tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post238282380593204963..comments2024-03-28T19:45:50.194-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: MLB's Email Alertallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-47066206152711256402007-11-10T11:25:00.000-08:002007-11-10T11:25:00.000-08:00I got the email and I only have bought 2 games...I got the email and I only have bought 2 games...Baer Tierkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922252563281960850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-47232885289319783672007-11-10T10:17:00.000-08:002007-11-10T10:17:00.000-08:00I got my email today...the only game I ever downlo...I got my email today...the only game I ever downloaded was the July 2004 game with the A-Rod/Varitek fight and the 3-run winning rally against Rivera in the 9th.<BR/><BR/>My download still works just fine, though.Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781889770446485593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60966432072231141192007-11-09T15:22:00.000-08:002007-11-09T15:22:00.000-08:00I got it today at 10:33 a.m. I had already request...I got it today at 10:33 a.m. I had already requested a replacement for Game Four of the 2004 WS, thanks to redsock.<BR/><BR/>The "small subset" line seems like a big lie to me. Unless the DRM differs from download to download, why would it not affect everyone. Is there anyone out there who has a download from before 2007 that still works?<BR/><BR/>BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-38862680769280026532007-11-09T10:59:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:59:00.000-08:00I deleted someone's comment because I thought it w...I deleted someone's comment because I thought it was spam.<BR/><BR/>A blogger named Rorschach saw a post about this at <A HREF="http://deadspin.com/sports/mlb%27com-still-hates-you/mlbcom-says-we-break-it-you-buy-it-320449.php" REL="nofollow">DeadSpin</A> and he commented on his own blog <A HREF="http://theskinnypost.blogspot.com/2007/11/why-are-you-still-following-baseball.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Three things:<BR/><BR/>1. It was not only classic games being made available. It was almost any game being played during 2004 and 2005. There was about a two-week window during which you could purchase any game that had been recently played.<BR/><BR/>2. His post title is bizarre. Why would this experience make me not want to watch the Red Sox in 2008 and beyond? There is no connection.<BR/><BR/>3. "The last 15 years"? Does he think that MLB did care about fans up until 1992, and then stopped?allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-89237169649192944992007-11-09T10:53:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:53:00.000-08:00During the conference call, they also mentioned th...During the conference call, they also mentioned the three-day period.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious how long it actually takes from when someone informs MLB that he needs to re-download a game from August 2005 and that game is made available again.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-8030047570257112832007-11-09T10:35:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:35:00.000-08:00I got the email this morning, although I'd already...I got the email this morning, although I'd already emailed them yesterday. I noticed a change in their wording. Their original statement said <BR/><BR/>"Please note that all Regular Season games will be available, in the original format, within three business days of your request. All post-season games will be made available, in the same format currently used on MLB.com/Downloads, within seven business days of your request."<BR/><BR/>The new email states:<BR/><BR/>"Please note that all<BR/>Regular Season games will be available, in the originally<BR/>purchased format, and all Postseason games will be made available,<BR/>in the same format currently used on mlb.com/downloads."<BR/><BR/>They've basically relieved themselves of any sort of time limitation. That doesn't sit well with me at all. If you're reading this MLB, I'm still expecting my downloads within 7 business days, as that is the statement to which I officially replied.chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276956392697125640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-58792361975484455832007-11-09T09:31:00.000-08:002007-11-09T09:31:00.000-08:00Cool. From what I understand, the regular season g...Cool. <BR/><BR/>From what I understand, the regular season games will be in the same resolution as they were before, but any post-season games will be in a higher resolution (even though when you first downloaded them, they were in the previous lower resolution). So there appears to be an improvement in that area.<BR/><BR/>MLB says there was a "small subset" of people affected by this, but when I criticized them yesterday for what I thought was a broken promise, I received a reponse saying that they <I>were</I> sending out the emails, but it "involves<BR/>thousands of customers" so it would take some time.<BR/><BR/>Now, whether thousands of customers is also a small subset of their overall customers, I do not know.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60764322847251919432007-11-09T09:08:00.000-08:002007-11-09T09:08:00.000-08:00Yup, I got mine at 10:35 am.Yup, I got mine at 10:35 am.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693692430454256354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75934098553304749552007-11-09T08:49:00.000-08:002007-11-09T08:49:00.000-08:00Yes, I got it. But I don't believe for a second t...Yes, I got it. But I don't believe for a second that I'm part of a 'small subset' of customers.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961728701700374042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-11673597617872441602007-11-09T08:27:00.000-08:002007-11-09T08:27:00.000-08:00Got that email this morning, too, as did a friend ...Got that email this morning, too, as did a friend of mine, so it looks like they did a blast email based on their records. <BR/><BR/>This part--<BR/><BR/><I>Please note that all Regular Season games will be available, in the originally purchased format, and <B>all Postseason games will be made available, in the same format currently used</B> on mlb.com/downloads.</I><BR/><BR/>--makes me potentially cranky. I downloaded games 4-7 of the 2004 ALCS and wanted to keep them <I>because</I> they were non-FOX, international feed with static camera work during half-inning changes instead of commercials. I will be displeased if I download the same damn Fox broadcast that's on my WS04 DVDs. <BR/><BR/>But anyway -- great job on this!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325425802230479130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-55656343517813360712007-11-09T08:19:00.000-08:002007-11-09T08:19:00.000-08:00I just got an email myself -- I replied back to th...I just got an email myself -- I replied back to the customer service email.<BR/><BR/>But, since I am a Mac user, I still won't be able to play my copy of game 4 of the 2004 ALCS. Why can't they just release these without DRM or at the very least, partner up with someone that is committed to supporting more than just Windows?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416102789583927859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-23610687292335266402007-11-09T08:16:00.000-08:002007-11-09T08:16:00.000-08:00Yep. Got it. Strange that they have different form...Yep. Got it. Strange that they have different formats for regular and post-season. I'll give it a try. And BTW, this year's post-season is also available via iTunes Music Store -- still DRM-ed, but not tied to a specific machine, rather an account on iTunes. I've nver had trouble going from machine to machine on ITMS:<BR/><BR/>http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=264833587&s=143441winchouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501641250017862013noreply@blogger.com