MLB settles lawsuit, lowers price of broadcast packages

Map of MLB territories

By Alex Obal MLB Extra Innings and MLB.tv, the broadcast and online services that allow baseball fans to watch games that don’t involve their local team, will likely be cheaper for fans in 2016. But it still looks like baseball’s controversial blackout policy isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Those are the terms of a proposed […]

High expectations have Cubs fans buzzing at convention

By Alex Obal It’s the only place on Earth where a Brian Schlitter jersey and matching pinstriped pants constitute conservative attire; where Jorge Soler’s autographs function as currency; where anyone wearing a green or yellow shirt can serve as a landmark. That will never change. But with the Cubs widely favored to return to the […]