Comments on: Are You Kidding Me, MLB?

By: TranceMist

TranceMist — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:19:02 +0000

This is a perfect example of a greedy organization that’s lost its marbles.

By: dumbfounder

dumbfounder — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:40:22 +0000

Ted, I think they are indeed doing everything they can to improve their products. Isn’t that what the steroids are for?

By: Ted Kasten

Ted Kasten — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:00:34 +0000

John - This is right in line with how MLB operates. In fact, they just filed a petition with the Supreme Court to try and take full commercial control over the use of baseball player names and statistics in order to monopolize fantasy sports (they have tried to shut down dozens of fantasy baseball game operators so players have to pay MLB to play). Not only are they alienating their best promoters but their most hard core customers as well.

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sbd.main&articleID=118908

They have a monopoly and don't play by the same free market rules the rest of us are used to whereby you do everything possible to improve your products, promote your brand and stay close to your customers.

Apparently MLB would rather have us watch highlights of the Roger Clemens steroid scandal than game clips.

http://playersearch.com/Search.aspx?q=Roger%20Clemens

Stupefied, but not surprised!

Ted

By: C

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:58:00 +0000

This is utterly amazing. Fans are drawn into the game from the wealth of 'visual' insights into the game - whether they happened last week or last decade.

By locking historic visual media down to only their site, MLB is single-handedly taking the 'vibe' of the league out of the hands of the fans.

There is absolutely no way this can be a long-term decision for MLB.

Stupefied.