It is a damn sad day when a 90 yr old on fixed income who amazingly still works part-time,

[zonkers]

can't even come home after a hard day and watch his beloved Dodgers because he doesn't have the 100 a month to shell out for the sports package. The sixty dollars he pays for cable just does not cut it. Screw the FCC, cable companies and baseball. How come seniors don't get a break on cable?

[undeterred]

1. Geez, I've never had cable.

Can't they show the Dodgers on regular television?

[zonkers]

2. I am sure some away games are on reg. TV.

[RC]

3. Not enough money in that.

[PoliticAverse]

4. "What to Expect in the L.A. Dodgers TV Rights War"...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-dodgers-fox-time-warner-TV-rights-war-306459

Behind Dodgers Deal: TV Riches:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304177104577309860750637758.html

[zonkers]

5. I know but its just so sad. Here's a guy who's lost everyone is his life except a few pals and

all he wants to to is be able to kill a few hours at night watching the game. And maybe have something to talk about the next day. It's just B.S.

[PoliticAverse]

7. I sympathize. When I was a kid all the local team games were on free TV. I don't have cable...

and haven't seen a regular baseball game in years. I still occasionally listen to one on radio.

[madamesilverspurs]

6. No reception without cable where I live.

And they realligned their 'levels of service' so that I had to upgrade from basic in order to get something other than Fox for news. I offered to trade them the dozens of sports stations that I never, ever watch in exchange for keeping better news channels. The woman I spoke with said, "Oh, honey, I sooooo agree with you! But there's no technology to offer a la carte service."

Couple months later they tried to bill me for a movie channel they "accidentally" included in my service; I called and told them that I shouldn't be billed for not watching something I didn't know I had, they quit billing me for it seeing as how they were able to remove it from the non-a la carte setup.


Yes, I know, there are other options for watching teevee, but they don't work with what I have available so don't even start, okay?

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[kestrel91316]

8. I don't have cable. Haven't had it in years.

No TV at all since my converter failed the HD transition.

At least I have the internet and Netflix and can watch what I want instead of what stations decide they want me to watch.

Of course, watching baseball is akin to watching paint dry to me........

[geckosfeet]

9. netflix, internet and radio for me,,, screw the cable media masters - they get

enough o' my cash for the internet pipe

[WillowTree]

10. So now we need a constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to free cable sports packages?

[ArcticFox]

11. News flash: Nothing is free in America anymore

They figured out they could charge for just about everything years ago, and they charge us more and more every day.

I just hope people rebel before water or air become too expensive/polluted for everyone. (They already are for many)