Questions about watching the Brewers?

by Bigdogg2002 on Apr 2, 2009 9:34 PM CDT Comment 21 comments

I recently moved to eau claire and just realized that I do not get the Brewers games!! I am a die hard Brewer fan! We have charter cable and we get FSN but we get the minn. network instead of the wisconsin one, which really pisses me off. So now I got to decide what to do next. I was thinking about moving, but that sounds like alot of work just to watch the Brewers. (but would be worth it) so instead I was thinking about getting MLB tv on the computer and was wondering if anyone has it and what they think of it. I see they have two options, the regular one and the premium, and was wondering if it is worth it to get the premiuim one. It says it has HD in the premium, but I wonder how good the picture actaully is on the computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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MLB radio is quality too.

I’ve been living in Washington DC for the last few years, and MLB radio is a steal at 15 or so dollars for the entire season. You get to hear Uecker call every game. I’ve never watched MLB tv though, so I can’t comment on it.

by Keebz on Apr 2, 2009 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wouldn't Eau Claire be within blackout range?

I put 54701 in the ‘blackout finder’ (at the bottom) and it says both Brewers and Twins live video feeds are blacked out in Eau Claire. There is probably a way to get around the restrictions if you really want to…

by jeffro53081 on Apr 2, 2009 10:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I had your worries too

I moved to Eau Claire last year and had the same scare. The good thing is, when the season starts FSN North switches to FSN Wisconsin so we get the games.

by ystenes on Apr 2, 2009 10:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

OK

A buddy told me the same thing but I am still really nervous. What is the zip code where you live?? Because I heard that 54703 get the Brewers but 54701 don’t. And guess where I live. I wish they had switched it over already because there has already been a few srpgin training games on and I would rather watched those then the t wolves

by Bigdogg2002 on Apr 3, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

54701

I’m also in 54701 and it switched over opening day last year. Hopefully the same thing happens this year. I hear you about the spring training games. Would much rather watch them than the T-wolves.

by ystenes on Apr 4, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do not get mlb.tv to watch Brewers games if you live near Wisconsin

by tcyoung on Apr 2, 2009 11:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Unless you're actually in the Twin Cities

The Brewers are not blacked out here…other places, um, very very blacked out.

by morineko on Apr 3, 2009 1:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you do find a way to work around the blackout

I know that you can start with the regular and upgrade later by paying the difference

by friendo on Apr 2, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

If your cable provider offers the MLB package, I would go with that, I prefer it anyway

"You guys know me. I take a long time to analyze things."
- Ned Yost

by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 2, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

what they said

MLB.tv is great and the premium is definitely worth the extra $20 or $30. They’ve added a bunch of new features for Premium that I’m excited for, like the DVR and a picture-in-picture type feature.

but, alas, it will do you no good in Eau Claire unless you can work around the blackout.

by cmow on Apr 3, 2009 12:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The past couple years Ive done MLB.TV

unfortunately, every time they played remotely near my market (I live in Dallas), they’d be blacked out. It was such an annoyance that this year I am going with the MLB Extra Innings package. A buddy of mine had it last year, and the big thing is that he gets a ton of games in HD.

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Apr 3, 2009 7:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

There’s always the lower quality, free, online possibility…

by grant76 on Apr 3, 2009 9:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

What he said.

I spent time in Iowa, which is blackout hell, and I was forced to seek solace in the arms of nefarious foreign entities to get my Brewers fix.

by Acheron on Apr 3, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

care to fill us in?

KL, kirbir and jeff all have my e-mail address

by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 8, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You could google “mlb p2p”…

by grant76 on Apr 8, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Charter

I live in Menomonie and therefore get Charter cable out of EC. MOST of the time you will get the brewers games… as In most of the season you can watch all of the games that are on FSN-Wisconsin.

One notable exception that caused me to fire off a few angry e-mails. Begining of last year, brewer game suppose to be on, Tv-guide.com even said so. I turn it on and BOOM there is a T-wolves game…. I looked up their record at the time and they were something like 16-52. I was furious.

by Jeo on Apr 3, 2009 10:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

Thanks for all the replys and the help! Go Brewers!

by Bigdogg2002 on Apr 3, 2009 12:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

mlbtv premium

Go for the mlbtv premium if you have a high speed connection.
I was in Hudson and had DishNetwork and got most of the games for free because I billed out of a WI zip code. Moved to Woodbury, MN and couldn’t get it. DirecTv was my only option other than mlbtv.
I’d go for DishNetwork and enjoy most of the games for free.

by copyguyadam on Apr 4, 2009 10:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Not on Dish Network

Dish network no longer offers the Extra Innings package.
http://www.dishnetwork.com/packages/ppv/sports/baseball/default.aspx

by statsllc on Apr 4, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

They're only going to show the games that actually go into extra innings.

by tcyoung on Apr 5, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

YES on DishNetwork

The best part is they don’t offer Extra Innings and I still got it! I never purchased Extra Innings (wasn’t available last year or this one) and I still got the games. IF you are in Wisconsin, and BigDogg2002 is, then you will get it on FSN Wisconsin… Jerry Garcia commercials and everything.

by copyguyadam on Apr 6, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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