I was annoyed by the lack of the box scores as well. I know that it makes me a horrible fan, but I only opted for the $3 months rate cause I figure I will be done with the 2012 Pirates in less than 4 months.
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Originally Posted by dawgfan
Dunno if this has been mentioned before, but here's a great example of the ways in which MLB doesn't "get it" in terms of marketing the way the NFL does:
I have the MLB.com At Bat app for my iPhone. I opted for the free version. I don't get any video replays or real-time streaming video or audio - OK, I get that. But I can't even get a box score through the app. How does this make any sense?
Hello MLB - there's this thing called the "internet" - I can go to any number of sports news websites and get up to the second live box scores for free via the browser on my phone, but you want me to give you $15 to view those box scores on your app?
Compare and contrast this with the NFL's app - unless they have changed it this year, I could get live box scores of games via that app, because the NFL isn't stupid - they know I can get that info free any number of places, and they'd rather have my eyeballs on their app with their ads embedded.
When the fuck is MLB going to get a clue when it comes to marketing...
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