MLB Network

**Shelton** · 02-17-2012, 01:26 PM

I like MLB network and I also like espn.

**T&P_Fan** · 02-17-2012, 01:29 PM

Big fan of MLB network, I get a lot of use out of it.

I still watch a good amount of ESPN though.

**tiger337** · 02-17-2012, 01:40 PM

The baseball I watch on TV is usually actual games, so MLB Extra Innings is pretty much all I need. The MLB Network does have some features such as replays of old games or top 10 lists that I'll occasionally watch in the winter. I don't need ESPN for baseball at all.

**Vonlenska** · 02-17-2012, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by Oblong

For non football and non basketball fans, MLB Network has made ESPN completely obsolete. I have no use for them. I hardly watch the Sunday Night game anymore, unless the Tigers are on. And hockey doesn't exist to ESPN anymore.

The last night of the season in 2011 was the greatest night in baseball and it was largely due to MLB Network's coverage as it happened. It was borderline surreal. THey were cutting from game to game. No commercials. It was like watching a news network cover a Presidential Election on Election Night.

Remember a couple of years ago when they inadvertantly ran a special where you got mlb.tv for like $20? They honored it for me.

I watched all of that on espn3.com. All 3 games streaming live. It was great.

**IUTiger** · 02-17-2012, 02:06 PM

In response to MLB.tv and MLB Network not being the same thing, I know. I just couldn't find an MLB.tv thread and so I used this one which had discussion about both.

Sorry for any confusion.

GO TIGERS!
Jamie

Edited because I forgot to quote Yoda's post when I replied which made my post look very odd since it wasn't clear who I was talking to.

**action000** · 02-20-2012, 09:14 AM

Thanks for the reminder. Need to bump UVerse back to U300 package to get the MLBN.

Also, MLB.TV had a mobile only version (about 1/2 price IIRC) last year. I don't see that even mentioned this year.

EDIT: It was for $49.99 and worked great on my iPad. Now it looks like I have to get the $124.99 option? Nothing like a 150% increase.

**Yoda** · 02-20-2012, 10:10 AM

$125 still isn't bad... you can stream it on your mobile devices, computers, PS3's, etc... basically anything with an internet connection. And it's a really good feed.

**dadair6** · 02-20-2012, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Yoda

$125 still isn't bad... you can stream it on your mobile devices, computers, PS3's, etc... basically anything with an internet connection. And it's a really good feed.

We've always had the premium subscription, but never really watched other games in full. If the Tigers are home we're at the game and if they're on the road we watch them. Now that they offer streaming to other wifi devices like our TV I'll probably get more out of the subscription besides the here-and-there times I'll watch a few minutes on the iPhone.

**action000** · 02-20-2012, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Yoda

$125 still isn't bad... you can stream it on your mobile devices, computers, PS3's, etc... basically anything with an internet connection. And it's a really good feed.

Not as good as $50.

I actually wrote to them asking if they did away with the $50 for mobile-only devices. Their response:

"There is no Mobile only product this season…we combined products to meet customer requests."

Really? They had "customer requests" to bump up the price from $50 to $125?

**lesgoblu02** · 02-20-2012, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by action000

Not as good as $50.

I actually wrote to them asking if they did away with the $50 for mobile-only devices. Their response:

"There is no Mobile only product this season…we combined products to meet customer requests."

Really? They had "customer requests" to bump up the price from $50 to $125?

No. People didn't want to spend $175 for both so they requested the features be combined for one price.

**action000** · 02-20-2012, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by lesgoblu02

No. People didn't want to spend $175 for both so they requested the features be combined for one price.

The problem with your theory is that last year it was $110 for premium, $90 for basic, and $50 for mobile-only.

Oh and more to the point - if you had the premium or basic, you have access to the MLB.TV on the smartphone devices. So it wasn't that they just combined them ... they were combined.

**Antrat** · 02-20-2012, 05:06 PM

Usually before the season starts they give some kind of discount. It's usually a very short-lived offer though.
You have to keep an eye out for it.

**TigersFan81371** · 02-21-2012, 09:28 PM

I think the "Baseball IQ" trivia show is really cool. Good concept.

**Danjo** · 02-22-2012, 07:03 PM

MLB Network is great. It's part of DirecTV. The trivia gameshow and Intentional Talk are quite entertaining. I like having the MLB.tv for the flexibility over Extra Innings. With MLB.tv you can stream from just about any device these days. You can also redirect your IP to avoid blackouts. If you live in the Tigers viewing area it probably isn't as beneficial unless you like to watch the archived games.