So my family cut the cable a few years ago, with mostly great results. We’re happy in every area of our lives, except when it comes to sports watching. This is a common complaint from people who get rid of cable, so I get it that we’re not unique flowers in this regard.
We miss watching Detroit Tigers baseball. For the past two years, we’ve not been able to watch the Tigers regularly.
This year we finally decided to subscribe to MLB.tv. But since we live in the Tigers’ home area, we are forced to watch the game on tape delay, three hours after the game ends. Fine, whatever. We knew what we were getting in to when we put out the $85 for the season.
So the Tigers open their season last night against Miami. I sequestered myself from all information for the past 12 or so hours. No local news, no Facebook, etc. We go to the MLB app a little while ago to get the game ready for a little lunch-time viewing.
Those rat bastards, right on the home screen, put the final score. I quickly avert my eyes and click to get off the screen. So the screen for the game pops up, and yet again, the final score is right there. And again I say, those rat bastards.
If I wanted a final fucking score, there are 20,001 places I could get it. When I fucking go to MLB.tv, there’s only one thing I want: To watch games. And if I’m watching a fucking game, why do I want to know how it fucking ends before I watch one fucking pitch?? You fucking morons.
This may be the first and last year they get my subscription money unless they change this. I already sent a strongly-worded email written in only natural light. And I included a very specific spoiler from The Force Awakens, just because.