Twins

[Steve-o]

Less than a buck a game...  Its probably worth it.  Thing is, we don't watch all the games.   

I reckon if I went to just one game, it'd cost me well over $100.

So what's the price or value of being able to follow the team all year?   

For me this year, that ain't it.  I ain't saying it ain't a fair price or a good value.  Thing is, the Pohlad's didn't put anything into the team this year.  Why should I?   

[Steve-o]

Twins broadcasts remain unavailable on major television providers

While Opening Day is right around the corner for the Minnesota Twins — Thursday, in fact, as they'll open their season at the St. Louis Cardinals — the organization is still yet to strike a deal with any major television providers. As of yet, at least.

Major League Baseball took over Twins broadcasts for this season, and the franchise remains confident that Twins.TV will be available to all interested cable customers by Opening Day. There are signs things are moving in the right direction with Twins.TV now available on 21 smaller and local television providers, and anyone can purchase the package for streaming.
Why is it so hard to do a stupid cable contract.   

I'm sure the Twins are happy to let MLB be the Scape Goat for the contracts, but once again, they're all keen on squeezing every thin dime out of subscribers and alienating their fanbase in the process.  G'luck.   

[Gunner55]

  Well, we have it........................no programming until Opening Day though. It looks like 20 other cable providers already have it to me too....................... .What Linear Distributors have signed on to carry Twins Baseball thus far?

BEVCOMM
Consolidated Telcom
Consolidated Telephone Company (CTC)
Dickey Rural Services
Gardonville Cooperative Telephone
Halstad Telephone Company
Interstate Telecommunications Company
MLGC
North Dakota Telephone Company
Northwest Communications Cooperative
Paul Bunyan Communications
Red River Telephone
Reservation Telephone Company
Runestone Telephone
SCI Broadband
Sjoberg's Cable
Tremolo Communications
United Telephone Mutual Aid
Venture Communications
West Central Telephone Association
Wikstrom Telephone Compan

[Gunner55]

 https://www.mlb.com/twins/schedule/broadcast-faq

[Gunner55]

  Channel 558 just appeared on our guide yday about noon, BSNOR/FDNOR is 556 here. It only says Off-Air until 3:00 Thursday when the Twins/Cards game is s'posed to start. The email we got from PB said since it was part our cable pkg last season, it would be again this year & at no additional cost. 

[Rookie]

Not the major Comcast in the Twin Cities. Which owns Midco which I have. I don't see Arvig on there either which is my other cable choice here.

[dutchboy]

It's the Pohladsnew 2025 business model.

1) Do nothing to get fans excited in the offseason about the upcoming season.

2) Leak a faux report about the team being for sale.

3) Eliminate any possibility if exciting the fans with a TV option except in the far outstate because they won't come to town more than once anyway.

I urge everybody not to buy the TV packages, do not attend a game until we can get these guys out of here.

They deserve this from the fans much more than the fans deserve them.

[glenn57]

pretty sure the last Twinkies game i went to was at the old met!!!!

cant recall the last time i watched the Twins on TV!!!!!!

[dutchboy]

According to the Pohlads new marketing policy you are the target audiance.

[glenn57]

According to the Pohlads new marketing policy you are the target audiance.

yea good luck with that.......