timothy1997 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) Mods feel free to move this if you wish. Ok I turn on Fox Sports Detroit to see the Tigers game at 6pm and to my surprise, no pregame, no game, nothing. The new Fox Sports broadcast rule stats that FSD cannot show coverage of a MLB Tigers game (or any team for that matter) on Saturday until 7pm. It actually scrolled that underneath on the ticker. I look online and yep, the game has started at 6pm on schedule. That means when the broadcast resumes at 7pm, the baseball game will be 1/3 over with!! This is serious news if this carries over to the NHL as well. That means that if a Red Wing game starts at 6pm on a Saturday night, won't be allowed to air until 7pm..with either a tape delay or the game started already. Also if a game starts at 7pm, the pregame will not be shown. Just curious if anyone has heard of this broadcast rule yet? Edited August 2, 2008 by timothy1997 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) There's an MLB blackout rule that states that no game other than the FOX Saturday game can start between 1:10pm and 7:00pm, and if it does, it's blacked out until 7pm. There's absolutely no sane reason for a television station to blackout the first hour of a game at their own will. Edited August 2, 2008 by MacK_Attack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 93 Report post Posted August 2, 2008 Just an MLB blackout rule? Good... I have Center Ice, and it is an absolute treat that even when the Wings are on the road, I often still get the FSN Detroit feed with Ken and Mickey, which is great, as it normally shows only the home team's broadcast, something that really burns the soul when the Wings are in Columbus and Nashville 4 times each last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) What the hell kind of stupid ass rule is that? I don't mind if it's the MLB.. don't watch the crap anyways. Just don't f with my Wings. Edited August 3, 2008 by Shoreline Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny=Badass 1 Report post Posted August 3, 2008 Ya I saw that and thought what the heck that is one of the stupiest rules cause as stated ealier you miss the first part of the game and thats like the most important part. You get to see who is playing and whose not and all that. And I REALLY hope this deosn't carry over to the NHL or I don't know waht I'll do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blues_demitra38 11 Report post Posted August 3, 2008 Ah, so that's what it was. Well, I can almost guarantee you that this doesn't carry over to the NHL. MLB has the dumbest rules and are extremely strict about their streaming policies. For example, you cannot listen to a baseball online without purchasing MLB Audio which is over 100 bucks a year. Ditto for watching games online. The NHL sets up the whole thing for you on their website so you can listen to whatever stream you wish, home or away broadcast. Not only that, but baseball games can't stream on Sopcast whereas NHL games can. So, don't worry about this issue, MLB has proven to be the greediest league of them all. Just be glad you're a hockey fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede40 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2008 The game was moved up to 6 because LL Cool J is performing after. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenrikRules40 14 Report post Posted August 3, 2008 The game was moved up to 6 because LL Cool J is performing after. Ladies Love Cool James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
octopusonice 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2008 Similarily, I don't think any Sunday MLB game can be seen in the evening unless it's on ESPN. Gotta love these exclusive rights agreements that take the decision away from consumers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicada 4 Report post Posted August 3, 2008 Ah, so that's what it was. Well, I can almost guarantee you that this doesn't carry over to the NHL. MLB has the dumbest rules and are extremely strict about their streaming policies. For example, you cannot listen to a baseball online without purchasing MLB Audio which is over 100 bucks a year. Ditto for watching games online. The NHL sets up the whole thing for you on their website so you can listen to whatever stream you wish, home or away broadcast. Not only that, but baseball games can't stream on Sopcast whereas NHL games can. So, don't worry about this issue, MLB has proven to be the greediest league of them all. Just be glad you're a hockey fan. you're not actually allowed to broadcast the NHL on sopcast either. it's just that the NHL doesn't do s*** about it, like they don't remove youtube videos when everyone else does... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted August 3, 2008 you're not actually allowed to broadcast the NHL on sopcast either. it's just that the NHL doesn't do s*** about it, like they don't remove youtube videos when everyone else does... This is one of those rare moments where the NHL seems much more enlightened than the other leagues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted August 3, 2008 This is one of those rare moments where the NHL seems much more enlightened than the other leagues. Just more desperate for any shred of attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormboy 47 Report post Posted August 4, 2008 Just more desperate for any shred of attention. ^ plus, they're probably not willing to devote much of the budget to those things. mlb can use the money they make from forcing people to pay for streamed audio and pay people to investigate this s***. also, i've never understood charging for something that you're broadcasting free over the air (e.g. radio). you woudl think that if they could show that through streaming they had drastically increased the amount of listeners, they could charge more for ads. but, then again, i suppose local advertisers would have no reason to pay more. *shrug* oh well. i'm glad i'm a bigger nhl fan than an mlb fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted August 4, 2008 Bettman is behind this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawkupaloogie 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2008 you're not actually allowed to broadcast the NHL on sopcast either. it's just that the NHL doesn't do s*** about it, like they don't remove youtube videos when everyone else does... well, the nhl is partnered with youtube. nhl channel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevieY9802 6 Report post Posted August 4, 2008 Even if this WAS an FSN rule and not a MLB rule, how often do the Wings play before 7pm on a Saturday? Other than NBC games they almost never do so it wouldn't have been a problem. In saying that, it is stupid for MLB to have that rule, but also stupid for any team to have a game, other than the Fox National Broadcasts, before 7pm since they know that rule is there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spinner 6 Report post Posted August 4, 2008 "NEW RULE"...."no more rules" they're ruling us to death with these pointless bs rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
