MLB Extra Innings

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Hi Everyone,

Just placed my order for MLB EI (I cancelled at the end of last year and had a change of heart) and wanted everyone to know that they cut down their HD channels down to 3 this year (Ch. 881-883). Does anyone remember how many they had last year? BTW price is still the same at $159 for earlybird.

Thanks
 
here is the e-mail response that I recieved:

"Dear Mr. P*******,

Thank You for your question in regards to blackout restrictions for Major League Baseball Extra Innings. Blackout rules are set to ensure that if a game is played in your local market that you use your local television provider to view those games. Seeing that you live in Ontario, Canada your local blackout team market included the following

-Toronto Blue Jays

With your current television provider, you listed Bell TV. Toronto Blue Jay games are made available on Rogers Sportnet and therefor will not be shown on Major League Baseball Extra Innings in your area. The Detroit Tigers are a Out Of Market team where you live, therefor you will not be affected by blackouts for Detroit Tigers Baseball games. We cannot promise you that you will receive the home broadcast games of the Detroit Tigers but you will be able to view either the home broadcast or the away broadcast involving Detroit Tigers Broadcasts.

I hope that I have been able to answer your question to your satisfaction, if not please feel free to again contact us to answer any more questions that you may have.

Enjoy The Season

Dave Heither
Broadcasting Public Relations Department for Major League Baseball
MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
75 Ninth Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10011 USA"
 
2010 Opening Day Sced: Games in HD
Free preview on Bell

1pm
Marlins - Mets (1481)
Johnson vs Santana
Cards - Reds (1482)
Carpenter vs Harang
1:30PM
Dodgers - Pirates (1483)
Padilla vs Duke
2PM
Indians - White Sox (1484)
Westbrook vs Buehrle
Rockies - Brewers (1485)
Jimenez vs Gallardo
Jays - Rangers (Sportsnet HD)
Marcum vs Feldman
4PM
Tigers - Royals (1486)
Verlander vs Greinke
4:40PM
Padres - Dbacks (1481)
Garland vs Haren
7PM
Giants - Astros (1482)
Lincecum vs Oswalt
10 PM
Mariners - A's (1481)
Hernandez vs Sheets
Twins - Angels (1483)
Baker vs Weaver

11 of the 13 games in HD tomorrow is pretty good, hopefully they can keep a 8 game pace per night atleast as the season goes on.
 
I am puzzled it said in the guide free preview april 4 to the 10 how come it not on today should it not be expired on sunday
 
Last year from what I have seen in the old schedule, they had 6 channels. 881-886 were the HD channels. It is a little misleading because they never did show 6 HD games at once from what I remember. Also since games start at around 1 pm and continue into late night, you are actually getting more than 3 HD games a day. Still it is a loss of 3 HD channels overall. I have to believe that MLB is not a big demand package as say NFL or NHL. At this time of year, I will just be glad when the season starts. Winter is greatly overrated once you get past Christmas.
 
not to sure... i'm watching the tigers game right now... but then again a ordered the package.
 
Enjoyed the games today. Only 4 hd games for tomorrow (Apl. 6th) on Extra Innings according to the guide on Bell's website. Yankees @ Red Sox is on Rogers Sportsnet West HD.
 
It must have been a tech glitch it is back on now or they got the date mixed up wonder why it is not free on sunday the 11 of april since thre were no games on the fourth of april excpect the yankees and the redsox on sports net need a better job before ordering for the season i would like bell to go to one price for the extra sports stations like the cable company
 
1st day: 11 of 13 in HD
2nd day: 5 of 7 in HD
3rd day: 8 of 10 in HD


pretty good start eh
 
I was asking myself the same question. It's not even available in SD...I checked the NESN website to see if the game was being broadcast and it is. I took the Extra Innings package exclusively to watch the Red Sox!
 
Hello there,

Not sure where it was heard there would be only 3 channels this year,
there will be 6 MLB HD channels, same as last season.

Enjoy.
 
The online guide tells me the Red Sox game is on 1486 tonight, but my receiver's guide says Mets-Marlins, which is what I am seeing. Anyone else not getting the Sox game?

EDIT: Could it be a blackout since I live in New Brunswick? I've read the blackout policy on MLB, but don't know what the "shared territory" with the Jays actually means....
 
The Yankees @ Red Sox game is on Rogers Sportsnet East ch. 406, but not on the hd ch. 1406 for some reason. That channel is black and not showing anything.
 
Cogeco is showing the Red Sox game on Extra Innings (NESN feed). So this must be a BELL TV problem.
 
is been a bad night tonight for baseball in Windsor Ont... all of the transponders for MLB EI aren't coming in but every other channel seems to be fine... hope its just the rain
 
Here is the link to the new FOX/MLB agreement that came into effect for the 2010 Season
http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.p...ion&Itemid=122

"1) On a Saturday when the first MLB game to be telecast by Fox starts at 4:10pm ET games that start at 1:10pm ET or earlier and 7:05pm ET or later will be included in the package. No games that begin between 1:10pm ET and 7:05pm ET will be included. This will be the case on 21 Saturdays this season.

2) On a Saturday when the first MLB game to be telecast by Fox starts at 3:10pm ET games that start at 12:10pm ET or earlier and 6:05pm ET or later will be included in the package. No games that begin between 12:10pm ET and 6:05pm ET will be included. This will be the case on 3 Saturdays this season (April 10, May 1 and May 8).

3) On a Saturday when the first MLB game to be telecast by Fox starts at 7:10pm ET games that start at 4:10pm ET or earlier and 10:05pm ET or later will be included in the package. No games that begin between 4:10pm ET and 10:05pm ET will be included. This will be the case on 2 Saturdays this season (May 22 and June 26)."

These rules apply to MLB Extra Innings Subscribers as well as mlb.tv
 
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