports exclusive networks.

When will we see it? Limited programming is up now, with the full slate starting on January 1st. Check your local listings.

How much does it cost? It's free! MLB struck a deal with all the major cable providers and DirectTV to put in on basic cable packages, so all you need to do to get it is turn the channel.

Okay, but what games? The Network is aiming to broadcast a game a week, but there isn't much information on that yet. Hopefully we'll see a roving schedule, and maybe some classic games. Unfortunately many of the first games televised don't have existing tapes anymore so I'm not sure how far back MLB can go. Also, the World Baseball Classic will have games on the Network, and I've heard rumors of foreign games being broadcast occasionally. How cool would that be if in a few years we could watch a weekly Japanese league game?

Does this mean I can avoid ESPN now? Pretty much! Not only will MLB Network show games, but they have a lineup of original programming to rival the World Wide Leader. Launching on January 1st is Hot Stove, covering trade rumors and free agents, as well as shows running down entire baseball seasons, and all-time moments like Don Larsen's perfect game. Additionally, they will be broadcasting Ken Burn's Baseball, which is exciting to me since I've never seen it yet.

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If you're a serious fan

then you’re gonna love the Ken Burns production. I nearly decided to buy it on VHS after the original broadcast on PBS. It’s worth recording. Long but good.

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by rodcarew on Dec 24, 2008 1:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

+1

Extremely well done program

by Michael Cave on Dec 24, 2008 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

MLB Network

Fios has it on the channel guide already, but they don’t have the HD feed on the guide yet.

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Dec 24, 2008 1:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Dish Netwok

Will they have it?

by JTodd on Dec 24, 2008 1:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

don't think so

sucks

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Dec 24, 2008 1:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

not that i know of

i switched to DirecTV a few months ago and its hands down the best. 2+ years ago, Dishnet was hands down the best. the worm has turned.

mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.

by Jayslick on Dec 24, 2008 1:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Why do you say that?

Just curious. I like Dish because I don’t have to buy any equipment and it’s the same price as what I could get on DTV.

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Dec 24, 2008 1:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

when we switched

DTV was basically willing to cut off their left nut to steal us.

here’s my advice: wait till your contract is up and you’ll get a bill from dishnet for about 30 bucks more than you thought it was gonna be. you call and flip out on them. dishnet offered us showtime and hbo and the platinum package for 78 bucks a month for a year. good deal.

then take that offer and shop it to DTV. DTV offered us the same deal plus skinamaxxes and all the starz. all the premier channels are all in HD (example HBO2,3,west etc)they have a ton more sport channels in HD with all the fox sports from all over in HD and the MSGHD they have YES all of which have good stuff and local beaatwriter shows of value (NHL isnt blacked out so you get free NHL package basically, not that i care), goltv is on their sports package, plus they appear to be the company that gets the technology out fastest.

in short. DTV offered us more HD channels, more premier channels and more sports channels for a price dishnet just wouldnt match.

im a cable/satellite tv nazi. i study which guys have the best packages and what the best deal is and who has the most HD channels, b/c they are all lying f#ck$ about how many HD channels they really have. its hard to get solid numbers b/c they really dont want you to know real easy.

mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.

by Jayslick on Dec 24, 2008 2:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

oh and i didnt have to buy anything, they gave us the same deal on equipment that dish did.

mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.

by Jayslick on Dec 24, 2008 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

cool thanx for the info

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Dec 24, 2008 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

DirecTV

I was with them for 6yrs and they pissed me off enough that when i moved and fios tv was available i switched.

But yes, it was really easy to call up dtv and talk them into a good deal.

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Dec 24, 2008 3:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't have to buy my DirecTV equipment

I did have to sign up for a two-year contract to get the HD receiver, though.

by Inkara1 on Dec 24, 2008 3:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm hoping they add it...

would be nice.

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by rangers85 on Dec 27, 2008 3:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This is my Christmas present

thank you MLB.

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Dec 24, 2008 1:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

any1 know what channel its gonna be on?

for Directv

mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.

by Jayslick on Dec 24, 2008 1:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Read the first line of the post

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Dec 24, 2008 1:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

friggin awesome!!!

gotta set it up as one of my favs. cant wait.

213 sweet right above NFL where it should be.

mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.

by Jayslick on Dec 24, 2008 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And ESPN becomes

ever more irrelevant to my world.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Dec 24, 2008 1:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

yep, and a better world it will make

Wait 'til the year after next

by NothinG on Dec 24, 2008 1:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I have directv

and mlb network is not showing up as of right now.

The Texas Rangers rounded the bases at a dizzying pace

by fsujon on Dec 24, 2008 2:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

doesnt start till jan 9th i think

my birthday is the 10th. for my birthday i got that i dont have to watch espn for baseball coverage again.

i get my footy coverage elsewhere, nfl network is worth watching on highlight shows instead of espn b/c they actually show the highlights and discuss strategies etc, and i could give 2 shits about basketball, now baseball has its own channel. no more espn ever!!!

happy bday!!

ill never have to watch espn again, wait, im still gonna have to for my womens basketball and softball coverage and poker, but…

mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.

by Jayslick on Dec 24, 2008 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I just checked b/c i thought he said in the post that some stuff was on it right now.

mlbnetwork website says it starts Jan 1st. Victor Rojas and Harold Reynolds are some of the analysts on the network.

The Texas Rangers rounded the bases at a dizzying pace

by fsujon on Dec 24, 2008 3:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i'll take them all day over the e psn network.

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Dec 24, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

The Texas Rangers rounded the bases at a dizzying pace

by fsujon on Dec 24, 2008 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think it has

already started regionally. I believe it goes national on Jan.1.

Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year

by RangerMad on Dec 24, 2008 3:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Time Warner in Dallas channel?

by Michael Cave on Dec 24, 2008 3:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I am about to move there in a week, but i use Directv. I searched and found an article that says time warner in dallas will carry mlb network on channel 198

The Texas Rangers rounded the bases at a dizzying pace

by fsujon on Dec 24, 2008 3:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

gotcha

thanks…

by Michael Cave on Dec 24, 2008 11:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm so excited about this.

As long as their highlight show is good I’ll be happy. That’s all I really want: A baseball highlights show that shows freaking baseball highlights.

I’m so sick of Baseball Tonight and their 30 seconds of highlights and then 2:30 of talking heads babbling about stupid shit I know is either an overly simplistic distillation of a complex issue or just flat wrong. It’s become a muddled joke like Sportscenter. All I want is the damn highlights! I love baseball! I love baseball highlights! That’s why I watch! I don’t want to see a bunch of guys in suits spending three minutes miming out a sacrifice bunt on a pretend field off to the side of the desk in the damn studio, and I don’t give flying mother fuck about who’s more Now.

Show me highlights.

If I can get that I’ll be so happy.

The fact that they’re hiring dolts like Harold Reynolds makes me nervous, but Rojas is good and Leiter has impressed me when I’ve seen him.

My fingers are crossed.

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by thedirkatron on Dec 24, 2008 4:04 PM CST reply actions 3 recs

Green it.

Although I couldn’t agree more, I do think there is a reason for everything, including this:

and I don’t give flying mother fuck about who’s more Now.

"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."

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by Chase Irwin on Dec 24, 2008 4:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Perhaps there will be good

fantasy baseball analysis too… all the better to help me kick your butt next year.

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by tdi1985 on Dec 26, 2008 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This is going to be great...

although I’m sure my wife won’t think so.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Dec 24, 2008 4:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

yeah, mine too

she gets enough sports as it is. at least that’s the way she tells it.

Wait 'til the year after next

by NothinG on Dec 24, 2008 5:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

A question....

How will this affect watching games on MLB.com via internet? I live outside the U.S. and that makes it easy for me to keep up with the Rangers. Will there still be a full slate of games offered via the internet or will they want you to switch to cable?

by walrus52 on Dec 25, 2008 1:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

comcast?

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Dec 25, 2008 11:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

at&t?

"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."

- The Huntressatron

by Chase Irwin on Dec 25, 2008 11:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Don't know about

…local channel or anything, but from the sounds of it, there is no reason that they wouldn’t carry it. MLB was uncharacteristically smart in the way they handled their relationship with providers:

Consider the situation last spring with Major League Baseball. It, too, was at swords’ points with the major cable operators after MLB sold exclusive rights to its “Extra Innings” package of out-of-market games to DirecTV, a satellite-only service that left cable subscribers out of the picture. But MLB made peace — and got itself broad cable carriage — by selling a piece of its forthcoming MLB Network to Comcast, Time Warner and Cox.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?id=3169890&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1

by Brett Perryman on Dec 26, 2008 1:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs