Obviously not going to put too much stock in this pre-season game but I really thought Cotton was going to be the perfect Hattovy project and his pitches had zero movement tonight.
MLB: 2020 Chicago Cubs Season Thread
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ESPN has it blacked out in SW WI. Unbelievable.
Not a fan of either team, but I was looking forward to watching anybody other than the Yankee$.
Hey are you telling me that people cant just drive down from Wisconsin on a Sunday for an exhibition game, peasant.
Blackouts are all to protect RSNs/cable/satellite. Has nothing to do with going to the game. They still suck though. RSNs pay a lot for these games, so they need money coming in from the carriers. The carriers won't let the RSNs just sell the games....because they pay a lot to the RSNs. And its blacked out on ESPN to protect those RSNs as well.
I’m already doing the “what if” thing with the Cubs former top prospects and various scenarios. What if we had a reliever in 2016 and didn’t trade Torres for Chapman? What if we could develop pitching and didn’t trade Jimenez for Quintana? What if we never signed Hayward and Bryant moved to right?
Im not too mad about the Torres trade - that won the WS for us.
I’ve been pretty vocal about the Q trade since day one I think that’s starting to finally get more and more support - Especially at a time when Verlander was begging to be a Cub and probably would’ve been cheaper.
What-if game is reasonable for Heyward but I think most Cub fans supported it at the time - OF was a weak spot and he was the best player on the market
At least it is an option with you. I've lost Fox Sports and now NFL Network with Dish Network and no deal with the Marquee Network yet while getting blacked out on ESPN last night yet my bill has not decreased with an every growing list of networks they are in "negotiations" with. DirecTV goes through this same mess too I know but its frustrating to look for a game only to find the channel has been removed or the game is blacked out.
MLB needs to wave the blackout rules this year with no fans at games. The sport is going to need every bit of support it can get when the inevitable work stoppage happens after the 2021 season when the CBA is up because you know they won't be getting that taken care of in advance.
MLB's blackout rules have nothing to do with fans in the stands. It has everything to do with assuring the regional broadcast partners get eyeballs for advertising, which is probably more important this season then ever before.
95% of the time i agree except when it gets blacked out and I dont even have the alternate channel they want me to go to.
