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Tiger Baseball on TV

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Wildbill
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Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by Wildbill » Wed May 22, 2024 2:09 pm

Why don’t one of the local stations pick up the games like the old days?



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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by riggs » Wed May 22, 2024 2:15 pm

That would launch more lawsuits than "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve.

MLB misread where media was headed and refused to listen to the warnings.

They knew better.

This is killing their game and their hands are so tied up in potential litigation that they can't do anything about it.

If this was the NFL (not that the NFL would ever be in this position), they would say "fuck you, sue us", get the games on TV and deal with the repercussions later, the fans would love that. MLB doesn't get that either.


By the way, the days of free NFL and College Football games on TV are coming to an end. You will have to pay to watch every game within 5 years.
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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by Deleted User 15924 » Thu May 23, 2024 10:36 am

I believe I've said this before. I ponder how much folks would subscribe to Bally's if they could watch all the Wings and Tiger games for the season. This is our first year. Unless I'm going about it wrong, I only see the last couple games.

I will say I'm glad we have it. Probably about half the games I watch are not live, and I would of missed them if they were only OTA.

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by rizzman87 » Thu May 23, 2024 5:11 pm

Maybe someone can explain if it’s just MLB contract was different but why were the Wings and Pistons able to put their last games on channel 20 but the Tigers can’t?

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by tapeisrolling » Fri May 24, 2024 12:03 am

This could be the start of sports 'NASCAR' moment as the audience starts to drop off. To watch your favorite team like football and you will need 4 or 5 streaming services, at a cost, to see the games. How many people are willing to have all the premium services just to watch the NFL. Money first and screw the fans. At what point do you just walk away and find a new cheaper way to entertain yourself.

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by MWmetalhead » Fri May 24, 2024 7:46 am

Why would anyone want to watch this garbage baseball team on TV?
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by Deleted User 15924 » Fri May 24, 2024 11:30 am

MWmetalhead wrote:
Fri May 24, 2024 7:46 am
Why would anyone want to watch this garbage baseball team on TV?
The Tigers are like the Lions to me. Even when they lose, they're still my home team.

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by Rate This » Fri May 24, 2024 12:01 pm

tapeisrolling wrote:
Fri May 24, 2024 12:03 am
This could be the start of sports 'NASCAR' moment as the audience starts to drop off. To watch your favorite team like football and you will need 4 or 5 streaming services, at a cost, to see the games. How many people are willing to have all the premium services just to watch the NFL. Money first and screw the fans. At what point do you just walk away and find a new cheaper way to entertain yourself.
Some of the major mirroring sites that you can get games on after running through the popups are gonna have a field day if it goes to all streaming.

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by Michiganviewer » Fri May 24, 2024 3:05 pm

rizzman87 wrote:
Thu May 23, 2024 5:11 pm
Maybe someone can explain if it’s just MLB contract was different but why were the Wings and Pistons able to put their last games on channel 20 but the Tigers can’t?
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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by dial-it-in » Fri May 24, 2024 11:21 pm

If the Tigers themselves as an organization cant even be bothered to spend money on their team why should I?

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by uncleb67 » Sun May 26, 2024 3:31 pm

Pretty funny how today’s Tigers game, a back-n-forth 14-11 Tigers win on a walk-off HR, as exciting and crazy a game as there has been in a while, was a Roku exclusive with the 11:30am start. I enjoyed listening to it on the Audacy app while riding my bike on Lakelands Trail in Hamburg Township, but the fact so many games don’t get watched by people this season is crazy.

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by A1B1C1D1 » Mon May 27, 2024 6:17 pm

If the game isn't sold out, should it be free to the local market?

Unlike the old days, when an old barn or stadium would charmingly suffice, it is now a privilege to have a major league team. Detroit is ultra privileged to have four major teams, and aside from local media there doesn't seem to be much interest in MLS.

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by Art Van Damme » Tue May 28, 2024 12:57 pm

It’s been a few weeks since Xfinity pulled the plug on Bally.
The chatter seems to have quieted down.
Do you think:

A) people have moved on with their lives and found something different to occupy the time that used to be spent watching the Tigers?

B) people have adapted/purchased the Bally app

C) people are listening to the Tiger’s radio broadcasts?

D) people are watching illegal streams.

E) people have become apathetic about the situation and don’t care anymore.

What say you?

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by jsf » Tue May 28, 2024 3:14 pm

I have Spectrun for my cable and I still have Bally's and the Tigers, some times their not worth watching but I like baseball,

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Re: Tiger Baseball on TV

Post by MWmetalhead » Tue May 28, 2024 6:21 pm

Art Van Damme wrote:
Tue May 28, 2024 12:57 pm
It’s been a few weeks since Xfinity pulled the plug on Bally.
The chatter seems to have quieted down.
Do you think:

A) people have moved on with their lives and found something different to occupy the time that used to be spent watching the Tigers?

B) people have adapted/purchased the Bally app

C) people are listening to the Tiger’s radio broadcasts?

D) people are watching illegal streams.

E) people have become apathetic about the situation and don’t care anymore.

What say you?

For people that actually follow Tigers baseball - mostly B, with a little C and D mixed in.

Vast majority of Xfinity subscribers likely don't care about Tigers baseball. Tigers on Bally's averaged a 2.56 rating in 2023 and a 2.52 rating in 2022.
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.

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