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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 21, 2020 16:10:51 GMT -5
You'd think with a 60 game season that will be remembered with an asterisk they'd lighten up on the home market blackouts but Nope. You have to have cable or sat with the regional sports PKG to see nats games. To add assalt to inquiry is that the single A whatever minors team stadium is 5 minutes from here but no minor league games this year. Otherwise we'd be there watching the boys of summer or inclusively known as the chicos de verano.
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Post by bobathon on Jul 22, 2020 8:38:10 GMT -5
$o $trange.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 22, 2020 9:41:17 GMT -5
As I understand it, the whole concept of home market blackouts was the brain child of Peter Fucking Angelos. It is definitely him when it comes to the Washington market and MASN. He fought against us getting a team and then bought up the tv rights to the games. That's why they have MASN2. Still in litigation IIRC.
So no fans can watch the games in person.... and only the ones with cable (wonder which ones Angelos has shares in) and the sports package can see the games at "home". I think it's a huge opportunity missed by MLB to say to the fans "ya know what? this season is shit and we know it's shit, so here, enjoy" and at least allow other networks or local stations to carry the games, or stream them even.
I'm not doing it. They won a WS last year without us, super loyal fans, and I guess they'll have to repeat without us this season too.
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Post by minx on Jul 22, 2020 10:56:47 GMT -5
Let's face it - the total thing is fucked up.
I feel sorry for the kids - my friend's son is out there - he can't really afford to say he wants to opt out. Just finished his rookie year and needs to prove that he's worthy of staying up with the Big Boys. If he wants to keep playing ball when this finally (if ever) ends, he's going to have to be out there now showing that he's a 'team player'
Folks like Zimmerman can afford to sit it out - they've got the big payday.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 22, 2020 13:41:57 GMT -5
In the words of literally every peer:
Life ain't fair.
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Post by minx on Jul 23, 2020 8:34:28 GMT -5
Truth
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