OFFICIAL 2023 MLB THREAD!!!!

[BmillsSkier]

Bally Sports missed last payment, so Padres no longer locally blacked out on mlb.tv. And I get mlb.tv for free via t-mobile. Will be interesting if this is the beginning of the end cable deals for the smaller market teams.

Man I really hope so. I’ve been following the story very closely as the guardians are one of the teams affected by Bally’s impending bankruptcy. I understand that the Padres situation may be slightly different and that they structure their rights under a joint venture where they still held an equity stake in the broadcast rights whereas, with all other Bally agreements, it’s more of a traditional license agreement.

Either way, I have to be hopeful that people will be able to watch their hometown team in their hometown sooner rather than later. That said, the path out of the regional sports net work model is not clear at all. There was a great article last week where someone close to the situation at MLB basically said going to an exclusive streaming system, sort of like MLS will not work unless the Yankees, Dodgers and Red Sox of the world sign on as well.

From what I understand it currently cost about 30 bucks a month to get the YES net work and yet despite that if you wanted to find the Yankees on TV last week you had to bop around to five different streaming providers all in one week.

Even if you do get the large market teams with their own networks to sign on how likely is it that you can convince a fan in Kansas City to pay $30 or more a month to watch their team locally?

None of this is good news for baseball in general and just shines a light on how broken the business model is.

[Danno]

Jacob deGrom undergoing TJ surgery. Oof. What a bummer.

Hall of fame level pitcher that will never get into the hall. Unless he comes back and wins a 3rd CYA.

[ex-powderbroker]

how about strasburg? he was building a case and will probably never pitch again. nats owe him that world series, all it cost was his arm.

[Woodsy]

Man I really hope so. I’ve been following the story very closely as the guardians are one of the teams affected by Bally’s impending bankruptcy. I understand that the Padres situation may be slightly different and that they structure their rights under a joint venture where they still held an equity stake in the broadcast rights whereas, with all other Bally agreements, it’s more of a traditional license agreement.

Either way, I have to be hopeful that people will be able to watch their hometown team in their hometown sooner rather than later. That said, the path out of the regional sports net work model is not clear at all. There was a great article last week where someone close to the situation at MLB basically said going to an exclusive streaming system, sort of like MLS will not work unless the Yankees, Dodgers and Red Sox of the world sign on as well.

From what I understand it currently cost about 30 bucks a month to get the YES net work and yet despite that if you wanted to find the Yankees on TV last week you had to bop around to five different streaming providers all in one week.

Even if you do get the large market teams with their own networks to sign on how likely is it that you can convince a fan in Kansas City to pay $30 or more a month to watch their team locally?

None of this is good news for baseball in general and just shines a light on how broken the business model is.

Friend who worked @ MLB was also telling me that there is a whole department @ MLB that is looking for partners and all these streaming services ( appletv, espn+, you tube, etc) need content. MLB has hundreds of games of content a year, write them a check and its yours, exclusively. Until we dumb fans stop shelling out for MPBtv ( I am about there) and putting eyes on allthese other options they will keep getting paid.

[ex-powderbroker]

Alek Manoah to AAA. Wow.

edit: rookie ball.

[Supermoon]

Don’t look now but there may be another one run game in Cleveland tonight.

I was sure Casas was going to ground into a DP there to end the threat for Boston

[BmillsSkier]

Don’t look now but there may be another one run game in Cleveland tonight.

I was sure Casas was going to ground into a DP there to end the threat for Boston

Until De Los Santos decided to load up 5 in a row and sell his teammates short with no outs. (To a fucking .189 hitter no less)

Ufda.

Oh well, sometimes it rains…

[Supermoon]

Until De Los Santos decided to load up 5 in a row and sell his teammates short with no outs. (To a fucking .189 hitter no less)

Ufda.

Oh well, sometimes it rains…

Well not so fast…

[BmillsSkier]

Fingers crossed!

[BmillsSkier]

Ratfarts.

[Supermoon]

That was a fun one. Same time tomorrow?

[BmillsSkier]

That was a fun one. Same time tomorrow?

Let’s do it!

[Supermoon]

The catcher for Detroit looks like the villain from every baseball movie ever.

[powpig]

Jacob deGrom undergoing TJ surgery. Oof. What a bummer.

Hall of fame level pitcher that will never get into the hall. Unless he comes back and wins a 3rd CYA.

how about strasburg? he was building a case and will probably never pitch again. nats owe him that world series, all it cost was his arm.

Big Time Timmy Jim is in the same category. Best pitcher in the game for a few years until the body broke down. 2 Cys & 3 Rings and will forever be loved by Giants fans but never gonna sniff the Hall.

[Woodsy]

Just another Tuesday, JD Martinez rakes & Dodger bullpen implodes

[alias_rice]

Just another Tuesday, JD Martinez rakes & Dodger bullpen implodes

That one was painful to watch. It was obvious Ferguson didn’t have it, so of course Dave left him out there to burn it all down.

[ex-powderbroker]

Mattingly got a bad deal

[Woodsy]

Elly de la Cruz from the Reds is the real deal

[Supermoon]

Elly de la Cruz from the Reds is the real deal

If he develops some power he could be good.

https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1666...514503684?s=20

[Woodsy]

Dodgers keep rolling out above average but not remarkable rookies on the mound and the plate

[BmillsSkier]

Elly de la Cruz from the Reds is the real deal

The ball he hit last night for his first mlb hit was fucking scorched.

[BmillsSkier]

That was a fun one. Same time tomorrow?

That was more like it!

Rubber match tomorrow?

[Supermoon]

That was more like it!

Rubber match tomorrow?

Perfect! Tell the Sox to bring their mitts this time

[BmillsSkier]

Perfect! Tell the Sox to bring their mitts this time

It was like Oprah was out there heading out E’s that one inning.

[Woodsy]

If he develops some power he could be good.

https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1666...514503684?s=20

every ball he hit against the Dodgers was crushed.