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MLB is the worst, and now they have the Department of Homeland Security doing their bidding, shutting down streaming sites. We had such a difficult time watching this season that by the time I finally got it working, we didn't even care anymore. We watched maybe 5 games the entire season. People may be thinking "well so what? MLB wasn't going to profit from your illicit streaming anyways", but they're wrong. Because we got out of the habit of watching games, we didn't go to the stadium even once this year. We usually go 5-10 times per session. We also didn't buy any overpriced hats or jerseys either, and I have only bought one pack of baseball cards the entire year, when I usually spend several hundred dollars per year. So by making it impossible to watch the games, they've essentially lost all of our business.
They keep saying they need to attract a younger audience, and making rule changes, but won't even let people watch the fucking games! How about letting people watch the games? There's a wild idea to attract new fans.
I still love baseball, but man do I hate the MLB executives in charge of their TV contracts.