YES Network SCAM!

[surfsailormd]

I woke up yesterday morning - started crusing through the sports channels .... MUCH MUCH MUCH to my surprise I find the YES network.

OMG - Is someone screwing with me ? Or could this really be ? YES YES YES (literally) - its here. I am watching the Joe Girardi show, how awesome is this ? (this is starting off to be a great day!)

All day, I am so psyched, telling all my co-workers how they really have to switch over from COM-CRAP to fios, they have the YES Network now....., the internet is faster and more reliable, the service is cheaper and much better technology in general, why wouldnt you switch over.

I get home, all set to watch the Yanks vs the A's.... - what what what the hell ? I cant find the game ... Whats going on ? (ok maybe its on ESPN or Nationally Broadcast... NO)

What the hell ? Frantically searching the internet/google FIOS and YES and yup - I found what I was dreading - a F'ing press release from YES talking about nationally broadcasting YES to FIOS Customers - EXCEPT FOR THE GAMES!

The day turned out to be one of the worst... I know some of you out there like the additional programming that comes on the YES network, but for me, I feel like someone just took the jelly out of my donut.

Sorry all - I cant afford the $200 bucks for MLB EI, and plus most of the games are in Extra Low Def (thats what SD programming looks like on my HDTV)

FIOS / YES - please please please - work out a deal to get the Yankees games on the YES Network! I need some good news.

[Zootube01]

The Yankee games are not allowed to be shown on YES network outside the MLB set team borders. The only network that has the ablility to bypass this rule is WGN with the Cubs and White Sox coverage because they had the national rights prior to the set up MLB extra inns package. TBS lost its national rights to show Braves' games when it moved the games to Turner South (Now Peachtree network). This is how MLB set up the show. No Telco/Cable/Sat can show the YES coverage of Yankee games outside the Geographical area.

[steveyg]

BOOOO VERIZON!  What a joke!  Did they really think that all the demand for YES network meant providing it without games? If they're not going to show the games then what's the point?!  I don't care about licensing and who's allowed to show games and whatever.  All that matters is that Verizon customers wanted YES network for the Yanks games and Verizon slapped their customers in the face by getting YES without games.  I feel like they think I'm an idiot.  Did they really think this would satisfy me?  I'm not satisfied.  (And off topic-I have Verizon wireless as well and this isn't the first time they've done this sort of thing).  Verizon, get it together.  Start providing the customers with what they want.  Stop treating people like morons.

::EDIT:: and btw the subject of this thread is spot on - it's a big scam ::EDIT::

Message Edited by steveyg on 06-02-2009 07:39 AM

Message Edited by steveyg on 06-02-2009 07:43 AM

[SilentH]

So this became relevant again since YES network is showing the games online, but for Cablevision  subscribers in market.  My question is this, why is it Verizon's fault?  Everyone should be **bleep** at the MLB.  They are the most controlling sport out there of the major 3.  They basically make it impossible to see a game without paying for their package if you are out of market.  And their package isn't all in HD like the NFL's is.  Not everyone with YES is a Yankee fan.  In fact, Yankee fans would be a minority there.  So while YOUR personal reasons for wanting the channel might not make it worthwhile for YOU, that doesn't change it for the majority. 

If you expected to see games on the channel out of market, you haven't been paying attention to how the MLB operates.  No free rides without jumping through hoops.  Get their online package with a bunch of friends, or even 3 or 4 would be my suggestion.  It still allows multiple simultaneous logins.

[fredsanf]

"MLB would not let one team give out their games free when all other out of town fans have to pay for the extra innings package"

yeah...but they do, don't they? aren't Cubs games available nationally on WGN?

[SilentH]

Nope, because I have WGN, but don't see Cubs games other than when they are national on Fox or ESPN, or playing a local team. (Phillies, Orioles or Nationals)  It's the same as any other network.  Games are blacked unless you are in the local market.

[jamieva]

No that's not accurate either.  There is a select number of Cubs games broadcast on WGN America which is the version of WGN that those outside Chicago get.   It is drastically lower then what they used to show.  WGN used to show all 162 games except for the national games on ESPN or Fox. 

But WGN is not a regional sports network, they are not bound to blackout restrictions like YES is.