MLB Charging for gameday audio?

Well I'm too lazy to check.

 

I've gone through 10 links for Cleveland. Some of them say "MLB doesn't allow online streaming of games" or whatever, and others are playing something completely different.

 

The site is a nice scam to get cheap clicks.

 

That could be an argument in favor of the desktop radio.

 

The only online station that didn't black out Indians games was a tiny one in Findlay until about three-four years ago. Someone from the MLB or the Indians must've finally told them to take it off. That station was a little secret I shared with Indians fans for about five years before it got cut off.

 

I live within range of two stations that carry the Cubs -- one an affiliate that I can pick up in the day, WGN-AM I can get at night (albeit fringe range, with spotty sound quality). That's the team I follow most -- and I can still pick up a handful of other games over the air while driving around -- Reds, Indians, Cardinals, Phillies (used to be able to get the Tigers, Pirates and Braves before they were dumped from the local clear-channel stations), so I've never sprung for Gameday Audio.

But if I couldn't get the Cubs broadcasts? $20 is next to nothing.

Thankfully, the NHL still allows free streaming, which I avail myself of quite a bit.

 

I have the At Bat app on my Android phone. I get 3G coverage pretty much everywhere except for a half-mile stretch close to home. Just pop on my Bluetooth headset and I'm set.

 

You can get the NFL games on apps like IHeartRadio and Tune In, too. Just have to find the right flagship station.
Only downside is there's a long delay (at least a minute; seems like it was about two plays behind), so if you're trying to watch the game on TV and listen to the hometown announcers it's a little frustrating.

 

Best bargain in sports, $15 for every game, amazing.
I'm waiting til June to get the Evo 3D so I won't buy it til then. Worth every penny.