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1 posted on 05/01/2006 5:43:06 PM PDT by frankiep
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To: frankiep

I'm missing a Tiger game due to the Redwings and I couldn't care less about hockey. Thats on my FOX sports channel.


2 posted on 05/01/2006 5:44:56 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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If I were you I'd look into FTA and pick up all the visitor away games that local stations broadcast.

Just an idea, and I do get your anger.


3 posted on 05/01/2006 5:45:20 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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Donate it to FreeRepublic and beg forgiveness for this vanity.


4 posted on 05/01/2006 5:45:33 PM PDT by johniegrad
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The only games I have blocked are the Mariners, and sometimes that's a blessing.


5 posted on 05/01/2006 5:46:24 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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Yes. They are charging you money for access to games via CATV & Direct TV and still feel the need to protect local markets.

Unreal....


8 posted on 05/01/2006 5:46:41 PM PDT by misterrob (Death once came calling for Jack Bauer. Death went home to mommy with a wedgie and no lunch money)
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Watch 24 instead.


9 posted on 05/01/2006 5:47:04 PM PDT by Tribune7
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I hate it when that happens. You have my sympathy. Can you at least still access it on the internet? You can watch 24 and still follow the game on your 'puter.

And don't know who you are rooting for, but since this IS a vanity thread, allow me to say: LET'S GO METS!


10 posted on 05/01/2006 5:47:34 PM PDT by jocon307 (The Silent Majority - silent no longer)
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"watch the Mets play the Nationals?"

and they blacked it out?

they did you a favor! LOL

check out Yankees/Red Sox on ESPN


12 posted on 05/01/2006 5:48:07 PM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots. Semper Fi!)
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Call and demand an immediate credit. You are now free of stupid athletic disease.


14 posted on 05/01/2006 5:48:44 PM PDT by demkicker (democrats and terrorists are familiar bedfellows)
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Get rid of your cable and get Direct TV--is that an option?


15 posted on 05/01/2006 5:49:02 PM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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Try satellite.

The best day of my life was when I told Cable to stuff it. My wife and I actually argued over who would get the honor.

I won the coin flip.


18 posted on 05/01/2006 5:49:32 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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I have MLB Extra Innings and live in Las Vegas. I get all the Yankee games I want for the package deal of about $ 150. Good deal.

In any event, the Yanks-BoSox game is on ESPN, tied 3-3.


22 posted on 05/01/2006 5:53:21 PM PDT by HitmanLV ("5 Minute Penalty for #40, Ann Theresa Calvello!" - RIP 1929-2006)
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I had NFL Sunday ticket and they did the same thing, relegating me to poor quality network tv reception, or no game at all because of the blackouts. So I appropriately cancelled my NFL Sunday Ticket subscription and saved $180.
I live in the middle of Missouri so both KC and St Louis were considered local games if they were at home.


24 posted on 05/01/2006 5:55:13 PM PDT by o_zarkman44 (ELECT SOME WORKERS AND REMOVE THE JERKERS!!)
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My wife got me MLBTV again this year. I live in Ormond Beach Fla, next to Daytona Beach.

Miami is 254 miles away, yet I can't get any Marlin's games because MLB says I'm in their "local area Blackout".

I'm a DIE HARD St.Louis Cardinal fan, but won't be able to watch them play in Miami.

St.Pete-Tampa is 130 miles away, yet I can't watch any Devil Rays home games either.

In a perfect world, the MLB idiot who designed these "blackout areas", would have to spend at least half his annual salary to have someone pre-taste his food and drink, anfd hire someone to start his car....


29 posted on 05/01/2006 5:59:44 PM PDT by musicman
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Well I have the MLB audio. You can listen to anything plus you get 3 months free of Sports Illustrated.


33 posted on 05/01/2006 6:03:22 PM PDT by buckeyesrule
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I had MLB extra innings a couple of years ago and of course the braves games would be blacked out here (Atlanta) but usually Turnersouth or FSN or TBS was broadcasting it. I love MLB Extra Innings when I had it but I think I gained about 20 pounds because all I did was watch baseball. LOL!


35 posted on 05/01/2006 6:05:47 PM PDT by buckeyesrule
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To: frankiep; Fast Ed97; Flavius Josephus; GreatOne; highimpact; JRios1968; Leto; Moose4; Mr. Mojo; ...

If anyone has anything to add or suggest, please reply to FrankieP.....


36 posted on 05/01/2006 6:06:11 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq)
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I just look at my box. It's blacked out on some stations butMBL on Direct 741 shows it being there and does not give me a not aviable in this area like a couple of other channels do. My guess is Time Warner didn't pony up enough to MLB. Sorry I can't confirm a visual on the game for you though. I don't have sports packages on my satellite. My guess is it would show up on Direct TV on at least one of the MLB channels.


39 posted on 05/01/2006 6:10:33 PM PDT by cva66snipe (If it was wrong for Clinton why do some support it for Bush? Party over nation destroys the nation.)
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The only reasonable response is to drink more beer,
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43 posted on 05/01/2006 6:46:26 PM PDT by scott says (Its hockey playoff time! woo-hoo!)
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46 posted on 05/02/2006 6:14:58 AM PDT by The South Texan (The Democrat Party and the leftist (ABCCBSNBCCNN NYLATIMES)media are a criminal enterprise!)
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