MLB to Fans: Drop Dead

by Adam J. Morris on May 21, 2009 3:14 PM CDT

MLB owners have once again tabled the proposal to amend the blackout rules.

Which means, of course, those folks who live somewhere where Team X doesn't currently broadcast games on TV, but might want to or be able to at some nebulous time in the future, can't watch Team X's games on TV -- even if they pay for MLB Extra Innings of mlbtv.com

The contempt with which MLB treats its fans -- particularly the hard-core fans, those folks who are willing to shell out dollars to watch baseball and aren't being allowed to -- is really offensive.

But hey, what else should we expect from this man:

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Put an "x" above that pic so I can close it,

fucker.

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by Rodney on May 21, 2009 3:16 PM CDT reply actions

Bud Selig should be giving me handjobs regularly

I own Extra Innings AND mlb.tv!

by cmkelly29 on May 21, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions

Gross and true all in the same sentence.

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by lost in space on May 21, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

My favorite part of the oft-used pic is the fact that OC is in the background sporting a Yankees cap.

Selig’s still better than Stern.

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I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.

by thedirkatron on May 21, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions

Heres To Bud Selig

the worst baseball commisioner since Commiskey.

by rally_mac on May 21, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions

You really love that picture don't you

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by LBBRangerFan on May 21, 2009 3:21 PM CDT reply actions

How can we create change?

by octoberty on May 21, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions

Wow,

they even have the same picture from last time.

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by t ball on May 21, 2009 3:27 PM CDT reply actions

someone with better PS skills than I

needs to put an Emperor hood on Selig and replace the people in the background with Vader and a stormtrooper or two…

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by WhipSmart on May 21, 2009 3:55 PM CDT reply actions

who is the anti-christ?

bud selig or tom delay?

i’m pretty sure it’s one of them.

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by gossamer on May 21, 2009 3:56 PM CDT reply actions

Suprisingly...

It’s not Gary Condit!

by cmkelly29 on May 21, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Gary Condit?

That must be the most random 8 year old political reference I’ve heard in a long time

PhD

by JBImaknee on May 21, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions

x

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by cmkelly29 on May 21, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions

I thought it was a movie...

…that has a really disturbing scene involving Willem Dafoe and bloody private parts.

by Adam J. Morris on May 21, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions

I can't determine if I really want to see that movie or not....

One hand, being interested to see makes me feel like I’m not a good person at heart. On the other, the hardcore film geek inside of me is anxiously awaiting its release.

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by Brandon Worley on May 21, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Are you really bringing politics into it?

Then throw Nanci Pelosi into the fray.

by GhostofGaryHogeboom on May 22, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions

Selig is EASILY the worst commissioner in pro sports

I can’t stand David Stern, and he’s taken basketball and turned it into a ghetto-fabulous dog-and-pony show, but it’s nothing compared to the damage Selig has done to the game of baseball.

He should have been shot the night he called the all-star game.

by GhostofGaryHogeboom on May 21, 2009 4:17 PM CDT reply actions

Selig isn't close

to as bad as Bettman. If Bettman were running MLB the last 20 years, you would only be able to watch it on The Shopping Network.

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by DJCahill on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Sad, isn't it.

I hate Bettman so very, very much.

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by Brandon Worley on May 21, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Selig

He’s pretty bad, though. If for nothing else, his role in the collusion scandal of the 80s, his turning a blind eye to Jeffrey Loria’s antics in Montreal, and his feigned ignorance on the steroid issue.

On the other hand, he does get credit for interleague play, increased minority hiring, and the Wild Card, all of which I think have been good additions to the game.

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by RCCook on May 21, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions

What is up your ass?

Are you actually for anything, or do you hate everything and everyone? All of your posts are extremely negative offering up nothing but complaints without solutions. I’m not defending Selig, but you have nothing on any topic but bitching.

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by t ball on May 21, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Then don't read my posts

Okay, here’s a solution: get a new commissioner. One whose not in the pockets of the owners.

by GhostofGaryHogeboom on May 22, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Good luck with all that.

You do know the Commissioner gets put in place by the owners, right?

"I'd praised catcher Max Ramirez two weeks ago, but after his continued struggles I'm increasingly convinced he's not going to pan out." - crops.mlblogs.com

by DJCahill on May 22, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions

And just recently signed an extension with said owners.

by octoberty on May 22, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions

I don't think blaming Selig is enough

The specific owners who are blocking this need to be outed and they should be criticized in public.

I don’t know why Selig is specifically to blame here. Yes, he tries to run MLB with as few dissenting ownership voices as possible. But who knows if some owner can argue that they’re contractual rights are being violated by MLB changing the rules on them without their consent. Selig doesn’t have necessarily have unilateral power on these situations.

So which owners are keeping this from happening? Who has the most to lose by opening up the blackout rules? This seems like the type of thing that a Reinsdorf or Angelos would block (just because they are contrarian and Reinsdorf blocked the Rangers purchase by Gaylord way back).

PhD

by JBImaknee on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM CDT reply actions

Please explain,

I currently live in Dallas, so between Fox and local programming, I can essentially watch all 162 games from my living room. But someone from say El Paso or Austin (which I believe is Astros territory) do not receive broadcast Rangers games from Fox or local channels, yet they are subject to blackout by MLBtv and Extra Innings, because . . . . ? I’m not attempting to be sarcastic, I really want to know what their plan is so I can better understand their business model.
It can’t be the allure of trying to get them to travel to Arlington to watch the games, if anything Dallas should be blackout out for that, but Fox offered a lot of money for those 140 games, so it makes sense to make that deal. But I’m wondering what the next deal they’re trying to work out. Same with the five California teams who claim Las Vegas as their territory, though my parents live there and have DirecTv and get probably close to 70 Angel games a year.
If anyone can help explain, it would be probably be very helpful not only to me but others trying to fully grasp this concept as well. Thanks.

by HamBone79 on May 21, 2009 5:11 PM CDT reply actions

The Fox Saturday game blackout irks me the most

Living in Wyoming, blackout rules don’t affect me too much since MLB teams aren’t clamoring to claim this great state as their own (and I don’t give a rat’s ass about the Rockies).

But the Fox Saturday blackout is total bullshit. I pay good money to MLB to watch whatever I want. Yet I can’t watch a baseball game on a Saturday afternoon? Are you fucking kidding me? And since DirecTV has decided I’m not entitled to watch local channels I have to go to the bar to watch baseball on Saturday. So I’m stuck in a bar on Saturday afternoon. Drinking. What was I complaining about again?

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by WyoRanger on May 21, 2009 5:24 PM CDT reply actions