J.R.

No. This is new.

It's been a priority for most stations of significance for a very long time.

Everyone will eventually be digital. DirecTV plans to have the widest selection of HD fare sooner than the competition, but at some point they'll catch up.

I have presented tangible evidence to the contrary. Again, as you are someone who is apparently ignorant of and/or religiously opposed to premium programming services, you really have no idea what you are talking about. Ever see Sunday Ticket? NASCAR HotPass? MLBEI was stuck in the past. Their lame-ass cable companies screwed up by posturing and bitching up to the last minute, resulting in the mess documented here. The despots of the world have to watch TV somehow. Hundreds of HD channels are weeping at the prospect.

I had a fool come out with the dish the first time ... after I complained about the poor install, the contractor was disciplined and a satisfactory job was completed. They didn't nail the best satisfaction numbers in the business by leaving mistakes unsettled.

Had DirecTV not gotten involved, we'd still be stuck with MLBEI as it was in the 1990s. Now, DirecTV subscribers can enjoy numerous improvements that have put the service at the cutting edge of in-home sports viewing. Once "MLBEI 2.0" was assured, I didn't give a damn one way or another whether cable got the rights back. Now that they have, it's more money for MLB, which is always a good thing. DirecTV boasts excellent service, and, unlike cable, has shown a penchant for innovation that has pushed the sports packages far beyond the dreams of cable's most staunch supporters. There are some bum installers out there, but overall, people are pretty damn pleased. You really ought to sign up ... the people praising the new offerings here can't all be DirecTV shills.

Harold Baines negative 10 years I believe is the quickest. That was incredibly goofy.

This is great.

I generally despise the pullovers, but I'd like to see them brought back by teams that had success in them (like Cincinnati, and to a lesser degree, the Cubs.) If freaking pillbox hats could get a revival then certainly the pullovers can.

What is your problem? what good does it do you to attack other companies just because you are a DirecTV fanboy. You really need to get over your zealous unhealthy enthusiasm for what basicly is a bottom feeding money grabing craphole of a company. qft I'd like to point out the fact that I'm a fan of a company that actually processes customer orders for MLBEI. Now, back to your regularly scheduled fight with cable customer service.

Never decline a baseball trip.

I wish he had brought that bat to Cincinnati.

Why don't the Brewers wear the '80s duds all the time? Their current uniforms suck.

I attack them because they're lame. I support DirecTV because they offer the best baseball viewing experience, period. Dish offers nothing of value. I should know, since I'm a customer of both. I don't expect you to get it, seeing as how you think HD is "overrated."

He just funkified the whole thread.

Get no-beer tickets. Or maybe not.

Not really. A majority of the people who love Wrigley have seen games in other places, and can legitimately say that the new parks aren't even close.

When I want 'em, I don't go to the ballpark to find out. I'll say again that I wouldn't trade the clarity of our board for the information overload present in many modern parks. Balls, strikes and outs are nearly secondary in too many places.

As someone who travels to the games from several hundred miles away, I agree wholeheartedly. You'd rather that all fans deal with worse seats just so you can sit in unobstructed nosebleed seats that, being considerably higher in the air than Wrigley's could actually cause a nosebleed? I'd rather deal with the poles at Wrigley than sit upstairs in any other MLB park. Aside from PNC, they're just too high up. It was a legitimate question. If a beautiful park, baseball, beer, buddies and hot women aren't enough entertainment enough for you, then you must be an ADD case. It got done, didn't it? Of all the things to look at during a Cubs home game, you're staring at the ceiling? God help ya. Like I said, steel rusts everywhere. Do I have to show you pictures or something? How about a notarized letter? If you aren't somewhat familiar with these stats beforehand, I seriously question your interest in them at the park. They're just a click away.

LOL

Unnecessary. Bringing a car anywhere near a Chicago venue with the kind of L access that Wrigley has is insane. Why fight that battle? With a much greater percentage of seats that are closer to the action and have better sightlines that comparable seats in new parks. Are you kidding? I can make two trips back and forth from Wrigley's upper deck in the time it takes to make one ascent to the top of Cincy's GAPB. Do you take Ritalin? "Only" transit access? What the hell else do you want? Who needs cab stands when cabs are all over the place? Buses take forever to go anywhere in Chicago in heavy traffic situations. The ballclub has addressed this on a temporary basis, and will permanently deal with it as sections are rebuilt. Steel rusts. Every park with exposed steelwork — a beautiful feature — needs to fight corrosion regularly. Forty one thousand seats not enought for you? This is a problem in every sold-out park. Wrigley admittedly has fewer concession ports than newer parks, but also employs more traveling vendors in an effort to compensate. More toilets and a freaking shopping mall are planned if the addition ever gets built. Take the elevator. The scoreboard makes noise? I've had seats right under the thing and have no idea what you're talking about. Pathetic? It's the easiest to read in MLB precisely because it isn't overloaded with trivial information and advertising.

Dish folks shouldn't be surprised. This is the same company that aired ads with Tiki Barber touting all the football available on their service while completely ignoring the fact that Sunday Ticket was a DirecTV exclusive. Those ads would have been more accurate if they had used Division II athletes; Dish had plenty of their games. It's simply a B-list company.

All MLB/NFL restrooms wind up trashed. For some reason, people feel that it's OK to piss all over everything in outdoor venues.

A suburban ballpark is like sex betwixt ugly twins. It's awful and should not be.

The Dodgers' new road uniforms, devoid of white trimming around the numbers and script, look terrific in comparison to the overdone Brewers duds. LA is simple done right.