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Some media outlets want you to rage against a new lobbying organization that claims to represent sports fans, but is actually a front for satellite companies looking to destroy cable TV sports. But who is really manipulating who here? More »
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I'm told that's not racist. That's the name for the a left-arm spinner. More »
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We've been burned a couple of times on this, so we're still in cautious, believe-it-when-we-see-it mode (it's still not up on our Time Warner system, for example), but it appears Major League Baseball finally came to its senses extorted itself the best possible deal: Extra Innings will be available on cable systems, effective immediately. More »
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So, it's pretty much set in stone now: If you don't have (or can't get) Direct TV, you're shit out of luck. More »
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So, we're four days away from Opening Day, and it doesn't look likely that, if you don't have DirectTV, you're going to be able to watch any out-of-town games this year, unless you want the quivering mass that is MLB.tv. Today, the Senate Commerce Committee will discuss the matter, and if you're feeling like you, as but a mere consumer who makes the wheels of sports turn, have no power, don't worry: You've got John Kerry in your corner! More »
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We had pretty much already given up hope on anyone noticing or caring that Major League Baseball was selling out its most die-hard fans for a quick buck. Just another of those times when we all get stepped on; as sports fans, we should probably be used to it by now. More »
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We are not against corporations, inherently; we spend most of our days enjoying products of the Coca-Cola Company and the Philip Morris Corporation, and if they do an excellent job mass-producing consumables that we keep on buying, hey, that's the American way. But as a serious sports fan, there might be no corporation that's causing us more headache than DirectTV. More »
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