I’m 5.5 hours away from the closest team and any home game gets blocked. What’s the point of that? Not only is there 0 chance I’m driving there and back for a game but now I’m not even interested in watching the game or buying gear. Care to explain?
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Since others have answered the question I just want to highlight how ridiculous this can get. The entire state of Iowa is blacked out of viewing 6 teams on MLB’s streaming service (Cubs, White Sox, Royals, Twins, Brewers, and Cardinals). This means the games of up to 12 teams could be blacked out, 40% of the league.
Also, where I live in California is blacked out from Dodgers and Angels games, despite being over 200 miles from either. There were a few years about a decade ago where the Dodgers were renegotiating their TV deal and the games could not be viewed on any channel, no matter what cable package or streaming platform you had access to. I remember going to sports bars to try to watch Giants v Dodgers games with friends and they couldn’t even get the games.
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